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Page. 

I.  Antecedent  History ^ 

By  Rev.  W.  F.  Hamilton,  D.D. 

II.  History  of  Organization  and  Proceedings  of  Presbytery, 

1819-8S 41 

By  Rev.  Heiirj-  Woods,  D.D. 

III.  Tribute  to  Deceased  Ministers  who  have  been  Members 

of  the  Presbytery 120 

By  Rev.  James  I.  Brownson,  D.D. 


IV.  Relation  of  the  Presbytery  to  Education,  with  Sketches 
OF  Educators 

By  Rev.  David  A.  Cunningham,  D.D. 


162 


V.  Missionary  History.    The  Relation  of  the  Presbytery  to 
Missions,  with  Sketches  of  Missionaries 182 

By  Rev.  W.  H.  Lester,  D.D. 

VI.  Deceased  Ruling  Elders 200 

By  Rev.  Smith  F.  Grier  and  others. 

VII.  Sketches  of  Churches 249 

By  the  several  Pastors  and  others. 

VIII.  Appendix  No.  i.     Statistics  prior  to  1819 378 

Appendix  No.  2.     Biographical  Sketches  of  Early  Ministers  .    .  391 
By  Rev.  W.  F.  Hamilton,  D.D. 

iii 


I LLUST  RATIONS. 


EARI.Y  Ministers Frontispiece. 

Present  Members,  1 4i 

Present  Members,  II 7° 

Present  Members,  III 99 

Deceased  Ministers,  I ^^o 

Deceased  Ministers,  II H4 

Educators '^^ 

Missionaries,  I ^^^ 

Missionaries,  II '^9 

Officiai.  Members  in  Presbyteriai.  Missionary  Societies  .   .   •    195 

Deceased  Ruling  Elders 200 

Ruling  Elders — Cross  Creek 260 

Ruling  Elders— Upper  Buffalo 273 

Ruling  Elders— West  Alexander 277 

Ruling  Elders — Washington,  ist 306 

Ruling  Elders— Claysville 318 

Ruling  Elders— Mount  Prospect 322 

First  Pastor  and  Ruling  Elders— Burgettstown 359 

V 


Prkkatory. 


A  HISTORY  of  the  Presbytery  of  Washington  has  long  been  felt  by 
its  members  and  by  many  others,  to   be   an   urgent   want ;   and 
more  than  once,  action  has   been  taken   in   Presbytery,  looking 
to  the  preparation  of  such  a  history,  but  no  individual  member   of  Pres- 
bytery could,  at  any  time  be  found,  who  felt  himself  sufficiently  at  leisure 
to  undertake  so  onerous  a  task. 

Attention  was  recalled  to  the  subject  recently,  by  the  action  of  the 
General  Assembly,  recommending  to  Churches  and  Presbj'teries  to  put 
on  record  their  respective  histories,  as  one  of  the  ways  by  which  to  honor 
the  Centenar)'  of  the  Assembly's  organization. 

Acting  under  this  recommendation,  Presbytery  arranged  to  hold  a  special 
memorial  and  historical  service,  and  assigned  to  several  of  its  senior  mem- 
bers the  preparation  of  papers  relating  to  the  various  phases  of  the  Pres- 
bytery's history,  and  also  provided  for  the  preparation  of  concise  statistical 
histories  of  all  its  individual  churches. 

At  a  meeting  held  in  the  church  of  Upper  Buffalo,  September  25-26, 
1888,  this  special  service  was  observed  : — Presbytery  was  opened  with  a 
sermon  from  Ecc.  iii.  i,  by  the  Moderator,  Rev.  Joseph  S.  Pomeroy.  In- 
terspersed with  the  reading  of  the  historical  papers  which  had  been  pre- 
pared, were  addresses  on  cognate  themes,  by  Rev.  J.  A.  Donahey,  Rev. 
W.  H.  Cooke,  D.D.,  Rev.  J.  D.  Moffat,  D.D.,  who  were  under  appoint- 
ment to  this  service,  and  by  Rev.  G.  W  F.  Birch,  D.D.,  of  New  York 
City,  a  son  of  the  Presbytery,  who  happened  to  be  present.  It  was  the 
mind  of  the  Presbytery,  to  have  these  oral  discourses,  as  well  as  the 
written  papers,  published,  and  a  committee,  consisting  of  Rev.  Drs.  Brown- 
son,  Woods  and  Hamilton,  Rev.  J.  H  vSnowden  and  J.  I.  Brownson,  Esq., 
was  appointed  to  carry  the  same  into  effect.  This  original  purpose,  how- 
ever, was  afterwards  modified  by  reason  of  an  expressed  preference  on 
the  part  of  those  who  had  made  addresses,  to  surrender  all  the  space  to 
the  publishing  of  matter  that  was  strictly  historical.  It  was  found,  more- 
over, that  the  papers  read  were  of  such  a  character,  and  so  related,  that 
with  certain  emendations  which  the  committee  were  empowered  to  make, 
they  would  constitute  a  well-connected  history  of  the  Presbytery,  includ- 
ing the  antecedent  period  during  which  its  churches  had  belonged  to 
previously  existing  Presbyteries. 

It  is  in  this  way  that  the  present  volume  has  come  into  existence.  A 
growth,  rather  than  a  creation. 

The  task  performed  by  the  committee  has  been  a  laborious  one,  in- 
volving in  addition  to  the  revision  of  manuscripts,  and  the  conducting  of 
the  work  through  the  press,  a  large  amount  of  correspondence,  prelimi- 


viii  PREFATORY. 

nary  to  and  accompanying  these  details  and  also  pertaining  to  the  collect- 
ing and  preparation  of  the  distinctive  class  of  illustrations  which  have 
been  introduced.  While  in  this  correspondence  and  other  work,  all  the 
members  of  the  committee  have  shared  somewhat,  it  is  due  to  truth  to 
state  that  upon  two  of  the  committee,  Drs.  Hamilton  and  Woods,  has 
devolved,  through  force  of  circumstances,  very  much  the  largest  part  of 
this  perplexing  and  exacting  labor. 

That  a  work  so  long  projected  and  so  important  in  itself,  has  at  length 
been  accomplished  is  certainly  a  gratifying  result,  and  is  owing,  not  alone 
to  the  industry  of  those  who  prepared  the  various  constituent  parts  of  the 
history,  but  scarcely  less  to  the  excellent  spirit  of  co-operation  which  has 
actuated  the  members  of  Presbytery  in  general,  and  not  a  few,  also,  of 
the   members  of  the  individual  churches. 

It  is  not  claimed  that  this  volume  is  all  that  could  be  desired.  The 
plan  under  which  it  has  come  into  existence,  while  conducive  to  variety 
of  style  and  matter,  and  consequent  interest,  carries  with  it  some  disad- 
vantage. It  is  not  favorable  to  unity  of  design,  and  involves  tendencies 
to  repetition  and  conflicting  statement. 

Much  care  has  been  taken  to  overcome  this  disadvantage,  and,  it  is 
hoped,  not  without  success. 

The  most  serious  fault  likely  to  occur  in  a  volume  constructed  as  this 
has  been,  is  inaccuracy  of  dates.  On  this  point  it  may  be  stated,  that 
to  a  large  extent  the  dates  have  been  taken  from  original  records,  and 
when  this  could  not  be  done,  have  been  verified  as  carefully  as  the  cir- 
cumstances of  the  case  permitted.  Still,  when  it  is  remembered  how  num- 
erous are  the  dates  which  are  given,  and  from  how  many  sources  gathered, 
and  when  to  this  are  added  the  perils  of  transcription  and  typography,  it 
will  not  be  thought  strange  if  a  numerical  error  is  here  and  there  detected. 
It  is  believed,  however,  that  the  number  of  these,  if  any,  will  be  found 
fewer  than  usually  happens  in  works  of  this  kind. 

In  the  way  of  forestalling  criticism  on  another  point,  it  may  as  well  be 
admitted  that  the  main  thing  sought  after,  has  not  been  a  high  degree 
of  literary  finish,  which  under  the  circumstances  of  the  case  did  not  seem 
practicable.  The  excellence  aimed  at  has  been  of  another  kind,  namely, 
—fullness  and  accuracy  of  statistical  and  biographical  information.  In 
other  words,  it  has  been  the  object  to  furnish  : — ist.  A  repository  of  facts 
and  dates,  which,  unless  thus  gathered  and  preserved,  would  soon,  to  a 
great  extent,  be  lost.  2d.  A  hand-book  of  reference  for  the  use  of  min- 
isters and  other  students  of  history.  3d.  A  volume  of  interesting  and 
profitable  reading  to  go  into  the  homes  of  the  people,  and  keep  alive  in 
their  hearts,  a  loving  remembrance  of  those  to  whom  they  owe  so  much. 
An  additional  value,  it  is  thought,  is  imparted  to  the  book,  by  the  life- 
likenesses  it  contains.  These  the  committee  have  been  able  to  have  in- 
serted, only  through  the  kind  co-operation  of  the  churches,  and  of  in- 
dividuals. 

With  this  explanation  of  the  origin  and  purpose  of  the  volume,  it  is 
sent  forth  in  the  confident  hope  that  its  circulation  will  prove  acceptable 
to  very  many,  and  will  tend  to  endear  to  Presbyterians  the  church  of  their 
fathers,  and  what  is  most  of  all  to  be  desired,  will  promote  the  glory  of 
the  church's  Divine  King  and  Head. 

Com.  of  Pub. 


THE 

PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON 


ANTECEDENT  HISTORY. 

When  the  Presbytery  of  Washington  was  erected,  in  1819, 
the  churches  included  in  it  were,  with  few  exceptions,  churches 
which  had  been  established  in  the  latter  part  of  the  preceding 
century,  co-eval  with  the  gradual  settling  of  the  country,  and  had 
belonged  in  succession  to  two  previously  existing  presbyteries. 

There  is  thus  an  antecedent  period  of  well-nigh  half  a  cen- 
tury, without  some  survey  of  which  the  earlier  history  of  the 
Presbyterian  Church  on  this  field  would  be  left  out  of  sight. 
Such  a  survey  cannot,  therefore,  be  deemed  an  unsuitable  intro- 
duction to  the  story  of  the  church's  later  growth. 

And  on  the  ground,  too,  of  its  intrinsic  interest  and  im- 
portance as  an  epoch  in  history,  this  antecedent  period  merits 
some  special  consideration.  Beyond  all  question,  the  planting 
of  the  Presbyterian  Church  in  Southwestern  Pennsylvania  and 
parts  of  Virginia  adjacent,  was  a  great  historic  event. 

The  settlement  of  the  region  of  country  lying  at  the  Western 
base  of  the  Allegheny  Mountains  was  an  entering  wedge  to  the 
various  other  forward  movements  of  civilization,  which,  more  or 
less,  closely  followed.  Among  its  more  immediate  results  were 
the  rapid  increase  of  immigration  to  the  Kentucky  wilderness, 
the  settlement  at  Marietta  by  the  Massachusetts  Colony,  under 
Manasseh  Cutler,  the  ill-starred  settlement  of  the  French  Col- 

I 


2  THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

onists  at  Galliopolis,  the  occupation  of  the  Virginia  Reserve  on 
the  Scioto  by  General  Massie,  the  settlement  west  of  the  Mus- 
kingum on  grant  made  to  Ebenezer  Zane  and  the  several  set- 
tlements of  New  England  on  Connecticut  Reserve.  These  all 
were  events  which  had  their  historic  importance,  an  importance 
which  has  been  fully  recognized — perhaps,  in  some  instances, 
unduly  magnified ;  but  it  is  quite  plain  that  not  one  of  them 
would  have  been  practicable,  had  not  prior  occupation  been 
made  of  the  region  situated  on  the  head-waters  of  the  Ohio. 
The  real  pioneers  of  Western  civilization  were  the  men  who,  at 
the  first,  scaled  the  Allegheny  Mountains  and  settled  in  South- 
western Pennsylvania.  Hence,  we  say  the  planting  of  the 
Presbyterian  Church  in  this  region  was  a  great  historic  event, 
and  the  period  in  which  it  occurred  was  an  historic  epoch ;  for 
the  planting  of  the  church  and  the  settlement  of  the  country 
were  not  simply  contemporaneous  events — they  were  really 
identical.  They  constituted  one  and  the  same  great  social 
movement.  It  is  true,  indeed,  as  to  the  few  men  who,  first  of 
all,  crossed  the  mountains — the  primitive  settlers — the  men  who 
fished  and  hunted  for  subsistence,  and  served  as  guides  and 
army  scouts,  it  cannot  be  said  that  they  made  much  religious 
profession  of  any  kind.  They  were  an  exceedingly  heteroge- 
neous class,  and  restive  of  the  re.straints  of  well  ordered  society. 
Yet,  even  among  these,  could  be  found  here  and  there,  a  sturdy 
God-fearing  Presbyterian  family.  But  it  was  not  until  later 
that  these  Presbyterian  families  became  sufficiently  numerous  to 
give  character  to  the  population.  This  was  after  the  Penn 
proprietaries,  in  1769,  had  opened  their  land  office  in  Philadel- 
phia for  acquiring  titles  to  lands  west  of  the  mountains.  From 
this  time  onward,  and  notably  at  the  close  of  the  Revolutionary 
War,  and  after  the  obstructions  arising  from  conflict  of  jurisdic- 
tion between  Virginia  and  Pennsylvania  had  been  removed,  a 
constant  stream  of  Presbyterian,  as  well  as  other  immigrants, 
flowed  into  the  country.  They  came,  some  of  them,  direct 
from  across  the  Atlantic,  a  few  from  New  Jersey  and  Virginia, 
much  the  larger  part  from  Chester,  York,  Lancaster  and  Cum- 
berland Counties,  in  Pennsylvania,  Cecil  County,  in  Maryland 
and  New  Castle  County,  in  Delaware. 


ANTECEDENT  HISTORY.  3 

In  racial  descent,  they  were  predominantly  Scotch-Irish,  and 
possessed  the  well-known  traits  of  that  historic  people.  This 
means  that,  taken  collectively,  they  were  of  fervid  temperament, 
quick  intellect  and  ready  speech,  yet,  at  the  same  time,  of  re- 
flective habits,  wary  in  judgment,  and  by  no  means  lacking  in 
self-control.  It  means  also,  that  they  had  conspicuous  energy 
and  persistence  of  purpose  and  of  achievement,  and  were  ex- 
ceedingly firm,  even  obstinate,  in  their  convictions,  whether 
right  or  wrong;  in  a  word,  that  they  were  excellent  types  of 
rugged  impetuous  strength  of  character.  Perhaps  it  should  be 
added  that  they  were  naturally  inclined  to  take  part  in  public 
affairs,  and  were  not  averse  to  personal  prominence.  This 
much  they  owed  to  blood  chiefly,  though  somewhat,  also,  to  an- 
cestral training.  In  respect  of  moral  and  religious  character,  it 
cannot,  of  course,  be  claimed  that  they  were,  without  exception, 
ideal  Christians.  Many  of  them,  like  their  descendants,  had 
more  of  Scotch-Irish  vim  than  of  divine  grace,  and  there  was 
much  in  the  adversity  of  the  times  to  tempt  them ;  but  it  is  to 
be  noted  that  even  when  they  failed  in  practical  piety,  they  were 
apt  to  remain  loyal  to  gospel  truth,  and  from  this  cause,  not  un- 
frequently  trained  up  a  generation  to  follow  them,  better  than 
themselves  ;  and  furthermore,  there  were  always  among  them, 
not  a  few  leading  characters,  who  were  eminently  godly  persons, 
and  whose  influence  was  sufficient  to  leaven,  in  a  measure,  the 
entire  community,  and  thus  give  to  it,  as  a  whole,  a  distinc- 
tively exemplary  character. 

Without  disparagement,  therefore,  of  what  was  done  by  other 
denominations  of  Christians,  it  may  safely  be  said  that  the  bulk 
of  religious  influence  exerted  in  the  West  in  that  day,  was  what 
came  from  the  Presbyterian  Church — using  the  term  Presby- 
terian in  its  broader  sense  as  inclusive  of  the  Associate,  the 
Associate  Reformed  and  the  Reformed  Presbyterian  bodies,  as 
well  as  our  own.  Taking  this  view  it  cannot  be  questioned 
that  this  initial  planting  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  west  of  the 
mountains  was  an  event  of  great  consequence,  viewed  merely 
in  its  secular  or  political  aspects — consequence  to  American  So- 
ciety—  to  the  American  nation. 

But  that  which  it  concerns  us  much  more  to  emphasize,  was 


4  THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

its  importance  to  the  cause  of  Christ.  It  was  the  first  trans- 
montane  movement  on  the  part  of  the  Eastern  Church,  and 
was  thus,  in  the  strictest  sense,  a  new  ecclesiastical  departure. 
It  was  the  beginning  of  the  church's  occupation  of  the  great 
valley  of  the  Mississippi.  This  resulted,  necessarily,  from  the 
geographical  position  of  the  region  occupied.  It  was  the  natural 
gateway  to  the  west.  It  thus  became  in  an  ecclesiastical,  as  in 
a  political  sense,  the  key  of  empire.  From  it  as  a  radiating 
point,  the  forms  and  much  of  the  material  of  ecclesiastical  or- 
ganization spread  westward,  initiating  that  great  movement 
which  has  since  extended  over  the  vast  domain  included  be- 
tween the  Appalachian  Range  and  the  Pacific  Ocean. 

When  we  turn  then,  as  we  are  now  to  do,  to  trace  the  begin- 
nings of  the  church's  occupation  of  this  field,  we  may  enter  on 
it,  with  the  assurance  that  we  have  struck  an  epoch  deserving 
our  careful  and  interested  study. 

The  period  referred  to  as  antedating  the  organization  of 
Washington  Presbytery  divides  itself  into  two  minor  periods 
— one  of  twelve  years,  during  which  the  field  was  included  in 
the  Presbytery  of  Redstone — and  one  of  twenty-six  years,  dur- 
ing which  it  was  in  the  Presbytery  of  Ohio ;  and  it  is  a  note- 
worthy fact  that,  in  the  case  of  each  of  these  presbyteries,  at  its 
erection,  the  major  part  of  the  churches  embraced  in  it,  were 
churches  now  belonging  to  the  Presbytery  of  Washington,  and 
that  each  presbytery  held  its  first  meeting  in  one  of  these 
churches.  It  is  obvious,  therefore,  that  there  can  be  no  history 
of  this  part  of  the  field  which  does  not  consist  largely  of  de- 
tailed accounts  of  the  doings  of  these  two  pre-existing  presby- 
teries. If  in  attempting  this,  some  things  seemingly  irrelevant 
should  be  introduced,  let  it  be  overlooked,  as  being  almost,  if 
not  altogether,  unavoidable. 

FIRST  MINISTERS  AND  CHURCHES. 

*  Previous  to  the  erection  of  any  presbytery  west  of  the 
mountains,  four  Presbyterian  ministers  had  become  resident  on 

1  Nothing  written  in  the  present  day  could  so  well  describe  the  conditions  of  pio- 
neer life  in  Western  Pennsylvania  as  the  following  extract,  from  a  letter  penned  in 
1848,  by  President  Carnahan,  of  Princeton  College,  whose  residence  here  as  a  stu- 


ANTECEDENT  HISTORY.  ^ 

the  field,  and  had  gathered,  and  were  serving  churches  as  fol- 
lows : 

Rev.  James  Power,  who,  having  first  visited  the  West  in 
1774,  had  removed  hither  with  his  family  in  1776,  and  after  two 
or  three  years  of  evangelistic  labor  at  Dunlap's  Creek  and  vi- 
cinity, then  Westmoreland  (now  Fayette  County)   had,  in   1779, 

dent  in  Canonsburg  Academy,  and  previously  at  a  time  when  all  the  first  ministers 
were  still  living,  enabled  him  to  speak  as  almost  an  eye  and  ear  witness  of  the 
things  which  he  relates.  Referring  to  these  first  ministers  he  says  :  "  To  appreciate 
their  labors  and  self-denial,  it  is  necessary  to  keep  in  view  the  difficulties  and  dangers 
to  which,  in  common  with  other  pioneers,  they  were  exposed.  The  journey  over 
the  mountains,  not  less  than  a  hundred  and  twenty  miles,  was  not  what  it  now  is. 
There  were  no  Macadamized  roads,  or  canals,  or  railroads.  A  horse  path  over 
rocks,  and  precipices,  and  marshes,  was  the  only  way  of  access  to  what  was  signifi- 
cantly called  'The  Back  Woods.'  Nor  could  the  direct  route  through  Chambers- 
burg  and  Bedford  be  taken  with  safety.  Parties  of  Indians  hovered  around,  and 
murdered  many  families  on  their  way  to  the  West.  On  that  road  there  are  places 
whose  names  (such  as  '  the  Burned  Cabins,'  *  Bloody  Run,'  &c.)  to  this  day  in- 
dicate the  barbarous  acts  of  that  period.  To  avoid  the  tomahawk  and  scalping- 
knife,  a  southern  route  through  Hagerstown,  Hancock  and  Cumberland,  in  Mary- 
land, was  usually  taken,  thence  following 'Braddocks'  road  over  the  mountains. 
And  this  road  was  not  suitable  to  wheel  carriages.  Many,  like  Father  McMillan, 
passed  through  the  '  Great  Valley '  to  Staunton,  in  Virginia,  and  thence  over  the 
mountains  to  Tygarts  Valley.  At  present  a  journey  to  Missouri  or  Iowa  can  be  per- 
formed in  less  time,  and  with  less  than  half  the  labor  and  danger  necessary,  at  that 
time,  to  reach  the  '  Back  Woods.'  When  the  mountains  were  passed,  accommoda- 
tions, not  very  attractive,  were  found.  In  the  whole  county  of  Westmoreland,  then 
covering  more  than  twice  the  space  it  now  does,  there  was  not,  in  1781,  a  single 
stone,  or  brick,  or  frame-house.  All  the  inhabitants  lived  in  log-cabins,  more  or  less 
comfortable,  according  to  the  means  of  the  occupants. 

"  The  difficulty  of  obtaining  articles  necessary  in  carrying  on  farming  operations 
was  very  great.  Iron,  with  which  that  country  now  abounds,  had  to  be  carried  on 
pack-horses  over  the  mountains ;  and  salt,  which  now  may  be  purchased  for  twenty 
cents,  could  not,  at  that  time,  be  had  for  less  than  five  dollars  per  bushel.  The  want 
of  mills  to  grind  their  bread  was  severely  felt.  In  addition  to  these  difficulties,  and 
others,  which  I  omit,  the  inhabitants  were  not  safe  from  the  incursions  of  the  In- 
dians, 

"  The  accommodations  for  public  worship  were  also  as  rare  and  unsightly  as  the 
private  dwellings  of  the  people.  They  did  not  wait  until  they  were  able  to  erect  a 
stone  or  brick  building,  costing  from  two  to  ten  thousand  dollars ;  nor  did  they  send 
commissioners  to  ask  aid  from  their  wealthier  brethren  in  the  East.  They  took  their 
axes,  cut  down  trees,  and,  with  their  own  hands,  erected  a  log  building,  to  protect 
them  from  the  snow  in  winter,  and  from  the  rain  in  summer.  Except  in  inclement 
weather,  they  worshipped  in  the  open  air,  under  the  shade  of  the  native  forests. 


6  THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

become  pastor  of  the  churches  of  Mount  Pleasant  and  Se- 
wickly,  Westmoreland  County. 

Rev.  John  McMillan,  who,  having  first  visited  the  West  in 
1775,  and  again  in  1776,  accepted  in  that  year  a  call  from  the 
congregations  of  Pigeon  Creek  and  Chartiers  (now  Washington 
County),  and  although  deterred  for  two  years  from  more  than 
occasional  visits  to  the  field  had,  in  1778,  removed  hither  with 
his  family  and  become  permanent  pastor  of  the  two  churches 
named. 

Rev.  ThaddEUS  Dodd,  who,  having  first  visited  the  West  in 
the  winter  of  1777-78,  came  hither  with  his  family  in  1779,  ^""^ 

"  Posterity  will  find  it  difficult  to  conceive  of  the  rudeness  of  these  primitive 
churches.  They  were  constructed  entirely  with  the  axe.  No  saw,  or  plane,  or  even 
hammer,  to  drive  a  nail,  was  used,  for  neither  nails  or  iron  in  any  other  shape,  were 
employed.  The  roof  was  of  clap  boards,  kept  in  their  places  by  logs  laid  upon 
them ;  and  the  doors  were  also  clap  boards,  fastened  by  wooden  pins  to  cross  bars, 
projecting  sufficiently  far,  at  one  side,  to  form  a  part  of  the  hinge.  The  windows 
were  small  openings,  cut  in  two  adjacent  logs,  and  were  glazed  with  oil  paper  or 
linen.  The  floors,  when  any  they  had,  were  cleft  logs,  smoothed  by  the  axe. 
These  churches*  were  of  different  forms.  The  most  simple  and  common  were 
square  or  parallelogramic,  having  only  four  sides — a  single  log  extending  from 
corner  to  corner.  But  when  the  congregation  was  large,  and  timber  of  sufficient 
length  could  not  be  had  to  make  a  four-sided  structure  of  suitable  dimensions,  the 
cruciform  was  adopted,  and  there  were  twelve  sides  and  twelve  corners.  In  justice 
to  these  old-fashioned  Presbyterians,  it  must  be  understood  that  the  twelve  sides  and 
the  twelve  -corners  were  not  intended  to  represent  the  twelve  apostles  ;  nor  was  the 
cruciform  adopted  from  a  religious  regard  to  the  rules  of  ecclesiastical  architecture, 
but  to  secure  strength  and  convenience.  And  such  buildings  were  both  strong  and 
convenient.  The  parts  mutually  supported  each  other,  and  one  part  of  the  transept 
was  the  preacher's  stand,  and  the  otlicr  part  opposite,  accommodated  a  portion  of 
the  congregation. 

"  The  people  were  chiefly  the  descendants  of  Scotch-Irish.  Their  forefathers  had 
fled  from  Scotland  to  Ireland,  and  from  Ireland  to  this  country,  to  escape  religious 
persecution.  Educated  under  Presbyterian  influence,  and  familiar  with  the  doctrines 
of  the  Westminster  Confession  of  Faith,  they  retained,  in  a  good  degree,  the  re- 
ligious customs  of  their  ancestors.  The  '  Shorter  Catechism  '  was  learned  at  school, 
and  was  recited  every  Sabbath  evening  at  home,  by  young  and  old.  The  pastor,  ac- 
companied by  an  elder,  visited  as  he  was  able,  the  families  belonging  to  his  charge, 
prayed  with  them  and  gave  them  such  advice  as  the  case  of  each  required.  After 
he  had  gone  from  house  to  house,  in  a  particular  neighborhood,  he  appointed  a  gen- 
eral meeting,  which  all  the  families  in  the  district  were  expected  to  attend.  .  .  . 
Among  these  hardy  Back  Wood  people  you  would  find  individuals  much  better  in- 
structed in  the  great  truths  of  the  Bible  than  many  at  the  present  day  placed  in  more 
favorable  circumstances." 


ANTECEDENT  HISTORY.  7 

was  settled  in  what  is  now  Washington  County,  at  Ten  Mile — 
at  first  one  church  with  two  places  of  worship,  subsequently  di- 
vided into  Upper  and  Lower  Ten  Mile  Churches. 

Rev.  Joseph  Smith,  who,  having  first  visited  the  West  in 
April,  1779,  was  soon  after  called  by  the  churches  of  Buffalo  and 
Cross  Creek,  in  what  is  now  Washington  County,  and  having 
accepted  the  same,  removed  hither  the  following  year. 

At  this  time  all  the  churches  were  within  the  territorial 
bounds  of  the  Presbytery  6f  Donegal,  and  subject  to  its  juris- 
diction, though  the  ministers  were  variously  connected,  Power 
and  Smith  belonging  to  Presbytery  of  New  Castle,  McMillan  to 
Presbytery  of  Donegal,  and  Dodd  to  Presbytery  of  New 
York. 

PRESBYTERY    OF  REDSTONE. 

The  first  Presbytery  organized  west  of  the  mountains,  the 
Presbytery  of  Redstone,  consisted  of  the  four  ministers  named 
and  their  churches.  It  was  erected  by  the  Synod  of  New  York 
and  Philadelphia  in  May,  178 1,  and  remained  connected  with 
the  same  until  1788,  when,  at  the  division  of  the  one  Synod  into 
four,  and  the  organization  of  the  General  Assembly,  it  was  at- 
tached to  the  new  Synod  of  Virginia,  with  which  it  remained 
connected  until  1802,  when,  by  act  of  General  Assembly,  the 
Synod  of  Pittsburgh  was  erected,  and  it  was  included  therein. 

The  Presbytery  of  Redstone  held  its  first  meeting  at  Pigeon 
Creek  September  19-20,  1781.  For  the  first  twelve  years  of  its 
existence  it  remained  undivided.  Without  aiming  here  to  give 
precise  dates,  which  are  given  separately  in  tabulated  form  (vide 
Appendix  No.  i),  the  successive  steps  in  the  Presbytery's 
growth  may  be  indicated  as  follows :  Next  to  the  four  original 
members  came  Rev.  James  Dunlap,  who  assumed  charge  of  the 
churches  of  Dunlap's  Creek  and  Laurel  Hill,  in  what  is  now 
Fayette  County.  Shortly  afterwards  Rev.  John  Clark  was  re- 
ceived, and  became  pastor  of  Bethel  and  Lebanon  (then  Wash- 
ington), now  Allegheny  County.  Next  in  order  of  time  Rev. 
James  Finley  was  received,  Mr.  Finley,  as  early  as  1765,  and  at 
several  subsequent  times,  had  visited  the  West,  primarily  on 
business,  but  preaching  also,  and    on    one    occasion,  1771,  had 


8  THE   PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

been  appointed  by  Synod  to  perform  missionary  labor  here. 
Now,  in  1785,  he  locates  permanently  as  pastor  of  Rehoboth 
and  Round  Hill,  in  the  Forks  of  the  Youghiogheny.  Follow- 
ing Mr.  Finley,  came  Rev.  Samuel  Barr,  who,  after  a  brief  pas- 
torate at  Pittsburgh  and  Pitt  Township,  characterized  by  mutual 
dissatisfactions  and  judicial  prosecutions  on  the  part  of  pas- 
tor and  people,  was,  at  his  request,  dismissed  to  another  Presby- 
tery. Rev.  Robert  Finley  was  also  received,  and  subsequently 
dismissed.  Before  further  pursuing  this  line  of  statement,  it 
should  be  remarked  that,  while  each  minister  had  his  own  spe- 
cial pastorate  to  care  for,  it  would  be  a  mistake  to  suppose  that 
his  labors  were  confined  within  this  compass.  At  every  meet- 
ing of  Presbytery,  to  quote  the  humble,  and  withal,  significant 
phraseology  of  that  day,  "  supplications  for  supplies"  were  pre- 
sented, and  responsive  to  these  the  ministers  employed  them- 
selves, as  they  were  able,  in  laborious  journeyings  over  the 
whole  field,  "strengthening  the  feeble  hands,"  and  "  confirming 
the  souls  of  the  disciples."  Perhaps  from  no  source  can  a  bet- 
ter idea  be  gained  of  the  manifold  labors  of  the  ministers,  and 
also  of  the  feeble  beginnings  of  the  churches,  than  from  these 
lists  of  supplies  contained  in  the  old  records.  An  examination 
of  them  gives  us,  during  this  period  from  '81  to  '93,  a  consider- 
able number'of  names  of  local  interest,  prominent  among  which 
are  "  Ohio  Court  House,"  same  as  "Short  Creek,"  occurring 
just  afterward,  now  West  Liberty;  "Wheeling,"  same  as 
"  Forks  of  Wheeling; ''  "Jackson's  Fork,''  which  Avas  on  south 
fork  of  Ten  Mile,  now  Green  County;  "Three  Ridges,"  now 
"  West  Alexander ;  "  '*  Lower  Buffalo  ;  "  "  King's  Creek,"  after- 
wards, on  account  of  removal  of  site,  changed  to  Cross  Roads  ; 
"  Mill  Creek;"  "Town  of  Washington;"  "Heads  of  Buffalo," 
now  East  Buffalo  ;  "  Three  Springs  ;  "  "  Big  Wheeling,  "  "  Hol- 
iday's Cove  ;  "  "  Stone  Coal  Fork  of  Buffalo  ;  "  "  Campbell's 
Tent ; "  "  Mouth  of  Buffalo,"  the  site  of  Charlestown  Village, 
now  Wellsburg. 

It  should  also  be  remarked,  at  this  point,  that  a  cherished 
purpose  of  these  early  ministers  was  to  have  raised  upon  the 
field  fellow-helpers  in  the  work  of  the  ministry,  and  that  in 
order  to  this   they  gave,  as    opportunity  offered,  instructions  in 


ANTECEDENT  HISTORY.  g 

the  ancient  languages,  science  and  theology,  and  exerted  them- 
selves in  common  for  the  establishment  of  classical  schools. 
Accordingly,  during  the  twelve  years  referred  to,  twelve  persons 
trained  on  the  field  were  licensed  to  preach,  seven  of  whom 
were  ordained  and  installed  within  the  Presbytery,  viz.  :  Joseph 
Patterson,  at  Raccoon,  Washington  County,  and  Montours,  Al- 
legheny County ;  John  Brice,  at  Three  Ridges,  Washington 
County,  and  Forks  of  Wheeling,  Ohio  County,  Va.  ;  James 
Hughes,  at  Lower  Buffalo,  Washington  County,  and  Short 
Creek,  Brook  County,  Va.  The  four  others  were  all  in  West- 
moreland County,  viz. :  John  McPherrin,  at  Unity  and  Salem  ; 
Samuel  Porter,  at  Congruity  and  Poke  Run  ;  George  Hill,  at 
Fairfield  and  Donegal ;  and  William  Swan,  at  Long  Run  and 
Sewickly ;  from  which  latter  Mr.  Powers  had  been  released. 
Meanwhile  Mr.  Dunlap,  having  been  released  from  Dunlap's 
Creek,  Rev.  Jacob  Jennings,  who  had  been  received  on  certifi- 
cate from  the  Low  Dutch  Church,  became  pastor  of  Dunlap's 
Creek  and  Muddy  Creek  (now  New  Providence),  Green  County, 
and  Rev.  Joseph  Smith  and  Rev.  Thaddeus  Dodd  had  been  re- 
moved by  death,  while  of  the  twelve  licentiates,  two, — James 
McGready  and  Robert  Marshall, — had  been  dismissed  to  other 
Presbyteries,  and  three  were  still  under  care.  Thus,  at  the  end 
of  these  twelve  years,  the  roll  stood,  Power,  McMillan,  Dunlap, 
Clark,  Findley,  Patterson,  Brice,  Hughes,  McPherrin,  Porter, 
Jennings,  Hill  and  Swan,  with  David  Smith,  Thomas  Marquis 
and  Boyd  Mercer,  licentiates. 

During  this  same  period  of  twelve  years,  the  number  of 
churches  had  increased  in  even  greater  proportion.  The  Pres- 
bytery reported  to  the  General  Assembly  in  '93,  twenty-four 
vacant  churches,  and  as  an  equal  number  were  being  served  by 
the  thirteen  ministers  named,  the  whole  number  at  this  date  was 
not  less  than  forty-eight.  From  Presbytery's  record  of  supplies 
it  also  appears  that,  in  addition  to  these,  were  not  a  few  nuclei 
of  what  are  known  to  have  afterwards  become  fully  organized 
churches,  so  that  here  and  there,  over  a  large  field,  extending 
from  Fairfield  and  Donegal,  east,  to  Forks  of  Wheeling,  west, 
and  from  Bethel  on  Blacklick,  north,  to  Tygart's  Valley,  south, 
were  already  enkindled  and  blazing,  with  more  or  less  bright- 


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ness,  some  threescore  beacon-lights  of  Gospel  Truth  as  formu- 
lated in  the  Presbyterian  Confession. 

PRESBYTERY    OF    OHIO. 

After  continuing  for  twelve  years  sole  occupant  of  the  field, 
the  Presbytery  of  Redstone  was  at  last  compelled  to  accept  the 
necessity  for  a  division  of  its  territory.  Accordingly,  by  Pres- 
bytery's request,  the  Synod  of  Virginia  in  1793  erected  a  new 
Presbytery,  to  be  called  the  Presbytery  of  Ohio,  and  to  consist 
of  the  ministers  and  churches  west  of  the  Monongahela  River 
and  of  a  line  extending  from  the  river's  mouth  north  to  Presque 
Isle,  the  point  where  the  city  of  Erie  now  stands.  The  minis- 
ters were  John  McMillan,  John  Clark,  Joseph  Patterson,  James 
Hughes  and  John  Brice.  The  churches  were  Pigeon  Creek, 
Chartiers,  Ten  Mile,  Upper  Buffalo,  Cross  Creek,  Bethel,  Leb- 
anon, Raccoon,  Montours,  Short  Creek,  Lower  Buffalo,  Three 
Ridges,  Forks  of  Wheeling,  "Mingo  Creek,  Horseshoe,  Pike 
Run,  Muddy  Creek,  Mill  Creek,  King's  Creek,  Three  Springs, 
with  a  few  others  in  an  inchoate  condition.  The  disproportion 
in  the  number  of  churches  and  ministers  was  partly  owing  to 
the  recent  deaths  of  Rev.  Messrs.  Smith  and  Dodd,  leaving  Buf- 
falo, Cross  Creek  and  Ten  Mile  vacant.  This  new  Presbytery, 
it  will  be  observed,  had  the  two  qualities  of  being  strictly  rural 
and  strictly  frontier.  All  its  churches  were  country  churches. 
The  boundary  line,  as  run,  left  the  borough  of  Pittsburgh  in  Red- 
stone Presbytery,  where,  in  common  with  all  the  churches  that 
grew  up  on  that  side  of  the  river,  it  continued  nearly  thirty 
years  afterwards.  The  only  towns  of  importance  included  were 
Washington  and  Wheeling,  in  neither  of  which  was  a  church 
yet  formed.  Its  frontier  character  appears  in  that  on  the  west 
side,  it  had  no  boundary,  extending  indefinitely  into  what  was 
then  called  the  Indian  or  Western  Territory.  How  nobly  this 
handful  of  country  churches  and  ministers  performed  the  great 
work  laid  upon  them,  will  appear  in  the  sequel.  It  augurs  well 
for  the  future  that  at  their  first  meeting,  held  at  Upper  Buffalo 
October  22,  1793,  the  following  action  was  taken  :  "  Presbytery, 
taking  into  serious  consideration  their  great  need  of  divine  aid 
in  order  to  a  due  discharge  of  the  important  trust  committed  to 


ANTECEDENT  HISTORY.  II 

them,  agreed  to  spend  to-morrow  in  fasting  and  prayer,  and 
supplicate  Almighty  God  that  he  would  take  this  infant  Presby- 
tery into  his  special  care,  that  he  would  preside  in  all  their 
meetings,  and  enable  them  to  act  faithfully  for  God,  and  be  zeal- 
ous for  the  promotion  of  Christ's  Kingdom  in  the  world,  and 
that  he  would  pour  out  his  Spirit  upon  the  congregations  under 
their  care,  and  raise  up  and  qualify  many  for  the  important  work 
of  the  gospel  ministry," 

That  the  Presbytery  judged  rightly  as  to  the  importance  of 
the  trust  committed  to  them,  appears,  in  part  at  least,  from  the 
list  of  places  mentioned,  from  time  to  time,  in  the  minutes,  as 
asking  or  receiving  supplies.  Some,  from  the  long  list  of  these, 
showing  the  extent  of  the  field,  are  the  following,  viz. :  Mcin- 
tosh (/.  ^.,  Beaver),  Forks  of  Beaver,  Mt.  Pleasant,  New  Salem,  Ma- 
honing, Conaquanessing,  Shenango,  Slippery  Rock,  Middlesex, 
Cool  Spring,  Sandy  Creek,  Meadville,  Fair  Grove,  Bull  Creek, 
Pymatuning,  Presque  Isle,  Oil  Creek,  Colts,  The  Triangle,  La 
Boeuf,  Franklin,  etc.,  all  of  which  will  be  recognized  as  north  of 
the  river  in  Pennsylvania.  Those  westwardly  in  Virginia  and 
the  Indian  Territory  are  the  following,  viz. :  Grave  Creek,  Charles- 
town,  Indian  Short  Creek,  Richland  {i.  e.,  St.  Clairsville),  Island 
Creek,  Steuben,  Captina,  Muskingum,  Yellow  Creek,  Yo-ungs- 
town,  Long  Run.  "Vacant  settlements  on  Muskingum,  Hock- 
hocking,  Scioto  and  the  Miamis,"  Detroit,  Chillicothe,  "  Beulah, 
Orangedale  and  Clear  Creek  on  the  Miami,"  Middleton  (/.  e., 
Athens),  Beech  Springs,  Crab  Apple,  Forks  of  Yellow  Creek 
{i.  e.,  Richmond),  Galliopolis,  New  Comerstown,  Scotch  Settle- 
ment, Owl  Creek  (/.  e.,  Mt.  Vernon),  Newark,  Cadiz,  Mesopota- 
mia, Scioto  Salt  Works,  Pickaway  Plains,  Plainsville,  Grand 
River,  Hudson,  Canton,  Delaware,  Round  Hill,  Big  Spring, 
New  Hagerstown,  etc. 

To  the  same  effect  is  the  fact  that  not  less  than  twenty  meet- 
ings of  Presbytery,  not  general  indeed,  but  mostly  for  the  ordi- 
nation and  installation  of  some  pastor,  were  held  here  and  there 
over  the  missionary  field,  including  such  points  as  Cool  Spring, 
Meadville,  Neshannock,  Hopewell  and  Fairfield  in  Pennsylvania, 
and  Crab  Apple,  Steuben,  Waterford,  New  Lancaster,  New  Lis- 
bon, Two  Ridges  and  Clinton  in  Ohio. 


12  THE  PRESBYTERY   OF  WASHINGTON. 


OCTOBER  22,  1793,  TO  MARCH  5,  1802. 

Tracing  now  from  its  beginning  the  Presbytery's  growth,  and 
omitting  as  before  precise  dates  tabulated  elsewhere,  we  find 
that  in  the  first  eight  and  one-half  years  of  its  existence,  which 
was  the  period  that  elapsed  before  the  first  division  of  its  terri- 
tory was  made,  Presbytery  received  from  other  bodies,  3  minis- 
ters, 7  licentiates,  licensed  18  candidates  and  ordained  19  licen- 
tiates. 

Samuel  Donnell  was  ordained  as  an  evangelist,  agreeably  to 
"  request  from  remote  parts  of  Tennessee  "  and  "  liberty  granted 
by  the  General  Assembly." 

Installations  were  made  on  the  field  as  follows :  Thomas  Mar- 
quis, at  Cross  Creek;  Thomas  Moore,  at  Ten  Mile;  Boyd  Mer- 
cer, at  Pigeon  Creek  and  Pike  Run  ;  Samuel  Ralston,  at  Mingo 
and  Horseshoe ;  William  Woods,  at  Bethel  and  Lebanon ; 
Thomas  E.  Hughes,  at  New  Salem  and  Mt.  Pleasant,  which  was 
the  first  north  of  the  Ohio  River;  George  Scott,  at  Mill  Creek 
and  The  Flats,  i.  e.,  Fairview;  Andrew  Givin,  at  Pigeon  Creek 
and  Pike  Run ;  John  Watson,  at  Miller's  Run ;  Joseph  Ander- 
son, at  Richland,  Short  Creek  and  Cross  Roads,  i.  e.,  at  St. 
Clairsville,  Mt.  Pleasant  and  Crab  Apple, — the  first  installation 
by  this  Presbytery  in  what  is  now  the  State  of  Ohio :  John 
McClain,  at  Montours ;  Elisha  McCurdy,  at  Cross  Roads  and 
Three  Springs ;  William  Wick,  at  Hopewell  and  Neshannock, 
which  latter  was  exchanged  for  Youngstown  the  year  following ; 
Samuel  Tait,  at  Upper  Salem  and  Cool  Spring ;  James  Snod- 
grass,  at  Steubenville  and  Island  Creek ;  Joseph  Stockton,  at 
Meadville  and  Su^ar  Creek ;  Robert  Lee,  at  Amity  and  Big 
Spring ;  James  Satterfield,  at  Moorfield  and  Upper  Neshannock ; 
William  Wylie,  at  Fairfield  and  Upper  and  Lower  Sandy ;  Rev. 
Samuel  Donnell  was  dismissed  to  Presbytery  of  Transylvania, 
Abraham  Boyd,  licentiate,  to  Presbytery  of  Redstone.  Rev.  John 
Clark  and  Smilie  Hughes,  licentiate,  were  removed  by  death. 

The  time  had  now  come  when  the  erection  of  a  new  Presby- 
tery was  an  obvious  necessity,  and  accordingly  in  compliance 
with  action  taken   by  the  Synod  of  Virginia,  the   Presbytery  of 


ANTECEDENT  HISTORY. 


13 


Ohio  at  a  meeting  held  March  5,  1802,  dismissed  Thomas  E. 
Hughes,  William  Wick,  Samuel  Tait,  Joseph  Stockton,  Robert 
Lee,  James  Satterfield  and  William  Wylie  to  constitute  the 
Presbytery  of  Erie.  It  was  a  timely  and  withal  munificent  gift 
of  their  devoted  sons  made  by  this  handful  of  country  churches 
south  of  the  river,  for  the  lifting  up  of  Christ's  standard  in  the 
newer  region  northward  toward  the  lakes. 

The  erection  of  the  Presbytery  of  Erie,  the  third  on  the  list, 
made  it  possible  to  have  a  Synod  constituted  in  the  West,  and 
accordingly  the  necessary  action  to  that  end  was  taken  by  the 
General  Assembly  in  1802,  and  the  Synod  of  Pittsburgh,  the  first 
in  the  West,  held  its  first  meeting  September  29,  1802,  in  Pitts- 
burgh,— the  parent  Synod  of  Virginia  having  but  two  years  pre- 
viously held  its  only  meeting  west  of  the  mountains  in  the  town 
of  Washington. 

MARCH  5,  1802,  TO  OCTOBER  21,  1808. 

During  the  next  six  and  one-half  years,  which  was  the  period 
intervening  before  another  division  of  territory  took  place.  Pres- 
bytery received  from  other  bodies  2  ministers,  i  licentiate, 
licensed  21  candidates,  ordained  12  licentiates.  Stephen  Lindley, 
Cephas  Dodd,  Abraham  Scott,  Jonathan  Lesley  were  ordained 
as  evangelists.  Installations  were  made  as  follows :  John  An- 
derson, at  Upper  Buffalo;  Jacob  Lindley,  at  Waterford,  O. ; 
John  Rhea,  at  Crab  Apple  and  Beech  Springs,  O. ;  Matthew 
Brown,  at  Washington ;  John  Wright,  at  Hockhocking  and 
Rush  Creek,  O. ;  William  McMillan,  at  Two  Ridges  and  Yellow 
Creek,  O. ;  James  Robinson,  at  Crooked  Creek ;  Clement  Val- 
andingham,  at  New  Lisbon  and  Long  Run,  O. ;  Moses  Allen, 
at  New  Providence  and  Jefferson ;  James  Scott,  at  Clinton, 
Frederick  and  Ebenezer,  O. 

Rev.  Thomas  Moore  was  dismissed  to  Presbytery  of  Redstone. 
Licentiates  William  Woods,  Robert  Paiterson,  Alexander  Cook, 
Robert  Johnston,  Nicholas  Pittenger,  Johnston  Eaton,  Cyrus 
Riggs,  Reid  Bracken,  were  dismissed  to  Presbytery  of  Erie ; 
Samuel  Woods,  to  Presbytery  of  Washington  in  Synod  of  Ken- 
tucky.    Rev.  John  Watson  was  removed  by  death. 

The  second   division   of  Presbytery's  territory  took  place  by 


14         THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

act  of  Synod  October  7,  1808,  and  accordingly  Presbytery  dis- 
missed, October  21,  1808,  Stephen  Lindley,  Jacob  Lindley, 
John  Wright,  James  Robinson  and  James  Scott,  to  constitute 
the  Presbytery  of  Lancaster,  and  also  dismissed  Clement  Valan- 
dingham  to  Presbytery  of  Hartford,  erected  by  Synod  at  same 
time. 

OCTOBER  21,  1808,  TO   OCTOBER  8,   1819. 

During  the  remaining  period  of  eleven  years  intervening  be- 
fore the  Presbyteries  of  Washington  and  Steubenville  were 
simultaneously  erected.  Presbytery  received  from  other  bodies 
4  ministers,  3  licentiates,  licensed  17  candidates,  ordained  8 
licentiates.  Thomas  Hoge  was  ordained  as  an  evangelist. 
Installations  were  made  as  follows  :  Joseph  Stevenson,  at  Three 
Ridges  and  Forks  of  Wheeling ;  Andrew  McDonald,  at  White 
Oak  Flats ;  Thomas  Clark,  at  Crab  Apple,  O. :  Michael  Law,  at 
Montours  ;  Andrew  Wylie,  at  Miller's  Run  ;  James  Hervey,  at 
Wheelingtown  and  Forks  of  Wheeling ;  Alexander  Cook,  at 
Bethany;  Moses  Allen,  at  Raccoon;  Obadiah  Jennings,  at  Steu- 
benville, O. ;  J.  Snodgrass,  at  Island  Creek,  O.  ;  Thomas  Hunt, 
at  Two  Ridges  and  Richmond,  O. 

Rev.  Jonathan  Lesley  was  dismissed  to  Presbytery  of  Hart- 
ford; Rev.  James  Hughes,  to  Presbytery  of  Miami;  Rev. 
Thomas  Hoge,  to  Presbytery  of  Redstone.  Licentiates  Thomas 
Hunt,  William  Johnston,  John  Reed,  James  Cunningham,  George 
Vaneman,  William  Jones,  Joseph  S.  Hughes,  James  Smith,  John 
Matthews,  Ira  Condit,  Ezekiel  Glasgow,  James  Wright,  Andrew 
Russell,  were  dismissed  to  various  Presbyteries.  Michaiah 
Fairfield  had  his  license  withdrawn ;  Rev.  John  McClain  was 
deposed ;  Rev.  John  Brice  was  removed  by  death. 

Summing  up,  it  is  found  that  during  the  whole  period  of 
twenty-six  years  thus  reviewed.  Presbytery  received  from  other 
bodies  9  ministers,  1 1  licentiates,  of  whom  7  were  from  Red- 
stone Presbytery;  licensed  56  candidates,  ordained  39  licen- 
tiates, installed  40  pastors,  dismissed  19  ministers,  23  licentiates, 
struck  from  the  roll  i  minister,  i  licentiate,  and  lost  by  death  3 
ministers  and  i  licentiate. 


ANTECEDENT  HISTORY.  1 5 

RULING  EIvDERS. 

No  mention  has  been  made  thus  far  of  Ruling  Elders  and  the 
part  they  took  in  founding  and  building  up  the  church  in  the 
West.  This  part  of  the  subject  has  been  kept  back  until  now  in 
order  that  the  whole  period,  from  178 1  to  18 19,  may,  as  to  this, 
be  viewed  connectedly.  It  is  to  be  regretted  that  the  informa- 
tion we  have  concerning  most  of  the  early  elders  is  so  meagre. 
The  Presbyterial  and  Synodical  Records  give  the  names  of 
those  who  were  in  attendance  at  their  successive  meetings,  but 
fail  to  designate  to  what  church  each  elder  belonged.  The 
oldest  sessional  records  extant  do  not  supply  this  lack  to  any 
considerable  extent.  In  nearly  every  case  early  sessional  rec- 
ords, if  ever  kept,  have  been  lost.  Still  the  field  is  not  all  blank, 
and  it  is  important  that  all  that  is  certainly  authentic,  be  pre- 
served both  as  a  means  of  testing  traditions  and  as  furnishing 
clues  for  additional  research.  After  not  a  little  of  painstaking 
scrutiny,  an  approximation  has  been  made  toward  the  recon- 
struction, as  it  were,  of  the  old  sessions  on  this  part  of  the  field, 
on  the  basis  of  attendance  at  either  Presbytery  or  Synod,  the 
figures  attached  to  each  name  indicating  the  date  Vk^hen  such 
person  first  attended  Presbytery  or  Synod.  The  result  reached 
is  as  follows  : 

Pigeon  Creek. — Patrick  Scott,  1781;  Patrick  McCullough, 
1783;  William  McCombs,  1783;  Hugh  Scott,  1788;  William 
Ferguson,  1800;  Hugh  Cotton,  1802;  John  Stevenson,  1804; 
Joseph  Vaughan,  1805  ;  John  Hosack,  1807  ;  James  Kerr,  1808  ; 
John  Atkinson,  18 14;  Aaron  Kerr,  18 16. 

Ten  Mile. — Demas  Lindsley,  1781  ;  Joseph  Coe,  1784;  Jacob 
Cook,  1785;  William  McFarland,  1785;  Stephen  Cook,  1785; 
Daniel  Axtell,  1786;  Stephen  Saunders,  1796;  Joseph  Lindsley, 
1797;  Abel  McFarland,  1797;  John  Carmichael,  1798;  John 
Smiley,  1798;  Jonas  Condit,  1807;  Ziba  Casterline,  18 10; 
Jacob  Hathaway,  18 18. 

Upper  Buffalo. — John  Johnston,  1783;  William  Smiley,  1784; 
John  Cowen,  1789;  William  McCullough,  1793;  Robert   Lyle,' 

'  Robert  Lyle  represented  Cross  Creek  Church  in  1793  and  as  late  as  1815. 
May  have  represented  Buffalo  in  181 7  or  later. 


1 6  THE   PRESBYTERY   OF  WASHINGTON. 

;  John    McWilliams,   1793;    James    Brice/    ;  James 


Dinsmore," ;  John  Gilchrist,  1800;  David  McCombs,  1801 ; 

William  Hughes,  1802;  William  Wallace,  1803;  John  Flack, 
1817;  John  Dinsmore,  1818;  James  McConaughey,  18 18. 

Cross  Creek. — James  Edgar,  1782;  George  Marquis,  1783; 
Joseph  Patterson,  1785;  Joseph  Vance,  1789;  Thomas  Marquis, 
1789;  Thomas  Marshall,  1792;  Robert  Lyle,  1793;  Henry 
Graham,  1794;  William  Rea,  1795;  Hugh  Newell,  1795;  Rob- 
ert McCready,  1796;  John  Morrison,  1798;  Hugh  Edgar,  1806; 
Samuel  McKibben,  1807;  John  Wilkin,  1807;  Thomas  Smith, 
1810;  George  Miller,  1818;  Joseph  Smith,  1818;  Andrew  Far- 
rar,  18 19. 

Three  Ridges. — John  McPherrin,  1792;  Silas  Coe,  1793;  John 
Henry,  1794;  William  Scott,  1800;  John  Maxwell,  1801;  Moses 
Hull,  1802;  George  Sutherland,  1802;  George  Lee,  1803;  Wil- 
liam   Gaston,   1805;  Thomas    Byers,    181 2;  James   McCamant, 

1813. 

Forks  of  Wheeling. — James  McConnell,    1791  ;  John    Baird, 

;  John  Faris,  1799;  Adam  Faris,  1802;  William  Maxwell, 

1814;   Richard  Campbell,  1815. 

Short  Creek. — William  Brown,  1792;  John  Wayt,  1794;  Mat- 
thew Anderson,  1796;  Nathaniel  Coleman,  1797;  William 
McKinley,  1800;  William  Faris,  1805;  Thomas  Yates,  1818. 

Lower  Buffalo. — Arthur  Scott,  1818;  George  Green,  1819. 

Mill  Creek. — George  McCullough,  1793  ;  David  Kerr,  1796; 
Alex.  McCullough,  1800;  John  Thompson,  1801  ;  James  Ewing,* 
John  McCullough,  1813;  Joseph  McCready,  1819. 

1  A  James  Brice  represented  Bethel  Church  in  1785.  Either  the  same  or  another 
James  Brice  represented  Upper  Buffalo  as  early  as  1793.  A  James  Brice  also  repre- 
sented Washington  as  early  as  1806, 

2  James  Dinsmore  was  present  from  1784  to  1814.  Represented  Bethel  Church 
until  about  1795.     After  that  represented  Upper  Buffalo. 

3  John  Baird  represented  Forks  of  Wheeling  in  Presbytery  of  Ohio  in  1795.  May 
have  previously  represented  it  in  Redstone  Presbytery  probably  1792.  There  was 
another  John  Baird  in  that  Presbytery,  Hon.  John  Baird,  of  Mt.  Pleasant,  who  was 
sole  representative  of  Redstone  Presbytery  in  first  General  Assembly, 

*  There  was  a  James  Ewing  present  in  Redstone  as  early  as  1790.  Supposed  to 
be  the  one  who  afterwards  represented  Montours.  The  James  Ewing  from  Mill 
Creek  was  about  cotemporary  with  John  Thompson  of  that  church. 


ANTECEDENT  HISTORY.  ly 

The  Flats. — John  Edie,  1804;  John  Pittenger,  1816;  John 
McMillan.^ 

Cross  Roads, — Miles  Wilson,  1799;  John  McMillan,  1800; 
Philip  Jackson,  1800;  John  Travis,  1801  ;  John  Riddle,^  James 
Proudfit,  1803 ;  Samuel  Fulton,  1804;  John  Duncan,  1805; 
Joseph  Jackson,  1808;  George  Anderson,  1819. 

Three  Springs. — Wm.  Lee,  1800;  John  Orr,  1803;  John 
Wylie,  1809. 

WasJiington. — Wm.  McCombs,^   Joseph  Wherry,  1798  ;  Robt, 

Stockton,  1797;  James  Brice,* ;  Josiah  Scott,* ;  Thos, 

Officer,  1806;  Robt.  Johnston,  1812;  Obadiah  Jennings,  1813; 
Thos.  Fergus,  181 5;  Hugh  Wylie,  18 17;  Thos.  Stockton,  18 18; 
James  Orr,  181 8;  John  Wishart,  18 18. 

Unity. — Jacob  Rickey,  1814;  Francis  Braddock,  1816. 

East  Buffalo. — Jos.  Donahey,  18 19;  Archibald  Brownlee,  18 19. 

While  the  foregoing  list  is  believed  to  be  accurate,  as  far  as  it 
goes,  it  is  confessedly  incomplete. 

It  can  doubtless  be  extended  by  those  better  informed,  each  in 
his  own  locality.  To  further  this,  additional  lists  of  names  taken 
from  the  official  records  are  appended.      {Vid.  Appendix  No.  i.) 

Some  of  the  names  in  the  foregoing  list  are  not  found  in  the 
Presbyterial  records,  but  only  in  the  records  of  Synod.  Many 
of  them  occur  but  rarely.  Both  these  facts  strengthen  the  belief 
that  there  were  not  a  few  worthy  persons  holding  this  office 
whose  names  do  not  appear  on  any  Presbyterial  or  Synodical 
record.  John  Stevenson,  Sr.,  of  Pigeon  Creek  ;  David  Rannels 
and  Wm.  Patterson,  of  Upper  Buffalo;  John  Goodman  Young, 
of  Three  Springs;  Wm.  Sherrard,  of  Washington  ;  Moses  Dins- 
mon  of  Unity,  are  among  those  thus  accredited  by  tradition  or 
otherwise.     No  doubt  there  were  many  such. 

'  Cross  Roads  and  the  Flats  each  had  an  elder  of  this  name — possibly  the  same  person. 
'^  The  name  John   Riddle  appears   as  early  as  1 793.     Cross  Roads  and  Raccoon 
each  had  an  elder  of  this  name,  believed  to  be  the  same  person. 

*  A  Wm.  McCombs  represented  Pigeon  Creek  in  1783.  Either  the  same  or  an- 
other person  of  this  name  was  one  of  the  first  elders  at  Washington,  and  may  have 
represented  the  Church  any  time  after  1793. 

*  See  note  on  Upper  Buftalo. 

*  A  Josiah  Scott  represented  Chartiers  in  1785.  Either  the  same  or  another  person 
of  this  name  may  have  represented  Washington  after  1793. 

2 


l8         THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

The  records  show  some  names  conspicuous  for  frequency  of  at- 
tendance. Including  both  Presbyteries  and  the  Synod,  James  Ed- 
gar has  a  record  of  25  meetings;  Wm.  Smiley,  25  ;  James  Dins- 
more,  21  ;  Demas  Lindsley,  18;  Wm.  Lee,  18;  Wm.  Rea,  16;  Pat- 
rick McCullough,  13  ;  many  others  not  far  short  of  these  figures. 

It  should  here  be  added  that,  considering  the  difficulty  of 
travel,  the  meetings  of  the  General  Assembly  were  fairly  well  at- 
tended by  Elders.  The  list  is  as  follows  :  1794,  James  Edgar  ; 
1795,  Patrick  Scott,  Wm.  Smiley ;  1798,  Nathaniel  Coleman; 
1802,  Wm.  McKinly;  1807,  Wm.  McKinly,  Wm.  Rea;  1809, 
Robt.  Laughlin  ;  18 1 3,  Obadiah  Jennings  ;  1817,  Wm.  Rea; 
18 19,  Wm.  Rea. 

Taken  as  a  class,  the  early  elders  were  above  the  average  of  their 
contemporaries  in  intelligence  and  influence.  Almost  forgotten 
as  they  now  are  with  the  passing  away  of  three  or  four  genera- 
tions, most  of  them  were,  in  their  day,  leaders  in  public  affairs. 
One  has  but  to  glance  at  the  early  civil  list  to  be  convinced  of 
this.  Thus,  looking  only  to  that  part  of  the  field  which  lay  in 
Washington  County,  embracing  parts  of  the  two  Presbyteries  of 
Washington  and  Pittsburgh,  as  now  constituted,  we  find  that  pre- 
vious to  1790,  when  justices  of  the  peace  were,  to  some  extent, 
associated  as  judges  in  the  county  court,  the  names  of  James 
Edgar,  Wm.  McFarland,  Hugh  Scott,  William  Smiley,  William 
Scott,  Henry  Graham  are  on  the  list.  Elsewhere  as  justices 
are  the  names  of  John  Stephenson,  Patrick  McCullough,  Alex. 
Wright,  John  Riddle,  James  Proudfit,  Wm.  Hughes,  Wm.  Rea, 
Robt.  McCready,  John  Wilkins,  George  Craighead,  Isaac  Leon- 
ard, Jonas  Condit,  Andrew  Swearingen,  and  perhaps  others. 
James  Edgar  also  held  the  position  of  a  member  of  the  Supreme 
Executive  Council  of  the  State.  And  under  the  Constitution  of 
1790,  two  other  Ruling  Elders — James  Allison  and  John  Mc- 
Dowell— held  the  position  of  Associate  Judge.  Abel  McFar- 
land was  a  member  of  the  State  Senate,  and  John  McDowell, 
James  Edgar,  Alex.  Wright,  John  Flanikin,  James  Brice,  Joseph 
Vance,  James  Kerr,  Aaron  Kerr,  and,  it  may  be,  other  elders 
were  members  of  the  House  of  Representatives,  most  of  them 
for  several  terms.  Indeed  for  the  first  thirty  years,  to  call  the 
roll  of  the  members  of  Legislature  for  Washington   County  is 


ANTECEDENT  HISTORY.  1 9 

very  much  like  calling  a  roll  of  Scotch-Irish  Elders  of  Presby- 
tery. Further  references  to  the  county  records  show  that  elders 
Demas  Lindsley,  Wm.  McComb,  James  Bradford,  Thos.  Mar- 
quis, Thos.  Byers,  Thos.  Officer,  together  with  many  of  those 
already  named,  held  other  responsible  positions  on  the  civil  list. 
These  statements,  it  will  be  noted,  are  limited  to  elders.  Should 
this  limit  be  passed,  so  as  to  take  in  church  members  in  general, 
it  would  be  still  more  apparent  thai:  the  Presbyterian  Church 
in  that  day  did  not  fail  to  contribute  largely  of  her  best  material 
to  the  service  of  the  State.^ 

STATISTICS. 

It  would  be  interesting  to  note  the  progress  of  the  early  church 
by  reference  to  its  statistics,  if  we  were  able  to  do  so.  But  this 
is  not  possible  to  any  great  extent.  We  here  find  ourselves  in 
much  the  position  of  an  investigator  in  the  field  of  science,  who 
has  for  his  data  only  here  and  there  a  fossil  frond,  or  shell,  or 
disjointed  bone.  But  in  the  one  case,  as  in  the  other,  even  these 
fragments  are  not  to  be  undervalued.  If  there  be  any  exception 
to  this  paucity  of  data  in  the  ecclesiastical  field,  it  is  in  the  one 
particular  of  congregational  settlements.  Here  the  find  is  large 
but  not  valuable.  An  ill-shaped  specimen  marked  delinquency 
is  everywhere  abundant.  It  is  clearly  defined,  being  notated  in 
£.  s.  and  d. 

It  is  remarkably  persistent,  too.  Scarce  any  indication  of  de- 
cadence appearing  until  1802,  when  Upper  Buffalo — perhaps  put 
somewhat  upon  its  mettle  by  remembering  that  Francis  Herron, 
four  years  before,  had  declined  their  call,  and  left  them  subsist- 
ing on  that  thin  diet  called  supplies — now  with  another  man, 
not  quite  so  young,  but  equally  good,  John  Anderson, 
just  installed  as  pastor — reports  salary  paid  in  full.  Thence- 
forward, under  this  lead,  there  is  gradual  accession  over  the 
whole  field,  to  this  new  type  of  church-life,  though  not  with- 
out frequent  recurrence  to  the  old.  But  let  us  not  be  unjust 
here  to  the  memory  of  perhaps  better  men  than  ourselves. 
Let  us  not  forget  that  .^150,  i.  e.  ^730,  or  even  i^i20  was  in 

•  Of  the  early  members  of  Congress,  three,  at  least, — John  Hamilton,  Aaron  Lyle 
and  Thos.  Patterson — were  conspicuously  active  members  of  the  Presbyterian  Church. 


20         THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

that  day  a  largesuni  of  money.  May  it  not  be  that  the  fault  of 
the  dear  old  fathers  was,  that  in  the  goodness  of  their  hearts 
they  promised  too  much.  To  will  was  present  with  them,  but 
how  to  perform  they  found  not.  Let  us  not  sit  in  judgment, 
then,  for  we  know  not  in  what  straitnesses  they  were.  Above 
all,  let  not  their  example  be  misapplied  by  their  descendants, 
to  whom  God  has  given  so  much — oh,  so  much  more  wealth ! 

It  is  gratifying  to  find,  moreover,  that  the  fathers,  in  all  their 
straitnesses,  were  not  disobedient  to  the  divine  law  of  giving 
for  the  good  of  others.  Thus,  as  early  as  1790,  a  Minute  ap- 
pears in  the  records  of  the  old  mother  Presbytery  of  Red- 
stone, as  follows  :  "The  Presbytery  find  that  the  order  of 
Synod  for  raising  contributions  for  the  support  of  missiona- 
ries has  been,  in  part,  complied  with,  and  that  the  sum  re- 
ceived is  i^22.  14^.  3^." 

The  year  following  contributions  for  the  same  are  acknowl- 
edged, among  which  are  these  :  "  From  Mr.  Smith's  congrega- 
tions, £1^.  ys.  From  Mr.  Hughes,  £^.  6s.  6d.  In  '92  from  Mr. 
Hughes,  ^^"3.    In  '93  from  Pigeon  Creek,  £^.  yy 

In  the  same  line,  under  the  new  Presbytery  of  Ohio,  among 
the  sums  reported  are  these  :  In  1795, from  Mr.  Hughes'  congre- 
gations, ;^5.  los.  ;  from  Mr.  Marquis',  £^.  los.  In  '96, from  Mr. 
Brice's,  ^^3.  gs.  2}id.  ;  from  Mr.  Hughes,  £"/.  6s.  3^.  ;  from  Mr. 
Marquis',  i^i  5.  gs.  ■}^d. 

A  little  later  contributions  were  made  for  Education  as  well 
as  Missions. 

It  is  worth  while,  also,  to  note  that  in  the  Minutes  of  the 
General  Assembly  for  18 16,  acknowledgment  is  made  of  contri- 
butions for  the  Seminary  at  Princeton,  as  follows  :  Lower  Buf- 
falo, ;$  12. 50;  Forks  of  Wheeling,  ^17. 50  ;  West  Liberty,  ;^50  ; 
Cross  Creek  ;$88 ;  Upper  Buffalo,  1^48 ;  Pigeon  Creek,  tyo; 
Washington,  ^130  ;  Wheeling,  ^55. 

As  to  numerical  strength,  the  earliest  record  that  has  been 
found  gives  this  fragment  :  "  Ap,,  1794,  Pigeon  Creek,  130  fam- 
ilies, 140  communicants ;  Short  Creek,  47  families,  50  communi- 
cants ;  Lower  Buffalo,  44  families,  46  communicants. 

In  1806  these  items  appear  :  West  Liberty  and  Lower  Buffalo, 
134   communicants,    20   infants  baptized;    Three    Ridges   and 


ANTECEDENT  HISTORY. 


21 


Wheeling,  no  report ;  Cross  Creek,  no  report ;  Mill  Creek  and 
Flats,  137  communicants,  17  infants  baptized;  Upper  Buffalo, 
235  communicants,  35  infants  baptized,  2  adults  baptized  ;  Pigeon 
Creek  and  Pike  Run,  no  report ;  Cross  Roads  and  Three  Springs, 
214   communicants,    35     infants   baptized,     2    adults    baptized  ; 

Washington, communicants,  25   infants  baptized,  3  adults 

baptized  ;  Ten  Mile,  192  communicants,  16  infants  baptized. 

As  an  exhibit  of  church  growth,  and  an  evidence,  also,  of  in- 
creased attention  to  statistics,  we  here  subjoin  the  Statistical 
Report  of  the  Presbytery  of  Ohio  for  the  spring  of  18 19,  being 
the  last  before  its  dimensions  were  curtailed  by  the  erection  of 
Washington  and  Steubenville  Presbyteries.  With  the  names  of 
the  churches  added,  it  is  as  follows: 


ministers'  names. 


John  McMillan,  D.D 
Joseph  Patterson 
Thomas  Marquis 
Boyd  Mercer .  . 
Samuel  Ralston. 
William  Woods. 
George  Scott  .  . 
John  Anderson  . 
Matthew  Brown. 
Joseph  Anderson 
Elisha  Macurdy 
James  Snodgrass 
Alexander  Cook 
Cephas  Dodd.  . 
John  Rea .  .  . 
William  McMillan 
Thomas  Hunt,  P.  ] 
Lyman  Potter 
Moses  Allen  . 
Joseph  Stevenson  . 
Andrew  McDonald 
Thomas  B.  Clark 
Abraham  Scott  . 
Michael  Law.  . 
Andrew  Wylie  . 
James  Hervey  . 
Thomas  Hoge  . 
Obadiah  Jennings 

Total  .    . 


NAMES    OF   CHURCHES. 


Chartiers 

Without  pastoral  charge  . 

Cross  Creek 

Without  pastoral  charge  . 
Mingo  Creek  and  Williamsport 
Bethel  and  Lebanon .  .    . 
Mill  Creek  and  Flats  .    . 

Upper  Buffalo 

Washington 

Richlands 

Cross  Roads  and  Three  Springs 

Island  Creek 

Bethany 

Without  pastoral  charge  .    . 

Beech  Springs 

Miller's  Run 

Two  Ridges  and  Richmond 
W^ithout  pastoral  charge  .    . 

Raccoon    

Three  Ridges 

WTiiteOakFlats&Flaherty'sRun 
Without  pastoral  charge  . 
Without  pastoral  charge  . 

Montour's  Run 

Without  pastoral  charge  . 
Forks  of  Wheeling  and  Wheelingtown 
Stated  Supply,  East  Buffalo, 
Steubenville 


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22  THE  PRESBYTERY   OF  WASHINGTON. 

Any  sketch  of  the  early  church,  however  hurried,  would  be 
incomplete  without  a  reference  to  some  particulars  showing  the 
spirit  of  its  members  and  their  general  build  of  Christian  char- 
acter. 

Here  we  may  mention  first  of  all  their 

PATRIOTISM   AND   LOYALTY. 

It  is  related  that  at  a  gloomy  crisis  in  the  Revolution  General 
Washington,  being  asked  what  he  would  do  under  certain  con- 
tingencies, replied :  "  Should  it  come  to  the  v/orst,  I  will  fall 
back  into  the  mountain  region  of  Pennsylvania,  and  make  my 
stand  among  the  Scotch-Irish  Presbyterians."  Whether  this  be 
authentic  or  not,  it  is  certain  that  the  Presbyterian  forefathers 
were  strong  and  sturdy  patriots.  A  great  company  of  them 
evinced  this  as  officers  and  soldiers  in  the  Revolution.  No  one 
point  occurs  more  frequently  in  the  fragmentary  biographical 
reminiscences  we  have  than  this :  '*  He  was  a  soldier  of  the 
Revolution,  and  at  the  close  of  the  war  came  west."  Cases 
could  be  cited  where  more  than  one  of  the  same  family  were 
thus  enlisted.  One  of  the  present  members  of  this  Presbytery* 
is  a  descendant,  on  the  maternal  side,  of  one  of  four  brothers 
who  were  in  the  Continental  army,  and,  on  the  paternal  side,  his 
grandfather  and  a  grand-uncle,  who  afterwards  became  a  Pres- 
byterian minister,  fought  with  the  Poes  in  repelling  the  incur- 
sions of  the  Indians — (and  yet  our  good  brother  is  a  very 
peaceable  man  despite  it  all).  No  doubt  one  main  reason  why 
so  many  of  them  made  their  homes  on  the  new  lands  of  the 
West  was  because  they  had,  by  military  service,  earned  liberal 
grants  of  land,  and  in  the  same  way  acquired  a  vigor  and  force 
of  character  fitting  them  well  for  pioneer  life. 

THE  WESTERN  INSURRECTION. 

Nor  can  it  be  alleged  that  this  spirit  of  patriotism  and  loyalty 
waned,  even  in  that  trying  crisis  which  followed  shortly  after 
the  Revolution,  when  the  method  of  raising  revenue  adopted  by 
the  Federal  Government  excited  so  much  of  violent  opposition 

1  Rev.  J.  S.  Marquis. 


ANTECEDENT  HISTORY.  23 

in  the  western  country.  For  while,  no  doubt,  the  ministers  and 
members  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  shared  with  others  in  their 
judgment  of  the  revenue  law  as  unjust  and  oppressive,  it  is  yet 
clear  that  taken  collectively,  not  excepting  even  those  who 
seemed  to  act  to  a  certain  extent  with  the  insurgents,  they 
were,  as  a  whole,  the  steadfast  and  most  efficient  friends  of  law 
and  order  and  the  real  conservators  of  the  public  peace. 

That  the  ministers,  at  least,  were  thoroughly  loyal  is  fully 
proved  by  the  following  action  adopted  in  1795  by  both  Presby- 
teries :  ^^ Resolved,  That  if  any  of  those  persons  who,  during  the 
late  disturbances,  had  an  active  hand  in  burning  property,  rob- 
bing the  mail  and  destroying  official  papers  of  the  officers  of 
government,  shall  apply  for  distinguishing  privileges  in  our 
church,  they  shall  not  be  admitted  until  they  give  satisfactory 
evidence  of  their  repentance.  The  Presbytery  also  did,  and  do 
hereby,  declare  their  hearty  disapprobation  of  all  riotous,  illegal 
and  unconstitutional  combinations  against  the  government,  the 
laws  or  offices  of  government,  and  do,  in  the  most  earnest  and 
importunate  manner,  recommend  and  enjoin  it  upon  the  people 
under  their  care  to  be  subject  to  all  magistrates  in  lawful 
authority," 

THE  WAR  OF   1812. 

That  the  spirit  of  patriotism  and  loyalty  continued  still  active 
in  later  years  appears  from  the  following  adopted  by  the  Pres- 
bytery of  Ohio  in  October,  1813:  "Presbytery,  taking  into 
serious  consideration  the  apparent  gracious  interposition  of 
Divine  Providence  in  favor  of  our  northwestern  frontiers,  on 
motion.  Resolved,  That  it  be  recommended  to  each  member  to 
offer  up  special  praise  and  thanksgiving  to  Almighty  God,  in 
their  respective  congregations  on  the  next  Lord's  day,  for  the 
late  signal  and  very  remarkable  victories,  under  the  Divine  aus- 
pices, gained  by  our  northwestern  armies,  both  on  the  lake  and 
on  land,  and,  humbly  acknowledging  our  sins  and  unworthiness, 
to  implore  the  continuation  of  the  divine  favor  in  behalf  of  our 
beloved  country."  If  there  was  any  opposition  in  Presbytery  to 
this  action  on  the  ground  that  it  related  to  secular  affairs  and 
would  be  damaging  to  the  Church's  spirituality,  the  fact  does 


24         THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

not  appear  on  the  records.  The  good  fathers  seem  to  have 
thought  that  they  were  quite  free  to  acknowledge  God's  favor 
in  Providence  as  well  as  in  grace. 

RIGID   ORTHODOXY. 

And  yet  it  could  not  be  charged  against  them  that  they  hon- 
ored any  standard  of  faith  and  practice  other  than  the  written 
word.  Their  exaltation  of  the  Scriptures  was  a  distinguishing 
trait.  Hence  they  were  sternly  orthodox.  Whatever  weak- 
nesses they  may  have  had,  latitudinarianism  was  not  one  of 
them.  They  were  sound  in  doctrine,  and,  par  excellence,  were 
steadfastly  so.  In  this,  at  least,  Scotch  blood  and  Divine  grace 
wrought  together.  With  unswerving  tenacity  they  held  fast 
the  form  of  sound  words.  Specimen  sermons  yet  extant  show 
clearly  what  was  the  style  of  preaching  which  prevailed.  It 
was  not  ornate ;  it  was  not  moralistic,  nor  was  it  "  sound  and 
fury  signifying  nothing."  On  the  other  hand  it  was  plain,  per- 
spicuous, direct.  It  was  also  largely  didactic  and  doctrinal,  and 
on  this  basis  developed  into  something  tremendously  searching 
and  practical.  That  the  ministers  of  that  day  were  sensitively 
jealous  of  their  good  name  in  this  respect  appears  from  several 
items.  Thus  December  2$,  1800:  "  Presbytery  being  informed 
that  it  has  been  reported  in  some  of  our  vacancies  that  the 
Presbyterian  body  have  wholly  rejected  the  Book  of  Psalms, 
together  with  the  five  books  of  Moses,  we  do  hereby  declare 
the  above  a  groundless  slander,  and  that  we  always  have  con- 
sidered these  books  equally  sacred  with  the  other  books  of  the 
Old  and  New  Testaments." 

Another  instance  is  in  1808,  when  Presbytery  initiated  a  cor- 
respondence with  another  ecclesiastical  body,  continuing  for 
several  years,  and  covering  many  pages,  the  ground  of  which 
was  an  alleged  statement  by  a  minister  of  that  body  to  the 
effect  that  "some  of  the  Presbyterian  ministers  were  Arminians 
and  Socinians,"  the  objective  end  of  the  correspondence  being, 
apparently,  to  expurgate  themselves  of  this  reproach  by  per- 
suading or  compelling  the  slanderer  to  confess  and  repent  of 
his  sin. 

Nor  was  the  zeal  for  sound  doctrine  evinced  by  the  ministers 


ANTECEDENT  HISTORY.  25 

at  all  unsavory  to  the  church  at  large.  Catechetical  examina- 
tions, looking  to  the  indoctrination  of  the  people,  were  so  much 
a  matter  of  course  that  in  the  case  of  vacant  congregations 
ministers  were  appointed  to  catechize  with  the  same  formality 
that  they  were  appointed  to  preach.  Thus, — "October,  1794, 
Rev.  Joseph  Patterson  appointed  to  catechize  the  congregation 
of  Bethel  on  the  first  Sabbath  of  March."  "October,  1795,  Rev. 
James  Hughes  appointed  to  catechize  at  Mill  Creek.  Rev. 
Thomas  Marquis  appointed  to  catechize  at  Kings'  Creek." 

An  inkling  of  the  proficiency  to  which  the  people  thus  at- 
tained in  matters  of  doctrine  may  be  gathered  from  a  record  in 
1808,  where  some  of  the  members  of  a  little  church  in  Ohio 
preferred  charges  against  their  pastor  for  unscriptural  teaching 
on  the  subject  of  the  Covenants.  From  the  testimony  in  the 
case,  which  is  fully  recorded,  it  would  appear  that  some,  at 
least,  of  those  early  elders  were  thoroughly  versed  in  matters 
of  doctrine,  having  at  their  tongue's  end  the  various  differentia 
of  the  Covenant  of  Grace  and  the  Covenant  of  Redemption,  and 
discoursing  of  them  with  a  fluency  that  would  be  quite  paraly- 
zing to  the  young  theologians  of  the  present  day,  not  to  say 
anything  of  some  of  the  doctors  of  divinity. 

PRACTICAL  MORALITY. 

Coupled  with  their  attachment  to  sound  doctrine  was  a  cor- 
responding regard  for  practical  morality.  They,  by  no  means, 
ignored  the  ethical  side  of  Christianity,  They  did  not  leave 
themselves  open  to  the  reproach  which  the  enemies  of  truth 
are  ever  so  forward  to  hurl  against  its  friends,  the  reproach  of 
dead  orthodoxy.  With  the  church  to  which  they  belonged 
they  held  that  "  truth  is  in  order  to  goodness,"  and  that  "  the 
great  touchstone  of  truth  is  its  tendency  to  promote  holiness." 

One  proof  of  this  was  their  zeal  in  the 

MAINTENANCE  OF  CHURCH  DISCIPLINE. 
This  they  enforced  alike  in  the  case  of  ministers  and  others. 
To  show  how  watchful  they  were  for  the  purity  of  the  minis- 
try it   may,  without  noting  repeated  cases  of  judicial  process 
rigidly  enforced,  be  stated  that  on  a  certain   occasion,  when  one 


26  'i"ni',  i'ui;sitv'ncKY  oi'  wASiiiNcvroN. 

of  llicii  mimlxr  (((civcd  ;in  .'ippointmnil  to  tlic  office  of  Asso- 
ciati:  Jiid^c,  ill  the  C'oiinty  Coiiit,  aIllioii|.jli  lie  plcailcd  .some- 
what of  physical  iiifinnily  as  his  reason  for  acceptiii^j  it,  they 
would  not  let  the  matter  pass  until  they  had  overtiired  the  Gen- 
eral AsscMiibly  as  follows  :  "  May  a  man  hold  the  office  of  the 
^jospel  ministry  and  the  o((\cx:  of  an  Associate  Judfje  at  the 
sanur  time?  or,  I;,  it  tx|)e(lient  for  l*rtrsl)yti:ry  to  continue  a 
person  in  Ihf  oriicc  of  the  (lOspel  Ministry  in  such  circum- 
slancfs  I*  "  The  extent  to  which  judicial  cases  in  those  days 
occupied  I  hi-  .iltentioii  of  church  coiuls  mi^dit  at  fust  blush, 
avv.iLcii  the  suspicion  lli.it  cither  <lcrclictions  were  more  fre- 
(piiMit  til. Ml  now,  or  else  the  fathers  were  rather  fond  than 
otherwise  of  wieldin;.j  the  />otts(its  </i<ikriti/,i\  Mut  another 
view,  more  (  harilahle  to  them,  and  less  flattering  to  us,  is 
til, it  the  conscience  of  the  chuicli  responded  to  the  sense  of 
ol)ln;.i(ion  in  respect  of  discipline  more  promptly  then  than 
it  does  now.  That  they,  the  <(u'tiis  />ns/>ytirorutn,  as  they 
ilaimed  to  be,  did  not  affect  judicial  process  for  its  own  sake  is 
well  illuslr.ilcd  in  a  certain  case  in  1794,  which  it  is  worth  while 
to  recite  as  a  model  of  judicial  discreetness  and  fidelity.  Pres- 
bytery h.i\'in[;  previously  appointed  a  loinmittee  to  examine 
witnesses,  etc.,  adopted  tlu"  committee's  report  as  follows:  "The 
l)arties,  with  tlu"  advice  and  consent  of  the  Committee,  consid- 
i-riiij;  the  d.ukuiss  ;md  obscuril)'  in  which  this  matter  has  all 
alon^j  been  involved,  and  the  impossibility  of  any  judicatory 
ever  lu-in^j  abb-  to  brini;;  it  to  a  ct-itain  just  issue;  and  Uiiowinj^ 
th.it  ( iod  I  an,  and  will,  one  da)'  briiij;  tluse  hidden  thinj^s  to 
lij.jht,  either  in  time  or  at  the  final  jud^^ment,  do  coidially  a^^rce 
to  lay  asiile  all  heats,  animositii>s,  railinfjs  and  prosecutions  in 
this  case,  referrin^jj  the  whole  to  the  omniscient  and  just  Judge 
of  the  Universe,  at  the  same  time  pr(»misinR  from  henceforth  to 
cultivati"  peace  and  li.irmon\',  and  to  do  all  in  their  power  to- 
ward healing;  the  present  wouiuls,  and  pn-vi-ntin^  the  giving  of 
.ui\-  others." 

\\\  this  wa)'  ri'Conciliation  was  eflii  ted,  .md  both  parties  re- 
stored to  chuiih  pi  i\  ili'ges. 

Anotlu-r  way  in  which  cart*  for  practic-.il  morality  was  exer- 
cised, w.is  in  piompti)'  and  ixpliiitl)'  ti'stilyiiu;  ai;ainst  prevailing 
I'vils. 


ANTECEDENT  HISTORY.  27 

One  instance  of  this,  already  cited,  was  the  matter  of  re- 
sistance to  lawful  authority.' 

HORSE-RACING. 

In  the  same  line,  the  presbytery,  in  1806,  testified  against 
horse-racing  as  a  prevailing  evil,  and  enacted  that  '*  church 
members  offending  in  this  respect  should  be  subject  to  censure." 

SPIRITUOUS  IvIQUORS. 

In  181 3  the  following  action  was  taken :  "  Presbytery  viewing 
with  anxious  concern  the  pernicious  consequences  attending  the 
frequent  use  of  spirituous  liquors, 

Resolved,  That  every  member  inform  his  people  that  the 
Presbytery  are  of  opinion  that  the  use  of  ardent  spirits  in 
harvest,  and  at  public  meetings,  is  highly  improper  and  preju- 

*  On  the  subject  of  negro  slavery,  nothing  is  found  in  the  Presbyterial  records. 
The  first  presbytery  in  the  West  was  not  organized  until  the  year  after  gradual 
abolition  was  enacted.  Public  sentiment  sustained  this  measure ;  and  that  the 
Christian  conscience  was  not  asleep  appears  from  occasional  instances  of  voluntary 
manumission.  Rev.  John  Clark,  by  his  will  made  in  1793,  set  free  a  mulatto  ser- 
vant. Judge  Edgar,  ruling  elder  at  Cross  Creek,  manumited,  in  1796,  a  slave  girl 
belonging  to  him.  The  instrument  of  writing  effecting  this,  which  is  in  the  "  Wash- 
ington County  Records,"  has  a  specific  historic  value.  It  is  as  follows :  "  Know  all 
men  by  these  presents  that  whereas  I,  James  Edgar,  of  Smith's  Township,  Washing- 
ton County,  Pa.,  being  on  the  26th  day  of  November,  A.D.,  1782,  in  the  township 
and  county  aforesaid,  possessed  of  a  negro  girl  as  a  slave,  and  then  of  the  age  of 
five  years,  did  register  tiie  said  girl,  being  of  the  name  of  Hannah,  on  the  said  day, 
and  so  described  in  the  office  of  the  Clerk  of  the  Sessions  of  the  said  county  accord- 
ing to  the  Act  of  Assembly  of  Pennsylvania  for  the  gradual  abolition  of  slavery, 
whereby  the  said  Negroe  girl,  Hannah,  remained  a  slave  to  the  said  James  Edgar, 
and  whereas  I  am,  under  a  serious  conviction,  that  involuntary  servitude  beyond  a 
just  compensation  for  maintenance  and  education  is  incompatible  with  a  sense  of 
duty  to  God  and  my  fellow-creatures;  I,  the  said  James  Edgar,  do  hereby  release 
and  forever  quit  claim  to  the  said  Hannah,  all  my  right  or  claim,  or  all  right  and 
claim  which  any  may  derive  under  me  to  the  time  or  service  of  the  said  Hannah 
after  she  shall  have  arrived  at  the  age  of  twenty-seven  years,  and  do  hereby  declare 
that  the  said  negroe  woman,  Hannah,  as  soon  as  she  shall  arrive  at  the  age  of  twenty- 
seven  years,  shall  be,  and  thereafter  remain,  entirely  free.  In  witness  whereof  I 
have  hereto  set  my  hand  and  seal,  this  sixth  day  of  January,  in  the  year  of  our  Lord, 
one  thousand  seven  hundred  and  ninety-six.  James  Edgar. 

"  Acknowledged  before  me  6th  January,  1796. 

"  Alex,  Addison. 

"  Recorded  7th  January,  1796.     Book  I.,  L.  703." 


28         THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

dicial,  both  to  the  bodies  and  souls  of  men,  and  that  they  rec- 
ommend to  all  under  their  care  to  desist  from  the  same,  at  such 
times,  especially."  If  to  any,  the  tone  of  this  should  seem 
moderate,  it  should  be  remembered  that  it  is,  by  no  means,  so 
short  of  public  sentiment  in  the  present  day,  as  it  was  in  ad- 
vance of  it  then. 

Three  years  afterward  the  Synod  testified,  even  more  de- 
cidedly to  the  effect  that  "  the  habitual  use  of  ardent  spirits  in 
families  and  by  laborers,  is  training  up  thousands  for  poverty, 
disgrace,  the  prison,  the  gallows  and  eternal  misery ; "  and 
"  that  ardent  spirits  ought  never  to  be  used  except  as  a  medi- 
cine."    (See  also  action  in  1817  and  subsequently.) 

The  same  body  recorded  its  testimony  against  other  breaches 
of  public  morality. 

SABBATH  DESECRATION. 

In  1 8 10  Synod  appointed  a  committee  "to  draft  a  petition  to 
Congress,  praying  them  to  revise  and  alter  the  law  respecting 
Post-office  establishments,  so  that  the  Sabbath  day  may  not  be 
violated  by  the  mail  being  carried,  and  Postmasters  opening 
their  offices  on  that  sacred  day."  This  was  followed  up  by  a 
series  of  corresponding  measures  in  this  direction  continued  for 
several  years. 

NON-CHRISTIAN  AMUSEMENTS. 

In  1 8 17  Synod  testified  against  "the  conduct  of  church  mem- 
bers given  to  attendance  upon  balls,  dances,  routs,  theatrical  ex- 
hibitions and  other  places  of  fashionable  amusement."  And  ad- 
dressing the  conscience  of  such  added  :  "  We  warn  you  with 
earnestness  and  affection,  to  conform  to  your  holy  callings  ; 
come  out  from  the  fashions  which  defile  with  sin  and  seduce 
from  God.  We  pray  that  none  of  our  dear  flocks  may  be 
found  when  the  Lord  cometh,  among  the  enemies  of  our  Sav- 
iour ;  frustrating  by  their  opinions  and  practices,  the  labors  of 
his  ministers,  weakening  their  hands  and  promoting  the  cause 
of  the  god  of  this  world,  instead  of  coming  forth  to  the  help 
of  the  Lord  against  the  mighty." 

But  let  us  turn  to  note,  now,  some  things  most  directly  relat- 
ing to  the  furtherance  of  the  Redeemer's  kingdom. 


ANTECEDENT  HISTORY. 


ZEAL  FOR  EDUCATION. 


29 


One  of  these,  which  has  already  been  hinted  at,  was  their 
zeal  for  education.  On  the  part  of  the  ministers,  this  is  only 
what  was  to  be  expected  from  their  own  attainments.  They 
were,  in  this  respect,  not  ordinary  men.  They  did  not  belong 
to  that  type  of  the  pioneer  minister,  most  frequently  conceived 
in  the  popular  mind — the  man  of  rude  and  unlettered  character, 
contemning  colleges  and  advanced  scholarship.  Those  who 
came  from  the  East  were  all  well  educated  men,  nearly  all  of 
them  graduates  of  Princeton  College.  Those  trained  on  the 
field  were,  as  far  as  opportunity  made  it  possible,  trained  ac- 
cording to  the  same  high  standard.  With  rare  exceptions,  they 
were  men  of  fairly  good  classical  and  theological  attainments, 
and  comparatively  cultivated  tastes.  This  is  fully  established 
by  what  they  have  left  behind  them  in  the  way  of  diary,  auto- 
biography, sermons,  controversial  tracts,  books,  letters  and 
other  writings.  And,  as  all  their  learning  was  sanctified  by 
deep  spiritual  experience,  and  wielded  with  apostolic  fervor  and 
zeal,  it  is  not  to  be  wondered  at  that  both  as  educators  and  as 
Evangelists,  they  exerted,  through  the  power  of  the  Holy 
Ghost,  an  efficient  agency  in  moulding  society. 

"  From  the  outset,"  attests  an  early  writer,  "  they  established 
little  grammar  schools  at  their  own  houses,  or  in  their  immedi- 
ate neighborhoods."  It  was  not  long  until  these  developed  into 
academies  at  Washington  and  at  Canonsburg,  both  mainly  un- 
der the  control  of  the  ministers  and  elders  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church — the  latter,  moreover,  under  the  special  sanction  and 
aid  of  the  Synod  of  Virginia  and  the  Presbytery  of  Redstone. 
The  ecclesiastical  records  of  that  day  abound  with  proofs  of  the 
deep  interest  felt  on  the  subject  of  education.  The  Presbytery 
of  Ohio,  at  its  first  meeting,  voted  to  "  co-operate  with  the 
Presbytery  of  Redstone  in  carrying  out  the  purpose  of  Synod," 
and  members  were  enjoined  to  "  use  their  best  endeavors  to  ob- 
tain contributions,  etc."  Subsequently,  for  several  years,  action 
is  taken  repeatedly  on  the  same  subject,  and  progress  is  re- 
ported.    Record  is  made  also  of  the  presbytery  meeting  from 


30         THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

year  to  year,  to  examine  the  students,  and  of  commissioners 
from  the  Presbytery  of  Redstone  being  present  to  assist  in  the 
same — the  names  of  David  Smith,  John  McPherin,  James  Dun- 
lop,  James  Power  and  Samuel  Porter  occurring  in  this  connec- 
,tion. 

Nor  was  this  watchful  interest  confined  to  this  one  department 
of  education.  That  it  reached  to  that  which  was  still  higher 
appears  not  alone  from  the  fact  that  several  of  the  early  minis- 
ters were  competent  and  painstaking  teachers  of  theology,  but 
also  from  the  further  fact  that  the  Presbytery  as  early  as  1810 
took  action  in  favor  of  the  establishment  of  permanent  theologi- 
cal schools,  pursuant  to  overture  from  General  Assembly.  And 
that,  on  the  other  hand,  this  care  reached  down  to  primary 
grades  of  schools  appears  from  the  following  adopted  October 
29,  1794:  "Presbytery  taking  into  serious  consideration  the 
importance  of  the  education  of  children,  and  the  danger  of  con- 
tracting early  habits  of  vice  and  immorality,  think  it  their  duty 
to  recommend  it  to  their  several  congregations  to  be  particu- 
larly careful  not  to  employ  masters,  of  immoral  conduct  or  un- 
sound principles,  but  to  discourage  such ;  and  do  their  utmost 
in  their  different  neighborhoods,  to  encourage  masters  of  good 
morals  and  orthodox  principles  in  matters  of  religion."  Possi- 
bly it  might  not  be  amiss  to  have  this  minute  re-enacted  in  our 
own  day.  However  this  may  be,  there  can  be  no  question  that 
the  zeal  of  that  generation  in  seeking  to  secure  to  themselves 
and  their  posterity  ample  opportunities  for  intellectual  training 
and  culture  under  safe  religious  control,  furnishes  an  example  to 
the  present  generation  that  should  be  in  the  highest  degree 
stimulating.  To  establish  institutions  of  learning  in  that  day, 
was  a  great  undertaking.  It  required  of  ministers  and  people 
alike,  both  great  effort  and  great  self-denial.  Foundation  stones 
had  to  be  laid  and  walls  reared  from  scanty  resources  laboriously 
earned.  It  is  to  the  honor  of  the  fathers  that  they  were  not 
wanting  to  the  exigencies  of  the  occasion.  They  did  what  they 
could.  If  they  could  not  give  pounds,  they  gave  shillings  and 
pence.  If  they  could  not  do  better,  they  gave  their  few  bushels 
of  rye  or  wheat,  or  their  few  yards  of  linen.  This  is  not  pic- 
torial  representation.     It  is  historic  truth.     Among   the  fragr 


ante;cedent  history.  31 

ments  of  the  olden  time  which  have  escaped  destruction,  is  a 
choice  one  found  among  the  papers  of  Rev.  Joseph  Patterson, 
being  a  Hst  of  subscriptions  taken  by  him  in  his  congregation  in 
1794,  for  the  building  of  the  academy  at  Canonsburg.  No 
doubt  a  fair  specimen  of  what  was  done  generally  by  the  pastors 
and  churches  at  that  day.     How  queer  it  reads. 

James  Ewing  ...  5  bushels  of  wheat  at  2  shillings 

William  Flanagan I  bushel 

Robert  Moore 2  bushels 

John  Logan 2  bushels 

James  Laird 4  bushels 

Samuel  Riddle  (in  money) 7^.  6^. 

John  McMillan,  cash $1.00 

Joseph  Patterson,  cash ;^6.oo 

Mrs.  Valandingham 6  yards  of  linen 

Mrs.  Lienor  Thompson 3  yards  of  linen 

John  Kelso 4  bushels  of  wheat 

John  Thompson 4  bushels  of  wheat 

James  McBride 3  bushels  of  rye 

Hugh  McCoy 4  bushels  of  rye 

Alex.  McCandless 2  bushels  of  wheat 

John  Cardike  (a  pious  negro)     .  2  bushels  of  wheat 

George  Valandingham,  cash 7^.  6a'. 

Mrs.  Nesbit 3  yards  of  linen 

Widow  Riddle 3  yards  of  linen 

Her  daughter  Mary  ...     •   .    .    .  3  yards  of  linen 

Is  any  one  tempted  to  smile  at  this  recital  ?  Let  him  do  it, 
but  let  his  smile  be  followed  also  by  a  reverent  spirit  of  thank- 
fulness that  God  put  it  into  the  hearts  of  these  dear  old  people, 
to  thus  help  as  they  could  to  do  foundation  work  for  the  great 
future. 

It  is  due  also  to  the  memory  of  that  generation  to  note  that 
somewhat  later  this  same  cause  was  honored  on  a  larger  scale, 
particularly  by  some  testamentary  gifts.  In  Smith's  "  History 
of  Jefferson  College "  incidental  allusion  is  made  in  various 
places  to  bequests  by  John  McDowell,  Esq.,  Rev.  Mr.  Clark, 
John  Baird,  Esq.,  Ezekiel  Hannah,  of  Indiana  County,  Pa. ; 
Mrs.  Margaret  Clark  and  John  McPherrin.  Concerning  some 
of  these  persons  and  the  amounts  given  no  information  has  been 
procured.  It  is  known  that  John  Baird,  Esq.,  was  an  elder  in 
Mt.  Pleasant   Church,  Redstone   Presbytery,  as  early  as    1790. 


33         THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

A  prominent  man,  and  the  only  representative  for  Western 
Pennsylvania  in  the  First  General  Assembly,  Hon.  John 
McDowell  was  one  of  the  first  elders  at  Chartiers,  who  died  in 
1809,  leaving  a  small  bequest  to  the  college.  An  investigation 
of  official  records  has  brought  to  light  the  following  facts  worthy 
to  be  preserved :  Rev.  John  Clark,  who  was  first  pastor  of 
Bethel  and  Lebanon,  by  his  will  probated  in  Allegheny  County, 
1797,  and  Margaret  Clark,  his  widow,  by  her  will  probated  as 
above,  in  1807,  made  bequests,  from  which  was  realized  the  sum 
of  ^4685,  part  of  it  in  trust  for  the  education  of  candidates  for 
the  ministry  and  the  balance  in  fee  simple  to  the  college.  John 
McPherrin,  who  was  a  first  elder  at  Three  Ridges,  by  his  will, 
probated  in  Washington  County  1815,  made  bequest,  pursuant 
to  which  his  executor,  Thomas  Byers,  afterward  paid  to  the 
treasurer  of  the  college  ;$2033.25,  the  interest  to  be  applied  in 
aid  of  candidates,  together  with  accrued  interest  ;^I25, 

MISSIONARY  ZEAIv. 

Another  thing  which  greatly  distinguished  the  fathers  was 
their  missionary  zeal.  No  impulse  feebler  than  this  could  have 
prompted  the  pioneer  ministers  to  venture  across  the  mountains 
into  the  wilderness ;  and  they  seem  to  have  imparted  a  similar 
zeal  to  all  who  rallied  to  their  aid.  We  have  seen  how  this  zeal 
was  exhibited  in  the  supply  of  vacant  churches  and  in  minister- 
ing to  neighborhoods  destitute  of  religious  ordinances.  Also 
how  the  new  fields  that  were  opened  up  by  the  westward  move- 
ment of  population  were  successively  occupied.  We  have  had 
a  partial  view  also  of  what  was  done  in  the  way  of  contributions 
to  the  Missionary  Fund,  The  records  of  Ohio  Presbytery  show 
repeated  efforts  to  enlist  the  interest  of  the  church  in  general, 
followed  in  1800  by  a  recommendation  that  "the  several  con- 
gregations or  sessions  of  said  congregations  form  themselves 
into  Missionary  Societies ;  or  adopt  and  mature  such  other 
measures  as  may  appear  most  effectual  for  raising  a  fund  for  the 
purpose  of  spreading  the  gospel — instructing  the  heathen  and 
the  black  people — and  that  each  congregation  make  report,"  etc. 
In  one  instance  it  is  ordered  that  subscriptions  be  made  payable 
in  "  money,  wheat  or  linen."     In    1801   Rev.   Messrs.  Marquis, 


ANTECEDENT  HISTORY.  33 

J.  Hughes,  T.  E.  Hughes,  McCurdy,  Brice,  McMillan  and  Pat- 
terson each  made  a  missionary  tour  north  or  west  of  the  Ohio. 
The  worthy  record  thus  begun  was  not  dishonored  in  the  years 
following.  In  1802  the  Synod  of  Pittsburgh  was  erected. 
Standing  alone,  west  of  the  Alleghenies,  first  born  of  many 
sisters,  an  infant  in  age,  a  giant  in  moral  strength,  it  signalized 
its  first  meeting  by  enacting  a  series  of  resolutions,  of  which  the 
first  was  in  these  significant  and  far-reaching  words.  ^-Resolved, 
That  the  Synod  of  Pittsburgh  shall  be  styled  the  Western  Mis- 
sionary Society " — Synod  thus  transmuting,  and  at  the  same 
time  grandly  conserving  itself  The  second  set  forth  the  two- 
fold object  of  this  action  as  being  to  propagate  the  gospel  among 
"  the  inhabitants  of  the  new  settlements  "  and  to  evangelize  "  the 
Indian  tribes  " — the  Synod  thus  foreshadowing  the  two  grand 
lines  of  all  missionary  effort — the  home  and  the  foreign.  The 
third  and  succeeding  resolutions  created  a  Board  of  Trust,  to 
carry  out  the  object  proposed.  How  well  this  5th  of  October, 
1802,  deserves  to  be  accounted  a  historic  day  in  the  annals  of 
the  Presbyterian  Church,  would  be  more  apparent  if  the  his- 
tory of  subsequent  events  were  to  be  traced.  It  would  in  this 
way  be  seen  that  the  action  of  Synod  was  no  unimportant  factor 
in  leading  the  General  Assembly  to  concentrate  its  scattered 
energies  by  erecting,  in  18 16,  its  Board  of  Home  Missions, 
through  which  channel  the  Synod  thenceforth  worked  with 
undiminished  zeal.  It  would  also  be  seen,  that  the  Western 
Missionary  Society,  which  was  the  name  and  shape  into  which 
the  Synod's  child  ultimately  grew,  after  this  curtailment  of  its 
functions,  was  the  direct  and  acknowledged  parent  of  our  present 
honored  Board  of  Foreign  Missions.  But  this  carries  beyond 
the  period  under  review.  All  that  needs  now  to  be  emphasized 
is  the  fact,  that  away  back  here  at  the  very  beginning  of  the 
century,  warm  and  vital  in  the  heart  of  the  young  church,  and 
practically  developed  were  these  two  great  germinal  principles — 
the  idea  of  Home  Missions  and  the  idea  of  Foreign  Missions, 
and  correlate  to  these  the  further  idea  that  the  work  on  both 
these  lines  is  the  work  most  directly  and  immediately,  not  of 
temporary  agencies  or  organisms,  but  of  the  church  itself  as 
such. 

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34         THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

To  further  the  movement  thus  set  afoot,  Synod  at  the  same 
meeting  voted  to  establish  a  monthly  missionary  magazine  for 
general  circulation,  appointing  twelve  of  its  members  as  editors 
in  general,  with  three  of  their  number  as  managing  elders.  To 
the  same  end  it  was  ordered  that  a  missionary  meeting  be 
preached  at  each  meeting  of  Synod,  A  member  of  Synod,  fur- 
thermore, was  appointed  to  act  as  secretary  of  the  society  to 
conduct  its  correspondence,  etc.  From  this  time  mission  work 
was  prosecuted  with  not  less  of  zeal  and  with  more  of  system  and 
efficiency.  The  records  of  the  three  Presbyteries  and  of  the 
Synod,  and  of  the  General  Assembly  also,  are  largely  a  record 
of  mission  work.  Scarcely  a  minister  or  licentiate  was  then  on 
the  Presbyterial  rolls,  the  most  aged  only  excepted,  who  was 
not  appointed  to  labor  for  a  period  of  from  one  to  four  months 
in  the  new  settlements,  or  among  the  Indian  tribes — the  Wyan- 
dotts,  Senecas,  Ottawas  and  others.  Many  were  thus  appointed 
annually  for  several  successive  years. 

That  the  ministers  and  churches  on  those  parts  of  the  field 
now  included  in  Washington  Presbytery  did  their  full  share  in 
this  work  is  abundantly  apparent.  No  names  appear  more  con- 
spicuously as  active  missionaries  in  the  western  territories  than 
the  names  of  James  Hughes,  Elisha  Macurdy  and  George  Scott. 
The  names  of  Thomas  Marquis  and  James  Edgar,  elders  of 
Cross  Creek,  are  in  the  first  Board  of  Trust  and  William 
McKinley,  elder  of  Short  Creek,  is  its  treasurer.  Rev.  Messrs. 
Thomas  Moore,  John  Anderson,  James  Hughes  and  George 
Scott  are  editors — the  two  former  managing  editors  of  the 
monthly,  to  which  is  given  the  name  Western  Missionary  Maga- 
zine. It  is  published  at  Washington,  Pa.,  and  the  first  number 
was  issued  February,  1803.  Rev.  James  Hughes  acted  for 
many  years  as  corresponding  secretary  of  the  society.  And  as 
early  as  1806,  for  some  reason  not  stated,  possibly  the  necessity 
for  closer  inter-communication,  the  Board  of  Trust  became  cen- 
tralized on  this  part  of  the  field,  the  election  for  members  result- 
ing in  the  choice  of  James  Hughes,  Thomas  Marquis,  John 
Anderson  and  Elisha  Macurdy,  ministers,  and  William  Rhea, 
William  Lee  and  John  Duncan,  elders.  And  thus  with  slight 
changes,  the  Board  remained  constituted  of  ministers  and  elders 


ANTECEDENT  HISTORY.  35 

on  this  part  of  the  field,  for  nearly  a  decade  of  years  until  God 
raised  up  such  younger  men,  north  of  the  river,  as  Francis 
Herron  and  Elisha  P.  Swift  to  take  their  places.  Facts  of  this 
kind  are  not  unworthy  to  be  stated,  as  showing  the  abundant 
reason  which  the  older  churches  of  Presbytery  have  to  revere 
the  memory  of  their  former  pastors.  It  should  be  an  inspiration 
to  present  duty  in  behalf  of  missions,  to  merely  recite  such 
names  as  those  of  James  Hughes,  Thomas  Marquis,  John  An- 
derson, Elisha  McCurdy,  George  Scott,  Joseph  Stevenson  and 
others  of  kindred  spirit. 

REVIVAI.S. 

If  the  question  were  asked,  what  is  the  explanation  of  that 
ardent  zeal  which  animated  the  fathers  in  behalf  of  missions  and 
also  of  education,  but  one  answer  could  be  given.  Most  plainly 
it  was  the  direct  result  of  that  special  and  glorious  ministration 
of  God's  Spirit  which  characterized  the  times  in  which  they 
lived.  The  story  of  those  wonderful  revivals,  which  is  by  far 
the  most  important  and  interesting  chapter  of  the  early  history, 
cannot  now  be  given.  It  is  too  vast  and  many-sided.  Fortu- 
nately there  is  little  or  no  need  for  this.  If  there  is  any  one 
feature  of  early  history  with  which  the  popular  mind  is  familiar 
it  is  this.  The  knowledge  of  it  has  been  derived  from  ample 
and  authentic  sources.  In  a  volume  published  in  1802,  entitled 
"  Surprising  Accounts  of  Revivals  of  Religion  in  the  United 
States,"  etc.,  may  be  found  a  letter  which  had  been  addressed  in 
1799  to  a  friend  in  Philadelphia,  by  a  gentleman  residing  in 
Washington  County,  giving  a  full  account  up  to  that  day.  In 
the  Western  Missiotiary  Magazbie  for  1803  is  a  fuller  and  later 
account,  prepared  and  published  by  order  of  the  Presbytery  of 
Ohio.  From  these  and  other  original  sources  full  histories  are 
given  in  Elliott's  "  Life  of  Macurdy  "  and  in  Smith's  "  Old  Red- 
stone." More  recently  in  the  "  Centenary  Memorial "  is  a  chap- 
ter by  Rev.  A.  Williams,  D.D.,  on  the  "  Religious  History  of 
the  Western  Church."  And  still  later  is  a  tractate  on  "  The 
Great  Revival  of  1800,"  written  by  Rev.  W.  Speer,  D.D.,  and 
published  by  the  Presbyterian  Board.  Nor  is  it  by  the  written 
page  alone  that  this  knowledge  has  come  down  to  us,  but  on 


36         THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

the  wings  of  tradition  as  well.  One  generation  has  declared  to 
another  God's  mighty  acts.  We  have  heard  with  our  ears,  our 
fathers  have  told  us  this  wonderful  story  of  the  Lord's  doings  in 
the  days  of  old.  Little  need,  indeed,  would  there  be  to  rehearse 
it  here  among  the  ministers  laboring  on  this  very  field,  among 
the  members  of  these  century-old  churches, — the  places  where 
these  scenes  transpired.  Your  own  thoughts  would  outstrip  the 
speaker's  words,  would  anticipate  each  detail.  They  would 
carry  you  back  swiftly  to  these  historic  scenes,  these  memorable 
events.  You  would  think  of  the  first  prayer-meetings  in  Vance's 
Fort  and  the  beginnings  of  revival  almost  co-incident  with 
church  organization,  not  at  Cross  Creek  and  Buffalo  alone,  but 
at  Pigeon  Creek,  and  Chartiers,  and  Ten  Mile,  and  Bethel, — 
wherever  indeed  churches  had  been  established.  And  then 
later,  of  the  more  abundant  outpourings,  not  passing  by  these 
indeed,  but  taking  in  also  the  newer  churches  of  Three  Ridges 
and  Forks  of  Wheeling  and  Short  Creek  and  Lower  Buffalo ; 
and  then  your  thoughts  would  hurry  on  to  the  still  greater 
work,  a  decade  later,  when  not  at  these  places  only,  but  at  Three 
Springs,  and  Cross  Roads,  and  Mill  Creek,  and  The  Flats,  and 
Raccoon,  and  Montours,  and  east  of  the  river  in  the  old  mother 
Presbytery,  and  at  the  one  only  place  north  of  the  Ohio  where  a 
church  existed — in  a  word,  all  over  the  field  God  so  marvellously 
displayed  his  power  and  grace.  And  you  would  think  of  the  re- 
markable incidents  and  accompaniments  of  these  events,  you 
would  think  of  McCurdy's  famous  "War  Sermon  "  and  Thomas 
Hunt's  singing,  and  the  wrestling  prayers  of  the  fathers  and 
mothers  in  Israel,  Philip  Jackson  and  Robert  McCready  and  a 
great  many  more,  and  the  intense  earnestness  of  the  preaching, 
the  vast  concourses  of  people,  the  overwhelming  convictions 
and  deep  distress  of  awakened  sinners,  the  extraordinary  play  of 
sympathetic  emotion  evincing  itself  so  often  in  that  strange 
phenomenon,  the  falling  exercise ;  and  yet  with  all  that  was 
human  and  weak,  God's  converting  grace  so  illustriously  dis- 
played, and  such  joy  and  blessedness  begotten  in  new-born 
souls,  and  so  many  consecrated  lives  laid  on  Christ's  altar,  and 
the  kingdom  of  God's  dear  Son  so  manifestly  promoted.  Ah, 
yes,  brethren,  it  was  a  glorious  way  that  God  had  of  ringing  out 


ANTECEDENT  HISTORY.  37 

the  old  century  and  ringing  in  the  new,  and  now  standing  here 
to-day  on  ground  hallowed  by  such  memories,  how  can  we 
escape  from  them  ?  Do  we  not  seem  to  feel  in  our  souls  the 
very  touch  of  that  long  vanished  past  ?  See  again  those  vast 
concourses  of  people — breathe  again  the  atmosphere  of  those 
sweetly  solemn  sacramental  Sabbaths,  hear  again  the  thrilling 
tones  of  those  devoted  servants  of  God  who  then  guided  men's 
feet  in  the  way  of  salvation.  Yes,  brethren,  that  long  vanished 
past  comes  back  to  us  again  to-day.  We  must  needs  greet  its 
presence  with  reverential  regard.  We  may  not  even  seem  to 
forget  its  voice,  so  eloquent  of  God's  love  and  grace.  Its  mem- 
ories are  a  precious  heritage.  Let  us  not  thrust  it  from  us. 
Let  us  be  faithful  in  conserving  it  as  a  gift  bestowed  by  God. 

In  closing  permit  me  to  add  a  word  of  tribute  to  the  religious 
character  and  experience  of  these  early  Christians,— not  so  much 
of  the  ministers,  for  their  record  is  not  obscure,  but  of  the  ruling 
elders  who  held  up  their  hands,  and  of  the  general  Christian 
community.  On  this  point  there  is  sometimes  evinced  a  certain 
amount  of  doubt  and  incredulity  in  the  present  day.  So  that 
such  word  of  tribute  will  not  be  amiss. 

What  I  wish  to  say,  however,  is  not  in  the  form  of  elaborate 
testimony,  but  is  simply  a  reference  to  a  very  remarkable  histor- 
ical paper,  which,  like  a  floating  fragment  on  the  bosom  of  a 
stormy  sea,  has  come  down  to  us,  preserved  from  the  general 
wreckage. 

This  paper,  very  well  known  to  a  few,  but  never  heard  of  by 
the  many,  is  in  the  shape  of  "  A  Religious  Agreement,"  entered 
into  in  1782,  and  its  special  historical  value  consists  in  the  fact 
that  it  did  not  originate  with  any  of  the  very  few  ministers  then 
in  the  West,  but  was  conceived  in  the  rnind  and  indited  in  the 
handwriting  of  a  ruling  elder,  Hon.  James  Edgar,  of  Cross 
Creek,  and  was  numerously  signed  by  the  members  of  that  and 
the  neighboring  churches.  Let  us  look  at  this  remarkable 
paper.  What  a  voice  it  is,  coming  down  to  us  from  the  wilder- 
ness of  a  hundred  years  ago!  "  We,  and  each  of  us,  whose 
names  are  underwritten,  being  chiefly  the  inhabitants  of  the 
western  frontiers  of  Washington  County,  considering  the  many 
abounding  evils  in  our  own  hearts  and  lives,  as   also  the   open 


.38         THE  PRESBYTERY  OP  WASHINGTON. 

and  secret  violation  of  the  holy  law  of  God,  which  dishonors 
His  name,  and  defiles  and  ruins  our  country  ^  (Here  follows  a 
long  enumeration  of  prevailing  iniquities),  "  which,''  concludes 
the  paper,  "  we  desire  to  acknowledge  with  shame  and  sorrow  of 
heart  before  God,  solemnly  promise  to  engage  against,  both  in 
ourselves  and  others,  as  Providence  shall  give  us  opportunity 
and  prudence  direct." 

Then,  several  years  afterward,  a  supplementary  clause  is 
added,  giving  us  this  second  voice  : 

"  We  desire  to  acknowledge  the  goodness  of  God,  who  hath 
continued  his  precious  gospel  with  us  in  purity,  and  especially 
for  his  late  gracious  outpourings  of  divine  influence  on  many 
parts  of  the  land,  and  especially  here,  where  we  were  so  much 
in  carnal  security  and  worldly-mindedness,  floating  along  with 
the  flood  of  vanity.  And  we  desire  to  lament  our  barrenness 
and  leanness  under  these  gracious  favors,  and  we  do  now,  in  the 
strength  of  God,  relying  on  his  grace,  resolve  that  we  will  seek 
the  Lord  for  help,  .  .  .  and  that  we  will  be  careful  and 
watchful  to  perform  the  duties  required  by  Christian  rules  in  the 
families  we  belong  to,  as  we  stand  related,  severally,  as  parents 
and  children,  husbands  and  wives,  masters  or  mistresses  and 
servants." 

To  these  papers  are  attached  in  all,  of  men  and  women,  one 
hundred  and  fourteen  names,^ — names  which,  almost  without 

'  "  Such  as  ignorance,  unbelief,  hardness  of  heart,  contempt  of  God  and  his  ordi- 
nances, law  and  gospel  (in  particular  in  setting  our  hearts  upon  the  creature,  in  one 
line  or  another,  more  than  upon  God),  breach  of  His  Sabbaths,  disobedience  to  par- 
ents, backbitings,  entertaining  bad  thoughts,  and  receiving  groundless  evil  reports  of 
others,  unfaithfulness  to  God  for  His  mercies,  profaning  His  name,  uncleanness,  las- 
civious songs,  filthy  discourse,  promiscuous  dancing,  drunkenness,  defraud,  deceit, 
over-reaching  in  bargains,  gaming,  horse-racing,  cock-fighting,  shooting  for  prizes, 
lying,  covetousness,  discontent,  fretting  against  the  dispensations  of  God's  provi- 
dence, unfaithfulness  for  God  (in  suffering  sin  to  remain  on  our  neighbor  unreproved), 
denying  God  in  the  neglect  of  family  and  secret  worship,  catechising  and  instruction 
of  our  children  and  servants  or  slaves,  vexatious  wranglings  and  law-suits,  together 
with  innumerable  evils,  provoking  God  to  send  down  heavy  judgments  on  our 
land  and  to  withdraw  His  gracious  presence,  and  unfit  our  souls  for  enjoying  any 
solid  happiness." 

'Signed  February,  1782. — Robert  McCready,  William  Vance,  John  Stone,  James 
Edgar,  William  McCandless,  Robert  Dunbar,  John  Robinson,  John  Donahey,  Mat- 
thew Hilles,  Benjamin  Bearkus,  John  McMillen,  Samuel  Hindman,  George  McCul- 


ANTECEDENT  HISTORY.  39 

exception,  show  Scotch-Irish  lineage, — and  which,  down  to  the 
present  day,  are  proudly  borne  by  a  great  number  of  worthy 
descendants  in  the  several  churches  to  which  the  original  signers 
belonged,  and  by  a  still  greater  number, — even  a  multitudinous 
host, — dispersed  in  multiplying  generations  throughout  the 
great  West.  How  much  more  convincing  than  any  mere  gen- 
eralities of  laudation  is  this  simple  record  of  the  former  day  ! 

Standing  on  the  basis  of  all  the  evidence  adduced  respecting 
the  real  character  of  the  early  fathers,  we  may  confidently  affirm 
that,  however  the  fact  may  have  sometimes  failed  of  recognition, 
and  little,  comparatively,  as  it  has  been  emphasised,  it  is  yet 
none  the  less  a  fact  of  indisputable  certainty,  and  a  fact  which 
will  some  day  stand  in  its  proper  light  upon  the  page  of  history, 
that  the  settlement  of  West  Pennsylvania  and  parts  adjacent,  by 
the  Scotch-Irish  Presbyterians,  was  one  of  the  really  greatest 
events  that  ever  occurred  in  the  history  of  American  Christian- 
ity, and  of  the  American  nation.  All  honor,  under  God,  to 
these  worthy  sires.  They  were  of  the  excellent  of  the  earth, 
God's  sifted  grain.  They  were  mighty  men,  valiant  for  the 
truth,  and  for  the  glory  of  God.     If  their  blood  courses  in  our 

lough,  John  Ekin,  Moses  Wallace,  David  Thompson,  Henry  McBride,  John  Dodds, 
John  Strain,  James  Barr,  Thomas  Hanna,  James  Dobbin,  Thomas  Strain,  Samuel 
Jeffery,  Alex,  McCandless,  Samuel  Leeper,  James  Matthews,  William  Smith,  Thomas 
Bay,  Ebenezer  Smith,  John  Cowen,  Thomas  Barton,  Hugh  Sherer,  Hugh  Newel, 
Arthur  Campbell,  John  Stephenson,  Samuel  Johnston,  James  Loop,  John  Hustein, 
William  Thompson,  William  Reno,  William  Rannells,  Henry  Graham,  William 
Hughes,  William  Campbell,  Patrick  McCormick,  John  Singer,  Joseph  Patterson, 
Daniel  C.  McCoy,  David  Kerr,  John  Morrison,  John  Stone,  William  Park,  William 
Smiley,  George  Marquiss,  William  Wallace,  Samuel  Reed,  James  Marshall,  Elias 
Newkirk,  John  Cooper,  William  McCullough,  Alex.  Wright,  James  Jackson,  Agness 
Jackson,  Mary  Cowen,  Sr.,  Mary  Cowen,  Jr.,  Martha  Dunbar,  Prudence  Matthews, 
Elizabeth  E.  Hughes,  Janet  McCandless,  Anne  Vance,  David  Rannells,  Elizabeth 
McCullough,  Ruth  Rannells,  Anne  Park,  Mary  Johnston,  Martha  Edgar,  Mary  Gra- 
ham, John  Hughes,  Gabriel  Walker,  Alex.  Kidd,  Jean  Patterson. — 86. 

Signed  1786. — Angus  Sunderland,  Jane  Sunderland,  Thomas  Bay,  Elizabeth  Bay, 
Mary  Patterson,  Sarah  Vance,  Jean  Marquis,  Martha  Rannells,  Robert  Morgan, 
Margaret  Marshall,  Susannah  Patterson,  Robert  Marshall,  Elizabeth  Thompson,  Ta- 
bitha  Kirk,  Sarah  Marquis,  Susannah  Parke. — 16. 

Signed  May  31,  1787. — Thomas  Hays,  Joseph  Colville  Vance,  William  Huston, 
John  M.  Cloan,  Joseph  Wiley,  Catharine  Edgar,  Catharine  Phillis,  John  Sanders, 
Andrew  Ferguson,  Elizabeth  McMillen,  Mary  Edgar,  Sr.,  Hannah  Huston. — 12. 


40         THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

veins  we  may  well  be  proud  of  it.  We  may  not  forget  what 
chosen  vessels  they  were,  providentially  fitted  to  accomplish 
God's  purpose.  We  may  not  forget  their  unbending  religious 
faith,  and  actual  fidelity  in  Christian  service.  We  may  not  for- 
get the  circumstances  of  hardship  and  peril  and  isolation  and 
poverty  of  earthly  comforts  and  all  the  conditions  of  many- 
sided  trial  in  which  they  were  placed,  while  being  made  the  in- 
struments in  God's  hands — ministers  and  people  together — 
of  sowing  those  seeds  of  gospel  truth  and  love,  the  fruits  of 
which,  in  all  their  plenitude  and  worth,  in  all  their  comfort  and 
joy  and  blessedness  we  now  possess,  undeserving  though  we  be 
of  such  a  heritage.  Honor  to  their  memory  !  Let  their  names 
be  in  everlastinsf  remembrance  I 


■'•''l.M  F.  H*>»*^ 


Present  Members,  1, 


II. 


HISTORY  OF  ORGANIZATION  AND  PROCEED- 
INGS OF  PRESBYTERY,  1819-88. 

4 

ORGANIZATION. 

The  Presbytery  of  Washington  was  formed  by  an  act  of  the 
Synod  of  Pittsburgh  passed  at  the  meeting  held  in  Washington 
in  October,  1819.  An  overture  had  been  sent  up  by  the  Pres- 
bytery of  Ohio  asking  for  a  division  of  that  body  and  the  erec- 
tion of  a  new  Presbytery  out  of  a  part  of  its  territory.  The 
request  was  referred  to  a  committee,  by  whom  a  report  was 
brought  in  containing  the  following  recommendation  :  "That  so 
much  of  said  Presbytery  as  lies  between  the  river  Ohio  and 
the  road  leading  from  Georgetown  to  Washington,  thence  to 
Waynesburgh,  and  thence  south  to  the  boundary  of  the  Synod, 
including  the  Rev.  Messrs.  Thomas  Marquis,  George  M.  Scott, 
Elisha  Macurdy,  John  Anderson,  Cephas  Dodd,  Joseph  Steven- 
son, Andrew  Wylie,  James  Hervey  and  Thomas  Hoge,  with 
their  respective  charges,  be  formed  into  a  separate  Presbytery, 
to  be  known  by  the  name  of  the  Presbytery  of  Washington." 
In  accordance  with  the  direction  of  Synod,  the  Presbytery  of 
Washington  met  at  Three  Ridges  (now  West  Alexander),  Octo- 
ber 19th,  18 19,  and  was  opened  with  a  sermon  by  the  Rev. 
Thomas  Marquis  from  Romans  i :  16.  The  nine  ministers 
named  above  were  present,  with  ruling  elders  from  four  of  the 
pastoral  charges  belonging  to  the  new  organization.  They  were 
John  Henry,  from  Cross  Creek;  John  Flack,  from  Upper  Buf- 
falo; Joseph  Donahey,  from  East  Buffalo,  and  John  Maxwell, 
from  Three  Ridges.  Representatives  appeared  from  three  va- 
cant congregations,  who  were  admitted  as  members,  viz. :  Wil- 
liam Brown,  from  Short  Creek  (now  West  Liberty) ;  David 
Gray,  from  Unity,  and  Ziba  Casterline,  from  Upper  Ten  Mile. 

41 


42         THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

It  was  provided  that  the  borough  and  congregation  of  Wash- 
ington should  be  considered  as  belonging  to  the  Presbytery  of 
Ohio,  and  the  college  of  Washington  to  the  new  Presbytery. 
The  territory  embraced  within  the  limits  assigned  to  the  Pres- 
bytery covered  more  than  six  thousand  square  miles.  There 
were  nineteen  congregations  within  its  bounds,  though  several 
of  them  were  not  completely  organized  according  to  Presbyte- 
rian order.  As  reported  to  the  General  Assembly  of  1820,  they 
were, — Cross  Creek,  Mill  Creek,  Flats,  Cross  Roads,  Three 
Springs,  Upper  Buffalo,  Lower  Buffalo,  Upper  Ten  Mile,  Lower 
Ten  Mile,  Three  Ridges,  Short  Creek,  Forks  of  Wheeling, 
Wheeling,  East  Buffalo,  Wolf  Run,  Unity,  Wellsburgh,  Waynes- 
burgh  and  Crab  Apple.  The  church  of  Crab  Apple  was  within 
the  boundaries  of  the  Presbytery  of  Steubenville,  and  no  reason 
has  been  discovered  why  it  was  regarded  for  a  time  as  under 
the  jurisdiction  of  this  Presbytery.  Wheeling,  Wellsburgh, 
Waynesburgh  and  Claysville  were  points  at  which  services  were 
held  with  more  or  less  regularity  up  to  this  date.  Churches 
were  formally  organized  at  these  places  subsequently. 

The  first  statistical  report  of  the  churches  was  made  to  the 
Presbytery  in  session  at  Upper  Buffalo  in  April,  1821.  The 
whole  number  of  communicants,  as  then  given,  was  1,659;  the 
number  added  on  examination  was  115.  The  amount  contrib- 
uted to  missionary  objects  was  ;^5 60.83.  Allowing  for  the  non- 
reporting  churches,  it  is  safe  to  conclude  that  the  membership 
of  the  churches  under  the  care  of  the  Presbytery  at  its  organiza- 
tion was  1700. 

By  the  action  of  the  higher  courts,  the  boundaries  of  the 
Presbytery  have  been  changed  several  times.  The  Synod  of 
Pittsburgh,  in  October,  1824,  set  over  to  the  Presbytery  of 
Washington  Rev.  Obadiah  Jennings  and  the  church  of  Wash- 
ington, of  which  he  was  pastor.  In  like  manner  the  churches 
of  Pigeon  Creek  and  Mt.  Nebo  were  transferred,  December  20, 
183 1,  from  the  Presbytery  of  Ohio  to  the  care  of  this  Presby- 
tery. The  General  Assembly  of  1863  ordered  that  the  southern 
boundary  of  the  Presbytery  should  be  changed  so  as  to  run 
directly  with  the  southern  line  of  Pennsylvania  extended  to  the 
Ohio  River.     The  effect  was  to  throw  the  churches  of  Sisters- 


HISTORY  OF  ORGANIZATION  AND  PROCEEDINGS.         43 

ville,  Hughes  River,  Pennsboro'  and  Bethel  into  the  Presbytery 
of  West  Virginia.  In  1868  the  church  of  Bethlehem  was  trans- 
ferred to  the  jurisdiction  of  this  Presbytery  from  that  of  Ohio, 
and  so  remained  until  1883,  when  it  was  set  over  to  the  Presby- 
tery of  Allegheny  in  order  to  secure  the  pastoral  services  of  a 
member  of  that  body  in  connection  with  one  of  their  churches. 
By  the  terms  of  the  agreement  it  came  again  under  the  care  of 
this  Presbytery,  when  the  pastoral  relation  was  dissolved  April 
12,  1887.  After  the  reunion  of  the  Old  and  New  School 
branches  of  the  Presbyterian  Church,  happily  consummated  in 
1869,  a  reconstruction  of  Synods  and  Presbyteries  became  ne- 
cessary. The  action  of  the  Synod  of  Pittsburgh  touching  this 
Presbytery,  by  which  the  order  of  the  General  Assembly  of 
1870  was  carried  into  effect,  was  as  follows:  "The  Presbytery 
of  Washington  shall  consist  of  all  the  churches  and  ministers 
within  the  territory  bounded  by  a  line  beginning  on  the  Ohio 
River  at  the  mouth  of  Raccoon  Creek,  running  along  the  east 
fork  of  said  creek  to  Hickory,  thence  by  the  road  from  George- 
town to  Washington,  including  South  Strabane  and  Somerset 
Townships  in  Washington  County,  thence  by  the  National  Road 
to  Beallsville,  thence  by  the  south  line  of  the  Presbytery  of 
Redstone  to  the  State  line,  thence  by  the  State  line  and  Mason's 
and  Dixon's  line  extended  to  the  Ohio  River,  and  thence  by 
said  river  to  the  place  of  beginning." 

The  synodical  relations  of  the  Washington  Presbytery  have 
been  changed  three  times.  From  its  origin  until  the  formation 
of  the  Synod  of  Wheeling  by  the  General  Assembly  of  1841,  it 
was  a  part  of  the  Synod  of  Pittsburgh.  During  the  twenty-nine 
years  that  the  Synod  of  Wheeling  was  in  existence  this  Presby- 
tery was  under  its  jurisdiction.  From  1870  to  1882  it  was 
again  within  the  bounds  of  the  Synod  of  Pittsburgh.  The  Gen- 
eral Assembly  of  1882  reconstructed  the  Synods  on  the  princi- 
ple of  making  them  conform  to  State  lines,  and  by  this  arrange- 
ment our  territory  was  included  in  the  Synod  of  Pennsylvania. 

At  its  first  meeting,  October  19,  18 19,  Rev.  Thomas  Hoge 
was  elected  stated  clerk,  and  held  the  office  until  he  severed 
his  connection  with  the  Presbytery,  October  5,  1825.  He  was 
succeeded  by  Rev.  Andrew  Wylie,   President  of  Washington 


44         THE  PRESBYTKRY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

College,  His  resignation  was  accepted  October  8,  1828.  The 
next  incumbent  was  Rev.  John  Stockton,  who  continued  in 
office  a  little  more  than  six  years.  At  the  close  of  Mr,  Stock- 
ton's term,  December  24,  1834,  Rev.  Dr.  David  Elliott  was 
appointed  his  successor.  He  served  until  the  next  stated  meet- 
ing in  April,  1835,  when  Rev.  William  C,  Anderson  was  elected. 
When  Dr.  Anderson  resigned,  December  27,  1836,  Rev.  Wil- 
liam P.  Alrich  was  elected  and  filled  the  office  for  three  years. 
Rev.  John  Eagleson  was  appointed  January,  1840.  He  was 
succeeded  in  October,  1849,  by  Rev.  Cyrus  Dickson,  who  con- 
tinued to  act  until  dismissed  from  the  Presbytery,  October  22, 
1856.  The  vacancy  was  filled  by  the  appointment  of  Rev. 
Edgar  Woods,  who  in  April,  1857,  took  his  dismission  to  the 
Presbytery  of  Columbus.  Rev,  James  I.  Brownson  was  ap- 
pointed April  22,  1857,  and  resigned  April  24,  1861.  The  next 
in  the  succession  was  Rev.  Alexander  McCarrell,  who  for  a 
period  of  fifteen  years  kept  the  records  of  Presbytery  with  ex- 
emplary fidelity.  Owing  to  feeble  health,  he  laid  down  the 
work  September  27,  1876,  nearly  five  years  before  his  final  dis- 
charge from  the  responsibilities  of  a  long  and  fruitful  ministry. 
Rev,  William  F.  Hamilton  was  elected  September  27,  1876,  and 
served  eleven  years.  His  resignation  was  offered  September 
13,  1887,  and,  being  pressed  upon  the  ground  of  impaired 
health,  was  reluctantly  accepted.  Upon  the  report  of  a  commit- 
tee appointed  to  nominate  a  clerk.  Rev.  Henry  Woods  was 
elected  in  his  place. 

A  few  items  of  business  transacted  at  the  earlier  meetings  of 
the  Presbytery  will  reveal  the  spirit  in  which  the  members 
entered  upon  the  work  set  for  them  to  do, 

A  resolution  was  passed  to  this  effect :  "  That  we  spend  part 
of  a  day  at  our  winter  meetings  in  prayer  to  God,  especially  for 
his  blessing  on  us,  and  the  people  under  our  care,  and  for  di- 
rection in  all  our  duties."  Much  attention  was  given  to  the 
destitute  regions  embraced  within  the  Presbyterial  bounds,  and 
to  the  care  of  weak  and  vacant  churches.  The  pastors  were 
appointed  to  preach  a  part  of  their  time  to  the  vacant  churches, 
and  at  such  points  as  congregations  could  be  gathered.  As  an 
illustration  of  their  unselfishness  and  zeal  for  the  extension  of 


HISTORY  OF  ORGANIZATION  AND  PROCEEDINGS.         45 

Christ's  kingdom,  it  was  enacted  that  monies  received  by  stated 
pastors  for  preaching  in  vacant  churches  should  be  appropriated 
to  the  Western  Foreign  Missionary  Society. 

The  elders  were  called  on  annually  to  report  as  to  the  fidelity 
of  their  ministers  in  the  discharge  of  their  duties.  This  cus- 
tom was  observed  until  the  year  1846,  when,  at  the  meeting 
in  October,  a  motion  was  passed  to  discontinue  it.  Another 
particular  in  which  the  methods  of  procedure  were  different 
from  those  now  pursued,  has  reference  to  the  manner  in  which 
the  Narrative  of  the  State  of  Religion  was  prepared.  At  the 
stated  spring  meeting  Presbytery  would  enter  upon  a  free  con- 
versation on  the  state  of  religion  within  its  bounds.  A  mem- 
ber, or,  in  some  cases,  two  members,  were  appointed  to  take 
notes  and  prepare  a  condensed  narrative,  to  be  forwarded  to  the 
General  Assembly  and  Synod.  The  disadvantages  of  this 
method  were  no  doubt  felt,  but  the  change  to  a  better  way  was 
not  the  result  of  formal  action  by  the  Presbytery.  A  committee 
was  appointed  October  3,  1832,  to  prepare  a  narrative  for  the 
Synod,  and  the  members  were  enjoined  severally  to  furnish  them 
at  the  next  meeting  of  Presbytery  a  written  report  on  the  state 
of  religion  in  their  congregations.  Gradually  this  plan  came  to 
be  pursued,  which  is  substantially  that  now  in  use.  Another 
particular  in  which  the  practice  of  church  courts  now  is  different 
from  that  of  this  earlier  period  (whether  the  change  is  for  the 
better  or  otherwise  need  not  now  be  considered)  will  appear 
from  the  following  action  taken  at  the  first  meeting  of  this  Pres- 
bytery: "On  motion  resolved,  that  it  be  enjoined  on  all  church 
sessions  under  our  care,  to  exercise  discipline  on  baptized  mem- 
bers who  may  be  guilty  of  immorality,  and  that  this  Minute  be 
read  in  each  congregation." 

A  call  was  presented  to  the  Presbytery  at  its  first  meeting, 
from  the  church  of  Lower  Buffalo,  for  one-half  of  the  minis- 
terial labors  of  Mr.  Jacob  Cozad,  a  licentiate  of  the  Presbytery  of 
Ohio,  who  had  been  placed,  by  the  action  of  the  Synod,  under 
the  care  of  this  Presbytery.  An  application  was  made  at  the 
same  time  for  one-half  of  his  services  as  stated  supply  by  the 
church  of  Short  Creek.  An  adjourned  meeting  was  held  at 
Lower  Buffalo,  January  4,  1820,  for  the  purpose  of  ordaining  Mr. 


46         THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

Cozad  and  installing  him  as  pastor.  At  this  meeting  Mr.  An- 
drew O.  Patterson  was  received  as  a  candidate  for  the  ministry 
from  the  Presbytery  of  New  Brunswick.  Subjects  for  a  lecture 
and  a  popular  sermon  were  assigned  to  Mr.  Patterson  as  parts  of 
trial  for  licensure.  His  certificate  stated  that  he  had  been  exam- 
amined  upon  languages  and  sciences  and  didactic  theology  by 
the  Presbytery  of  New  Brunswick,  and  had  presented  a  Latin 
exegesis  and  critical  exercise.  Having  passed  satisfactorily  the 
several  parts  of  trial  Mr,  Patterson  was,  on  the  5th  day  of  Janu^ 
ary,  1820,  licensed  as  a  probationer  for  the  gospel  ministry.  He 
was  dismissed  January  12,  182 1,  to  the  Presbytery  of  Redstone, 
and  became  widely  known  during  a  long  and  useful  ministry  in 
Western  Pennsylvania  and  Ohio. 

A  report  was  submitted  by  a  committee  consisting  of  Dr. 
Andrew  Wylie  and  Rev.  Thomas  Hoge,  appointed  at  the  previous 
meeting,  to  prepare  a  constitution  for  an  education  society,  agree- 
ably to  the  action  of  the  General  Assembly.  Its  object  is  set  forth 
with  clearness  in  the  first  resolution,  which  is  as  follows:  ''Resolved, 
that  the  Presbytery  will  resolve  itself  into  a  society  auxiliary  to 
the  Education  Society  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  in  the  United 
States,  under  the  care  of  the  General  Assembly,  will  take  measures 
to  raise  funds  and  report  the  amount  obtained  for  the  education  of 
poor  and  pious  youth  for  the  gospel  ministry,  with  the  number  of 
youth  actually  supported  in  whole  or  in  part  by  the  Presbytery, 
together  with  such  other  information  as  may  be  calculated  to 
assist  the  efforts  or  direct  the  labors  of  that  society."  This 
record  is  quite  significant,  as  showing  the  interest  taken  by  the 
fathers  of  the  Presbytery  in  the  cause  of  theological  education. 
In  the  same  line  were  measures  adopted  for  the  formation  of  a 
theological  library,  to  be  under  the  control  of  Presbytery.  The 
object  in  view  seems  to  have  been  more  especially  to  meet  the 
wants  of  young  men  studying  for  the  ministry.  Books  of  refer- 
ence were  scarce  and  expensive,  and  as  theological  seminaries 
had  not  been  established  west  of  the  mountains,  and  but  recently 
in  the  older  States  on  the  Atlantic  border,  some  device  was  con- 
sidered important  by  which  students  of  theology,  pursuing  their 
studies  under  pastors  engaged  in  arduous  and  self-denying  labors, 
could   be   supplied   with   books.     Members  of  Presbytery  and 


HISTORY  OF  ORGANIZATION  AND   PROCEEDINGS.         47 

students  under  its  care  were  exclusively  to  have  the  use  of  the 
books,  and  in  all  cases  the  latter  were  to  have  the  preference. 
To  what  extent  the  undertaking  was  successful,  or  how  long  it 
was  kept  up,  has  not  been  recorded.  Perhaps  the  founding  of 
the  Western  Theological  Seminary  at  Allegheny  so  soon  after, 
in  which  the  members  of  the  Washington  Presbytery  took  a 
deep  interest  and  co-operated  effectively,  led  to  its  abandonment, 
Its  brief  history  is  worthy  of  preservation  as  an  indication  of 
their  purpose  to  provide  the  best  facilities  for  training  the  future 
ministry. 

The  Presbytery  of  Washington  has  ordained  ninety-three  men 
to  the  work  of  the  gospel  ministry.  Eight  of  these  have  gone 
out  as  foreign  missionaries.  The  number  of  licensures  to  the 
end  of  the  year  1888  has  been  one  hundred  and  ninety-nine. 
Two  hundred  and  seventy  eight  young  men  have  been  taken 
under  the  care  of  Presbytery  as  candidates  for  the  ministry. 
Two  hundred  and  twenty  eight  ministers  have  been  enrolled 
since  the  organization  of  the  Presbytery,  including  those  set 
over  to  it  by  the  Synod.  The  number  of  ministers  now  on  the  roll 
is  thirty-nine,  and  the  number  of  churches  is  thirty-eight.  At 
the  beginning,  in  18 19,  there  were  upon  our  territory  nine  min- 
isters and  nineteen  churches.  The  whole  number  of  communi- 
cants, according  to  the  first  statistical  report,  was  approximately 
1700.  We  reported  to  the  last  General  Assembly  7143.  The 
number  added  to  the  churches  on  examination,  as  reported  in 
1 82 1,  was  115  In  1888  we  reported  408.  The  amount  con- 
tributed to  missionary  objects  at  the  former  date  was  ^560. 
Last  year  our  churches  gave  to  home  missions  ;^5o6o,  and  to 
foreign  missions  ;$9I72,  making  for  both  causes  an  aggregate 
of  ;^I4,232.  The  histories  of  the  churches  will  show  that  the 
labors  of  our  ministers  have  been  attended  with  frequent  and 
plentiful  outpourings  of  the  Holy  Spirit,  the  fruits  of  which 
have  appeared  in  large  additions  to  the  rolls  of  communicants, 
and  in  the  dedication  of  many  young  persons  to  the  service  of 
God  as  ministers  and  missionaries.  The  influence  exercised  by 
these  churches  and  ministers,  through  the  sons  they  have  sent 
forth  as  laborers  into  both  the  home  and  foreign  field,  and  the 
members  and  officers  they  have  furnished  to  churches  in  the 


48         THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

great  West,  can  never  be  fully  known.  The  following  roll  of 
ministers,  licentiates  and  candidates  will  exhibit,  in  a  form  con- 
venient for  reference,  the  ecclesiastical  changes  from  1819  to 
1888: 

MINISTERS,  LICENTIATES  AND  CANDIDATES. 
BIOGRAPHICAL   REGISTER. 

No.  I.  Thomas  Marquis.  Received  October  19,  18 19, 
Cross  Creek  Church.  Released  October  3,  1826.  Died  Sep- 
tember 27,  1827. 

No.  2.  George  M.  Scott.  Received  October  19,  18 19, 
Mill  Creek  and  Flats  Churches.  Released  from  Flats  April  18, 
1826.  Released  from  Mill  Creek  December  26,  1837.  Died 
August  IS,  1847. 

No.  3.  Elisha  Macurdy.  Received  October  19,  18 19, 
Three  Springs  and  Cross  Roads  Churches.  Released  from 
Three  Springs  October  6,  1824.  Released  from  Cross  Roads 
October  7,  1835.  Dismissed  April  19,  1836,  Presbytery  of 
Ohio.     Died  July  22,  1845. 

No.  4.  John  Anderson,  D.D.  Received  October  19, 18 19, 
Upper  Buffalo  Church.  Released  June  18,  1833.  Died  Janu- 
ary 31,  1835. 

No.  5.  Cephas  Dodd,  M.D.  Received  October  19,  18 19, 
Lower  Ten  Mile  Church.  Stated  supply  until  1856.  Died 
January  16,  1858. 

No.  6.  Joseph  Stevenson.  Received  October  19,  18 19, 
Three  Ridges  Church.  Released  October  6,  1824.  Presbytery 
of  Columbus  April  19,  1825. 

No.  7.  Andrew  Wylie,  D.D.  Received  October  19, 18 19. 
President  of  Washington  College,  Presbytery  of  Wabash,  Oc- 
tober 6,  1829.     Stated  Clerk  1825-28. 

No.  8.  Thomas  Hoge.  Received  October  19,  18 19.  In- 
stalled at  East  Buffalo  and  Claysville  June  27,  1821.  Released 
October  5,  1825.  Dismissed  to  Presbytery  of  Baltimore  Octo- 
ber 5,  1825.  Stated  Clerk  1819-25.  Received  from  Presbytery 
of  Ohio  December  8,  1829.  Installed  at  Claysville  April  20, 
1830.  Released  December  29,  1835.  To •  Presbytery  of  Phila- 
delphia March  29,  1836. 


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No.  9.  James  Hervey,  D.D.  Received  October  19,  18 19, 
Forks  of  Wheeling  Church.  Installed  Wheeling  (2d)  May 
14,  1830.  Released  October  4,  1831.  Installed  at  West 
Union  May,  1832.  Released  April  22,  1840.  Died  September 
13,  1859. 

No.  10.  Jacob  Cozad.  Transferred  from  Presbytery  of 
Ohio  October  19,  18 19.  Ordained  and  installed  at  Lower  Buf- 
falo January  5,  1820.  Released  April  19,  1827.  Installed  at 
Centre  August  26,  1823.  To  Presbytery  of  Steubenville  April 
19,  1827. 

No.  II.  Andrew  O.  Patterson,  D.D.  Received  as  a 
candidate  from  Presbytery  of  New  Brunswick  January  4,  1820. 
Licensed  January  5,  1820.  To  Presbytery  of  Redstone  Janu- 
ary 12,  1 82 1.  Ordained  April  18,  182 1.  Pastor  Mount 
Pleasant  and  Sewickley  Churches  1821-34.  Agent  Board 
Domestic  Missions  1834-36.  Pastor  Beaver  1837-39.  New 
Lisbon,  O.,  1840-51.  Stated  supply  and  pastor  Bethel  1852- 
57.     Died  December  14,  1868. 

No.  12.  William  McLain.  From  Associate  Presbytery 
of  Chester  and  Morristown  October  18,  1820.  To  Presbytery  of 
Hartford  October  9,  1823. 

No.  13.  IcHABOD  L.  Skinner.  From  Hartford  Associa- 
tion of  Connecticut  January  10,  1822.  To  Presbytery  of  Dis- 
trict of  Columbia  April  19,  1825. 

No.  14.  LUDOVICUS  ROBBINS.  From  Association  of  Hart- 
ford North,  April  15,  1823.  To  Presbytery  of  Huron  October 
22,  1824. 

No.  15.  William  WyliE,  D.D.  From  Presbytery  of  Red- 
stone October  9,  1823.  Installed  May  15,  1830,  Wheeling  First 
Church.  Released  April  20,  1831.  To  Presbytery  of  Lancas- 
ter October  20,  1832. 

No.  16.  Obadiah  Jennings,  D.D.  From  Presbytery  of 
Ohio  December  28,  1824,  Washington  Church.  Released  March 
25,  1828.  To  Presbytery  of  West  Tennessee  March  25,  1828. 
Moderator  General  Assembly  1822.     Died  January  12,  1832. 

No.    17.     William  J.   Frazier.     Received  as  a  candidate 
April  21,  1824.     Licensed  October  6,  1824.     To  Presbytery  of 
Ohio  December  28,  1824. 
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50         THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

No.  1 8.  Richard  Brown,  D.D.  Received  as  a  candidate 
from  Presbytery  of  New  Brunswick  December  28,  1824.  Li- 
censed December  29,  1824.  Ordained  October  3,  1827.  To 
Presbytery  of  Richland  December  30,  1828.  From  Presbytery 
of  Richland  October  19,  1832.  Installed  November  13,  1832, 
Three  Springs  Church.  Released  October  7,  18^5.  To  Pres- 
bytery of  Steubenville  April  20,  1836. 

No.  19.  Samuel  McFerran,  D.D.  Received  as  a  can- 
didate April  21,  1824.  Licensed  January  29,  1825.  To  Pres- 
bytery of  Redstone  June  20,  1827.  Ordained  1827,  Presbytery 
Blairsville.  Pastor  Congruity,  Pa.,  1827-69.  Died  August 
I,  1870. 

No.  20.  Hugh  KoonTZ.  Received  as  a  candidate  April 
21,  1824.  Licensed  January  29,  1825.  To  Presbytery  of  Hud- 
son November  28,  1826. 

No.  21.  Ebenezer  Churchhill.  From  the  Tolland  As- 
sociation of  Connecticut  as  a  licentiate  April  19,  1825.  To 
Presbytery  of  Lancaster  October  8,  1828. 

No.  22.  David  Colmery.  Received  as  a  candidate  April 
•21,  1824.     Licensed  April  20,  1825. 

No.  23.  John  Hawkins.  Received  as  a  candidate  April 
21,  1824.  Licensed  April  20,  1825.  Ordained  December  28, 
1830.     To  Presbytery  of  Redstone  1837. 

No.  24.  James  Arbuthnot.  Received  as  a  candidate 
June  16,  1824.  Licensed  April  20,  1825.  To  Presbytery  of 
Lancaster  October  3,  1826. 

No.  25.  Samuel  Reed.  Received  as  a  candidate  from 
Presbytery  of  Baltimore  June  16,  1824.  Licensed  April  20, 
1825.  To  Presbytery  of  Ohio  October  4,  1825.  From  Pres- 
bytery of  Ohio  October  4,  1826.  Installed  at  Three  Springs 
and  Flats  Churches  November  2,  1826.  Released  October  6, 
1829.  Name  dropped  June  21,  1831,  owing  to  mental  derange- 
ment. 

No.  26.  John  Stockton,  D.D.  Received  as  a  candidate 
April  21,  1824.  Licensed  April  20,  1825.  Ordained  June  20, 
1827.  Installed  June  20,  1827,  Cross  Creek  Church.  Released 
June  20,  1877.     Stated  Clerk   1828-34.     Died  May  5,  1882. 

No.  27.     Samuel  C.  Jennings,  D.D.     Received  as  a  can- 


BIOGRAPHICAL  REGISTER. 


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didate  October  5,  1825.  To  Presbytery  of  New  Brunswick 
April  18,  1826.  Ordained  June  14,  1829,  Presbytery  Ohio. 
Pastor  Sharon,  Pa.,  1829-79.  Editor  Christian  Herald 
1829-32.  Presbyterian  Preacher  1832-37.  Prin.  Female 
Seminary  1837-40,  Stated  supply  Mount  Pisgah  1831-48. 
Temperanceville  1842-48.  Pastor  Long  Island  1848-57.  Val- 
ley Church  1857-68.  Stated  supply  Riverdale  1880.  Died 
October  10,  1885. 

No.  28.  Abner  Leonard.  Received  as  a  candidate  April 
18,  1826.  Licensed  October  3,  1827.  To  Presbytery  of  Col- 
umbus June  16,  1829. 

No.  29.  David  Hervey.  Received  as  a  candidate  Octo- 
ber 4,  1827.  Licensed  December  13,  1827.  Ordained  Decem- 
ber 31,  1828.  Installed  December  31,  1828,  Mount  Prospect 
Church.  Released  April  22,  1835.  Installed  at  Lower  Buffalo 
June,  1835.     Released  October  3,  1849.     Died  June  19,  1881. 

No.  10.  Henry  Hervey,  D.D.  Received  as  a  candidate 
October  4,  1826.  Licensed  October  3,  1827.  To  Presby- 
tery of  Richland  October  7,  1829,  Died  Martinsburgh,  O., 
February  17,  1872. 

No.  31.  Richard  Campbell,  Received  as  a  licentiate 
from  Presbytery  of  Ohio  April  19,  1827.  Ordained  June  23, 
1830.     To  Presbytery  of  Steubenville  October  18,  1833. 

No.  32.  Cornelius  Laughran.  From  Presbytery  of 
Carlisle  October  2,  1827.  Installed  December  13,  1827,  Upper 
Ten  Mile  Church.  Released  October  7,  1829.  Joined  Cumber- 
land Presbyterian  Church.     Name  dropped  October  4,  1831, 

No.  33.  John  McCluskey,  D.D.  Received  as  licentiate 
from  Presbytery  of  Philadelphia  June  24,  1828.  Ordained  Oc- 
tober 8,  1828.  Installed  October  8,  1828,  West  Alexander 
Church.  Released  April  19,  1854.  To  Presbytery  of  Philadel- 
phia Second  April  17,  1855.     Died  March  31,  1881. 

No.  34.  Jacob  LindlEY,  D.  D.  From  Presbytery  of  Cin- 
cinnati December  8,  1829.  Joined  Cumberland  Presbyterian 
Church.     Name  dropped  June  10,  1832. 

No.  35.  David  Elliot,  D.D.,  LL.D,  From  Presbytery  of 
Carlisle  December  8,  1829.  Installed  Washington  Church 
January  8,   1830.     Released  June  22,   1836.     To  Presbytery  of 


52         THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

Ohio  October  5,  1836.  Licensed  September  26,  181 1,  Presby- 
tery of  Carlisle.  Ordained  October,  1812.  Pastor  Mercers- 
burg  1812-29.  Professor  Allegheny  Theological  Seminary 
1836-74.  Moderator  General  Assembly  1837.  Died  March 
18,  1874. 

No.  36.  William  C.  Anderson,  D.D.  Received  as  a 
candidate  December  11,  1826.  Licensed  December  13,  1827. 
Ordained  October  5,  1830.  Installed  Pigeon  Creek  Church 
April  17,  1832.  Released  July  16,  1836.  To  Presbytery  of  Sa- 
lem March  21,  1838.  From  Presbytery  of  Madison  April  15, 
1845.  To  Presbytery  of  Miami  April  21,  1846,  Pastor 
Dayton,  O.,  1846-48.  President  Miami  University  1849-54. 
Pastor  First  Church  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  1855-63.  Stated 
supply  New  Albany,  Ind.     Died  August  28,  1870. 

No.  37.  James  Anderson.  Received  as  a  candidate  Oc- 
tober 2,  1827,  from  Presbytery  of  Hartford.  Licensed  October 
8,  1828. 

No.  38.  James  W.  McKennan,  D.D.  Received  as  a  can- 
didate October  2,  1827.  Licensed  October  8,  1828.  Ordained 
December  9,  1829.  Installed  Short  Creek  and  Lower  Buffalo 
Churches  December  9,  1829.  Released  December  24,  1834. 
To  Presbytery  of  Indianapolis  December  24,  1834.  From 
Presbytery  of  Indianapolis  January  7,  1840.  Installed  April 
23,  1840,  Cross  Roads  Church.  Released  June  22,  1841.  Died 
July  18,  1 861. 

No.  39.  John  W.  Scott,  D.D.  Received  as  a  candidate 
April  16,  1828.  Dismissed  April  21,  1829,  to  Presbytery  of 
Cincinnati. 

No.  40.  James  Smith.  Received  as  a  candidate  April  16, 
1828.  Licensed  April  22,  1829.  Ordained  October  5,  1831. 
To  Presbytery  of  Steubenville  October  21,  1831. 

No.  41.  Charles  Stewart.  Received  as  a  candidate 
April  22,  1829.  Dismissed  as  a  candidate  June  17,  1829,  to 
Presbytery  of  West  Lexington. 

No.  42.  Thomas  CratTY.  Received  as  a  candidate  April 
22,  1829.  Licensed  April  22,  1830.  To  Presbytery  of  Colum- 
bus April  20,  1 83 1. 

No.  43.     Thomas  M.  Chestnut.     Received  as  a  candidate 


BIOGRAPHICAL  REGISTER.  53 

April  22,  1829,  Licensed  June  22,  1831.  To  Presbytery  of 
Steubenville  April  18,  1832. 

No.  44.  George  Marshall.  Received  as  a  candidate 
October  6,  1830.  Licensed  April  19,  1832.  To  Presbytery  of 
Ohio  March  27,  1833.  Ordained  June  17,  1833.  Pastor 
Bethel  Church  1833-72.     Died  April  30,  1872. 

No.  45.  John  Mitchell.  Received  as  a  candidate  Octo- 
ber 6,  1830.  Dismissed  June  20,  1832,  to  Presbytery  of  Win- 
chester. Returned  his  dismission  October  i,  1839.  Licensed 
October  2,  1839.     To  Presbytery  of  Oxford  October  5,  1841. 

No.  47.  John  Hales.  Received  from  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church  December  28,  1830.  Installed  May  15,  1832,  Flats 
Church.     Released  April  19,  1837. 

No.  48.  J.  Holmes  Agnew,  D.  D.  From  Presbytery  of 
Redstone  April  19,  1831.  Professor  of  Washington  College 
1831-32.  To  Presbytery  of  Carlisle  October  3,  1832.  Ordained 
1827  Presbytery  of  Redstone.  Pastor  Uniontown  1827-31. 
Professor  and  Editor.     Died  October  12,  1865. 

No.  49.  Samuel  Moody.  Received  as  a  candidate  Octo- 
ber 6,  1831.  Licensed  October  3,  1833.  To  Presbytery  of 
Steubenville  April  20,  1836.  Ordained  1837,  Stated  supply 
and  Pastor  Big  Springs  1834-43.  Pastor  Hopewell  and 
Orange  1843-56.     Died  April  24,  1856. 

No.  50.  William  P.  Alrich,  D.D.  Received  as  a  licen- 
tiate December  20,  1831,  from  Presbytery  of  New  Castle.  Or- 
dained April  17,  1832.  Stated  Clerk  1836-1840.  Stated  supply 
East  Buffalo  Church  1832-64.     Died  December  31,  1869. 

No.  51.  David  McConaughey,  D.D.,  LL.D.  From  Pres- 
bytery of  Carlisle  June  19,  1832.  President  of  Washington  Col- 
lege 1832-49.  Died  January  29,  1852.  Ordained  October  8, 
1800,  Presbytery  of  Carlisle.  Pastor  Gettysburg  and  Upper 
Conewago  1800-32. 

No.  52.  William  D.  Smith.  Received  as  a  candidate 
from  the  Presbytery  of  Erie  April  21,  1830.  Licensed  April  20, 
1831.  Ordained  June  19,  1832.  To  Presbytery  of  Beaver  De- 
cember 24,  1834. 

No.  53.  Thomas  Magill.  Received  as  a  candidate  April 
I7>  1833.     Licensed   April   22,    1835.     To  Presbytery  of  Steu- 


54         THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

benville  March  21,  1837.  Ordained  1838.  Pastor  Island  Creek 
1838-41;  Wellsville  1841-45.  Stated  supply  Urbana,  O., 
1847-52.     Died  September  24,  1852. 

No.  54.  Henry  R.  WEED.D.D.  From  Presbytery  of  Albany 
October  2,  1833.  Installed  Wheeling  Church  June  16,  1835. 
Ordained  January  4,  18 16,  Presbytery  of  New  York.  Pastor 
Jamaica,  L.  I.,  1816-22  ;  First  Church,  Albany,  1822-29;  Agent 
1830-32.  Stated  supply  and  Pastor  Wheeling,  Va.,  1832-70. 
Died  December  14,  1870. 

No.  55.  William  Orr.  Received  as  a  candidate  October 
I,  1833.  Licensed  October  5,  1836.  To  Presbytery  of  Beayer 
June  27,  1837. 

No.  56.  Benjamin  Sawmill.  Received  as  a  candidate 
October  i,  1833.     Name  dropped  June,  1835. 

No.  57.  Nathaniel  M.  Crane.  Received  as  a  candidate 
April  16,  1834.  Dismissed  as  a  candidate  December  29,  1835, 
to  Presbytery  of  Cayuga.  Licensed  April  13,  1836.  Ordained 
July  6,  1836.  Foreign  Missionary  to  India  1836-44.  New 
Jersey  1845-47.  Sugar  Grove  and  Irvine,  Pa.,  1848-54.  Beth- 
esda,  New  Bethlehem  and  Middle  Creek,  Pa.,  1854-57.  In- 
diantown,  la.,  1858-59.     Died  September  21,  1859. 

No.  58.  John  EaglESON,  D.D.  Received  as  a  licentiate 
from  Presbytery  of  Beaver  October  12,  1834.  Ordained  De- 
cember 24,  1834.  Installed  December  24,  1834,  Upper  Buffalo 
Church.     Stated  clerk  i84a-49.     Died  January  23,  1873. 

No.  59.  John  Knox.  Received  as  a  candidate  from  Pres- 
bytery of  New  York  April  21,  1835.  Licensed  April  20,  1836. 
Ordained  December  27,  1837.  Installed  January  11,  1838,  Eliz- 
abethtown  and  Wolf  Run  Churches.  Released  October  19, 
1838.  To  Presbytery  of  Steubenville  December  18,  1838. 
Stated   supply  Hopewell   and    Middlesex    1843.     Died  July  6, 

1857- 

No.  60.  James  Boggs.  Received  as  a  candidate  January 
22,  1836.  Licensed  December  29,  1836.  To  Presbytery  ot 
Marion  December  26,  1837. 

No.  61.  W.  D.  McCartney.  Received  as  a  candidate 
April  17,  1833.  Licensed  April  23,  1835.  Ordained  June  22, 
1836.     Installed  June    22,    1836,  West    Liberty   Church.     Re- 


BIOGRAPHICAL  REGISTER.  55 

leased  June  27,  1837.     To  Presbytery  of  Steubenville  April    18, 
1838.     Died  July  29,  1863. 

No.  62.  Peter  Hassinger.  From  Presbytery  of  Erie 
October  4,  1836.  Installed  June  22,  1836,  Claysville  Church. 
Released  April  16,  1839.  To  Presbytery  of  Redstone  October 
18,  1839. 

No.  63.  Daniel  DeruellE.  From  Presbytery  of  Ohio  Oc- 
tober 5,  1836.  Installed  November  28,  1837,  Washington 
Church.  Released  October  6,  1840.  To  Presbytery  of  New- 
Brunswick  April   18,  1843. 

No.  64.  James  Sloan,  D.D,  Received  as  a  candidate 
June  19,  1833.  Licensed  April  22,  1835.  Ordained  December 
28,  1836.  Installed  December  28,  1836,  Frankfort  Church. 
Released  April  17,  1844.  Installed  December,  1844,  Pigeon 
Creek  Church.  Released  October  8,  1862.  Died  March  11, 
1871. 

No.  65.  William  McCombs.  Received  as  a  candidate 
April  16,  1834.  Licensed  April  20,  1836,  Ordained  as  For- 
eign Missionary  January  25,  1837. 

No.  66.  John  Kerr.  Received  as  a  candidate  October  4, 
1836.  Licensed  October  3,  1838.  To  the  Presbytery  of  Ohio 
January  7,  1840. 

No.  67.  John  Carothers.  Received  as  a  candidate  Oc- 
tober 4,  1836.  Licensed  April  18,1839.  To  the  Presbytery  of 
Blairsville  April  21,  1840. 

No.  68.  Joseph  TemplETON.  Received  as  a  candidate 
October  5,  1836.  Dismissed  as  a  candidate  to  Presbytery  of 
Hopewell  April  18,  1838. 

No.  69.  John  McClinTOCK.  Received  as  a  candidate 
April  19,  1837.  Licensed  April  19,  1838,  To  Presbytery  of 
Redstone  October  2,  1839. 

No.  70.  John  Hattery,  D.  D.  Received  as  a  candidate 
April  19,  1837.  Licensed  June  26,  1839.  To  Presbytery  of 
St.  Clairsville  October  3,  1843. 

No.  71.  Robert  Fulton.  Received  as  a  candidate  June 
27,  1837.  Licensed  June  26,  1839.  To  Presbytery  of  Rich- 
land June  22,  1840. 

No.    72.     John    Moore.      From    Presbytery   of  Allegheny 


56         THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

June  28,  1837.  Installed  October  4,  1837,  Mt.  Prospect  Church. 
Released  April  17,  1845.  To  Presbytery  of  New  Lisbon  April 
21,  1846. 

No.  73.  Samuel  Hair.  From  Presbytery  of  Portage  Oc- 
tober 4,  1837.  To  Presbytery  of  Richland  December  26,  1837. 
From  Presbytery  of  Lancaster  April  19,  1843.  To  Presbytery 
of  Beaver  April  17,  1844. 

No.  74.  William  Burton.  From  Presbytery  of  Athens 
December  c6,  1837.  Installed  January  19,  1838,  Cross  Roads 
Church.  Released  January  23,  1839.  To  Presbytery  of  Ohio 
April  16,  1839. 

No.  75.  Robert  M.  White.  Received  as  a  licentiate 
from  Presbytery  of  New  Castle  December  26,  1837.  Ordained 
December  27,  1837.  Installed  December  27,  1837,  Three 
Springs  and!  Flats  Churches.  Released  from  Three  Springs 
April  28,  1842.  From  Flats  or  Fairview  September  5,  1848. 
To  Presbytery  of  Ohio  September  5,  1848. 

No.  76.  Ebenezer  S.  Graham.  Received  as  a  candidate 
December  10,  1833.  Licensed  December  29,  1836.  Ordained 
December  27,  1837.  Installed  January  9,  1838,  Pigeon  Creek 
Church.     Released  October  5,  1842.     Died  April  27,  1844. 

No.  TJ.  James  M.  Smith.  Received  as  a  candidate  Octo- 
ber 6,  1835.  Licensed  April  19,  1838.  Ordained  December 
19, 1838.  Installed  December  19,  1838,  Upper  Ten  Mile  Church. 
Released  October  4,  1843.     To  Presbytery  of  Allegheny  April 

16,  1844. 

No.  78.  John  B.  McCoy.  Received  as  a  candidate  June 
27,  1837.  Dismissed  as  a  candidate  to  Presbytery  of  Philadel- 
phia October  5,  1837.     From  Presbytery  of  Philadelphia  April 

17,  1839.  Ordained  June  26,  1839.  Installed  August  12,  1839, 
Elizabethtown  Church.  Released  April  22,  1840.  Installed 
November  14,  1840,  Mill  Creek  Church. 

No.  79.  James  Fleming.  Received  as  a  candidate  Janu- 
ary 22,  1836.  Licensed  April  27,  1838.  Ordained  June  26, 
1839.  Installed  June  24,  1840,  West  Union  Church.  Released 
October  8,  1856.  Installed  May  20,  1858,  Lower  Buffalo 
Church.  Released  April  28,  1869.  To  Presbytery  of  Peoria 
September  28,  1869.     Died  November  16,  1886. 


BIOGRAPHICAI,  REGISTER.  57 

No.  80.  Nathan  ShoTwELL.  From  Presbytery  of  Ohio 
October  3,  1839.  Installed  May  22,  1840,  West  Liberty  Church. 
Released  October  4,  1854.  To  Presbytery  of  Huntingdon  Oc- 
tober 4,  1854. 

No.  81.  Samuel  Fulton.  Received  as  a  candidate  June 
27,  1837.  Licensed  June  26,  1839.  Ordained  October  7,  1840. 
To  Presbytery  of  Richland  October  5,  1842.  Pastor  4th  Church, 
Pittsburgh,  1843-60.  Great  Valley  Church,  Presbytery  of 
Chester,  1872-81. 

No.  82.  David  S.  McCombs.  Received  as  a  candidate 
December  26,  1837.  Dismissed  as  a  candidate  October  i,  1839, 
to  Presbytery  of  Blairsville. 

No.  83.  Levi  M.  Graves.  Received  as  a  candidate  Octo- 
ber 4,  1837.  Licensed  April  19,  1838.  To  the  Presbytery  of 
Blairsville  April  22,  1840.  Ordained  May,  1840.  Pastor 
Boiling  Spring  1840-41.  Crooked  Creek  1841-46  and  1850-52. 
Rosston  1862-73.     Died  January  i,  1881. 

No.  84.  Samuel  M.  TemplETON.  Received  as  a  candi- 
date April  19,  1838.  Licensed  April  20,  1842.  To  Presbytery 
of  Coshocton  October  7,  1843. 

No.  85.  Andrew  M.  HerSHEY.  Received  as  a  candidate 
June  26,  1838.  Licensed  June  26,  1839  To  Presbytery  of 
Kaskaskia  June  24,  1840.  Ordained  August,  1840.  Pastor 
Carmi,  111.,  1840-43.  Teacher,  Washington,  D.  C.,and  Hagers- 
town,  Md.,  1843-49.  Chaplain  Hospital,  Richmond,  Va. 
1862-68. 

No.  86.  Christopher  Bombarger.  Received  as  a  can- 
didate June  27,  1838. 

No.  87.  William  Richart.  Received  as  a  candidate  June 
27,  1838. 

No.  88.  Samuel  P.  Bollman.  Received  as  a  candidate 
October  2,  1838.  Licensed  April  i,  1851,  Presbytery  Blairs- 
ville. Ordained  October,  185 1.  'Pastor  Washington  and  Centre, 
Pa.,  1860-67.     Superintendent  Common  Schools. 

No.  89.  John  M.  Paris.  Received  as  a  candidate  October 
3,  1838.  Licensed  April  22,  1840.  To  Presbytery  of  Lancas- 
ter June  22,  1 841.  Ordained  April  22,  1842.  Pastor  Barlow, 
O.,  1842-44.       Fredericktown  1844-55.     Agent  Col.  En.  Synod 


58         THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

of  Wheeling  1855-57.  Pastor  Rockford,  111.,  1858-62.  Agent 
Westm.  Col.  Mo.  1869-73.  Agent  N.  W.  Sem.  1873-81.  Stated 
supply  Dongola,  III,  1881-83.     Ev.  1884. 

No.  90.  James  D.  Mason.  Received  as  a  candidate  Octo- 
ber 3,  1S38.  Licensed  April  22,  1841.  To  Presbytery  of 
Blairsville  October  19,  1842.  Ordained  June  17,  1843.  Pastor 
Rural  Valley  and  Glade  Run  1843-48.  Stated  supply  Ft.  Mad- 
ison, Iowa,  1848-49.  Pastor  Davenport  1849-59.  District 
Missionary  1859-64.  Stated  supply  Summit  and  Eldridge 
1864-69.  Red  Oak  Grove  1869-74.  2d  Church,  Davenport, 
1874-76.     Ev.  1877. 

No.  91.  James  P.  Thompson.  Received  as  a  candidate 
December  13,  1838.     Died  March  4,  1841. 

No.  92.  James  GriER  Ralston,  D.D.  Received  as  a 
candidate  April  17,  1839.  Dismissed  April  21,  1840,  to  Presby- 
tery of  New  Castle.  Ordained  December  17,  1845,  Presbytery 
of  New  Castle.  Principal  Oxford  Female  Seminary  1841-45. 
Female  Seminary  Norristown,  Pa.,  1845-74  and  1877-80.  Died 
November  10,  1880. 

No.  93.  Thomas  E.  Smith.  Received  as  a  candidate 
April  17,  1840.  Licensed  October  8,  1840.  To  Presbytery  of 
Richland  October  5,  1841. 

No.  94.  James  MCx^FEE.  Received  as  a  candidate  April 
17,  1839. 

No.  95.  Craig  R.  Van  Eman,  Received  as  a  candidate 
October  3,  1849.  To  Presbytery  of  Transylvania  October  2, 
i860.  Ordained  1865,  Presbytery  of  Des  Moines.  Entered  C. 
P.  Church  1878. 

No.  96.  George  W.  ShaiFFER.  Received  as  a  candidate 
October  2,  1839.     Licensed  April  22,  1847.     Ordained  June  20, 

1848,  Presbytery  of  .     Pastor    Hopewell,  Pa.,  1847-52. 

Fairmount  1852-55.  Shirleysburg  1855-65.  Saxton  Lick  Run 
1865-66.  Armagh  and  Centreville  1867-73.  From  Presbytery 
of  Blairsville  October  18,  1873.  Stated  supply  Hookstown 
1873-74.     To  Presbytery  of  Pittsburgh  April  28,  1875. 

No.  97.  Thomas  Dinsmore.  Received  as  a  candidate 
October  2,  1839  Dismissed  as  a  candidate  October  6,  1846,  to 
Presbytery  of  New  Brunswick. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  REGISTER.  59 

No.  98.  John  Moore,  D.D,  Received  as  a  candidate  October 
7,  1840.  Licensed  April  17,  1845.  To  Presbytery  of  Erie  Octo- 
ber 16,  1846.  Ordained  June,  1847,  Presbytery  of  Allegheny. 
Preached  at  Harrisville,  Clinton  and  other  places  in  Pennsylva- 
nia, 1847-63.  Teacher  Mantua  and  Pottstown  1863-75.  Pastor 
and  Professor  at  Galesville,  Wis.,  1876-80.  Pastor  Ripon,  Wis., 
1880-82.     Died  at  Chatfield,  Minn.,  1888. 

No.  99.  John  G.  Riheldaffer,  D.D.  Received  as  a  can- 
didate October  7.  1840.  Dismissed  as  a  candidate  April  21, 
1 84 1,  to  Presbytery  of  Raritan. 

No.  100.  James  H.  Dinsmore,  D.D.  Received  as  a  candi- 
date October  7,  1840.     Dismissed  as  a  candidate  December  28, 

1 84 1,  to  Presbytery  of  Lexington. 

No.  loi.  Thomas  M.  Finney.  Received  as  a  candidate 
October  7,  1840.  Licensed  October  6,  1841.  To  Presbytery  of 
Wooster  October  4,  1842. 

No.  102.  John  Miller.  Received  as  a  candidate  October 
7,  1840.  Licensed  October  4,  1843.  To  Presbytery  of  Allegheny 
April  16,  185 1. 

No.  103.  John  D.  WhiTham.  Received  as  a  licentiate  from 
Presbytery  of  Philadelphia  June  22,  1841.  Ordained  October 
10,  1841.  Installed  October  10,  1841,  Unity  and  Wolf  Run 
Churches.  Released  April  18,  1843.  To  Presbytery  of  Wooster 
October  3,  1843. 

No.  104.  James  Smith,  D.D.  From  Second  New  York 
Presbytery  December  28,  1841.  Installed  December  28,  1841, 
Washington  Church.  Released  April  17,  iSz^.  To  Presbytery 
of  Free  Church  of  Scotland  April  17,  1844. 

No.  105.  David  Robinson.  Received  as  a  candidate  Octo- 
ber 4,  1837.     Licensed  October  6,   1841.     Ordained  April   19, 

1842.  Installed  April  19,  1842,  at  Mill  Creek  Church,  Re- 
leased October  4,  1854.  To  Presbytery  of  New  Lisbon  June 
12,  1855.     Long's  Run,  1856-58.     Died  March  17,  1861. 

No.  106.  William  M.  Hall.  From  Presbytery  of  Car- 
lisle October  4,  1842.     To  Presbytery  of  Huntingdon  April  18, 

1843. 

No.  107.  William  Wright.  From  Presbytery  of  Phila- 
delphia, Second,  October  19,  1842.  To  Presbytery  of  Philadel- 
phia October  4,  1843. 


6o  THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

No.  1 08.  William  Bonar.  Received  as  a  candidate  April 
22,  1840.  Licensed  April  22,  1841.  Ordained  April  19,  1843. 
Stated  supply  Sistersville  Church,  1843-51.  To  Presbytery  of 
Fort  Wayne  October  8,  185 1. 

No.  109.  James  C.  Carson.  Received  as  a  candidate  June 
22,  1841.  Licensed  April  19,  1843.  To  Presbytery  of  Ohio 
October  3,  1843. 

No.  1 10.  Obadiah  J.  Campbell.  Received  as  a  candidate 
June  22,  1841.     Died  September  12,  1842. 

No.  III.  John  RowE.  Received  as  a  candidate  October  6, 
1841.  Dismissed  as  a  candidate  October  22,  1845,  to  Presby- 
tery of  Steubenville. 

No.  112.  Joseph  Gordon.  Received  as  a  candidate  Octo- 
ber 6,  1841.  Licensed  April  19,  1843.  To  Presbytery  of  Cosh- 
octon April  17,  1845. 

No.  113.  James  Stephenson.  Received  as  a  candidate 
October  6,  1841.     Licensed  October  4,  1843.     Died  1845. 

No.  114.  John  M.Hastings,  D.D.  Received  as  a  candidate 
October  6,  1841.  Licensed  April  19,  1843.  To  Presbytery  of 
Blairsville  April  21,  1846. 

No.  115.  John  Marquis.  Received  as  a  candidate  Octo- 
ber 6,  1841.  Licensed  April  22,  1846.  To  Presbytery  of  Miami 
April  20,  1847. 

No.  116.  William  P.  Harsha.  Received  as  a  candidate 
December  28,  1841.  Licensed  April  17,  1844.  To  Presbytery 
of  Redstone  April  15,  1845. 

No.  117.  William  C.  Mason.  Received  as  a  candidate 
April  19,  1842.  Licensed  April  19,  1849.  To  Presbytery  of 
Cedar  April  16,  185 1. 

No.  1 1 8.  Thomas  Todd.  Received  as  a  candidate  April 
19,  1842. 

No.  119.  William  Smith.  Received  as  a  candidate  Octo- 
ber 19,  1842. 

No.  1 20.  Joel  Stoneroad.  From  Presbytery  of  Red- 
stone February  15,  1843.  Installed  February  15,  1843,  Cross- 
Roads  Church.  Released  April  16,  1850.  To  Presbytery  of 
Redstone  April  16,  1850.  Ordained  December  14,  1831,  Pres- 
bytery  of    Redstone.      Pastor    Uniontown    1831-42.      Laurel 


BIOGRAPHICAL,  REGISTER.  6 1 

Hill   and   Tyrone    Churches    1850-61.      Laurel  Hill    1850-77. 
Died  August  11,  1884. 

No.  121.  G11.BERT  M.  Hair.  From  Presbytery  of  St. 
Clairsville  April  19,  1843.  To  Presbytery  of  Ebenezer  October 
22,  1845. 

No.  122.  MiLO  TemplETON.  Received  as  a  candidate 
April  19,  1843.  Licensed  October  8,  1845.  To  Presbytery  of 
Sydney  April  21,1 846. 

No.  123.  James  B.  Marquis.  Received  as  a  candidate 
October  3,  1843.  Licensed  October  5,  1847.  To  Presbytery  of 
Sydney  October  18,  1848.  Ordained  1848.  Kenton  1848-54. 
Home  Missionary,  111.,  1858-59.  Brunswick  and  Elmwood, 
1859-63.     Died  February  22,  1863. 

No.  1 24.  WiiyiyiAM  R.  Vincent.  Received  as  a  candidate 
October  3,  1843.  Licensed  April  21,  1852.  To  Presbytery  of 
St.  Clairsville  April  19,  1853.  Ordained  June  21,  1853,  Presby- 
tery of  St.  Clairsville.  Pastor  Crab-Apple,  O.,  1853-66. 
Island  Creek  1866-74.  Dell  Roy  and  New  Cumberland 
1874-82. 

No.  125.  Joseph  Braddock.  Received  as  a  candidate 
October  3,  1843.  Dismissed  as  a  candidate  October  7,  1846,  to 
Presbytery  of  West  Lexington. 

No.  1 26.  Robert  S.  Dinsmore.  Received  as  a  candidate 
October  4,  1843.  Licensed  April  19,  1849.  To  Presbytery  of 
Iowa  October  3,  1849. 

No.  1 27.  Joseph  H.  Reynolds.  Received  as  a  candidate 
April  18,  1844. 

No.  128.  Robert  C.  Crisswell.  Received  as  a  candi- 
date October  7,  1846.  Dismissed  as  a  candidate  April  16,  1850, 
to  Presbytery  of  Philadelphia. 

No.  129.  George  Gordon.  Received  as  a  candidate 
April  17,  1833.  Licensed  April  22,  1835,  To  Presbytery  of 
Wooster  December  27,  1836.  From  Presbytery  of  Coshocton 
April  17,  1845.  Installed  September  28,  1846,  Three  Springs 
and  Frankfort  Churches.  Withdrew  from  Presbyterian  Church 
and  name  dropped  April  17,  1850. 

No.  130.  Nicholas  Murray.  Received  as  a  candidate 
April    19,  1838.     Licensed  October  2,  1839.      Ordained  April 


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17,  1845.  Stated  supply  Upper  Ten  Mile  Church,  and  Profes- 
sor in  Washington  College  1844-53.     Died  March  16,  1853. 

No.  131.  Alexander  McCarrei^L,  D.D.  Received  as  a  candi- 
date October  6,  1841.  Licensed  April  17,  1844.  Ordained 
April  17,1845.  Installed  December  16,  1852,  Claysville  Church. 
Stated  clerk  1861-76.     Died  April  18,  1881. 

No.  132.  Irwin  Carson.  From  Presbytery  of  Winchester 
as  a  licentiate  October  19,  1842.  Ordained  June  10,  1845. 
Installed  June  10,  1845,  Elizabethtovvn  Church.  Released  April 
22,  1847.      To  Presbytery  of  Chillicothe  April  17,  1849., 

No.  133.  Francis  Braddock.  Received  as  a  candidate 
April  19,  1842.  Licensed  April  17,  1845.  Ordained  October 
8,  1845.  Installed  June  3,  1848,  Bethel,  Hughes'  River  and 
Pennsboro'  Churches.     Died  August  24,  1850. 

No.  134.  William  Ewing,  Ph.D.  Received  as  a  candidate 
October  8,  1845.  Licensed  April  18,  1850.  To  Presbytery  of 
Ohio  September  15,  185 1.  Ordained  January  14,  1852.  Pastor 
Chartiers  1852-70.  Principal  Jefferson  Academy  1871-84. 
Stated  supply  Miller's  Run,  1879-     . 

No.  135.  Robert  Herron,  D.D.  Received  as  a  candidate 
October  8,  1845.  Licensed  October  5,  1847.  To  Presbytery  of 
Steubenville  October  19,  1848.  Ordained  December  13,  1848. 
Pastor  Ridge  1848-63.  Missionary  1863-84.  Died  June  17, 
1884. 

No.  136.  John  B.  Pinney,  D.D.  From  Presbytery  of 
Philadelphia  April  20,  1847.  Installed  June  i,  1847,  Washing- 
ton Church.  Released  April  20,  1848.  To  Presbytery  of  New 
York  April  17,  1849. 

No.  137.  David  Irwin.  Received  as  a  candidate  April  21, 
1847.  Licensed  April  19,  1848.  To  Presbytery  of  St.  Clairs- 
ville,  June  7,  1850. 

No.  138.  William  M.  Ferguson.  Received  as  a  candi- 
date April  21,  1847.  Licensed  April  19,  1849.  To  Presbytery 
of  Zanesville  August  11,  1849. 

No.  1 39.  Cyrus  Dickson,  D.D.  From  Presbytery  of  Erie 
April  19,  1848.  Installed  May  12,  1848,  Second  Church, 
Wheeling.  Released  October  22,  1856.  To  Presbytery  of  Bal- 
timore October  22,  1856.     Stated  clerk  1849-56     Licensed  Oc- 


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tober  15,  1839,  Presbytery  of  Erie.  Ordained  June  24,  1840. 
Pastor  Franklin  1840-48.  Westminster  Church,  Baltimore, 
1856-70.  Corresponding  Secretary  Board  Domestic  Missions, 
1870-81.     Died  September  11,  188 1. 

No.  140.  Thomas  M.  Newell.  Received  as  a  candidate 
June  26,  1839.     Licensed  April   17,  1844.     Ordained  April  19, 

1848.  Installed  April  19,  1848,  Wellsburg  and  Cove  Churches. 
Released  October  17,  1851.  To  Presbytery  of  Sangamon,  Octo- 
ber 5,  1853.     Died  1864. 

No.  141.  James  H.  CallEN,  D.D.  Received  as  candidate 
from  Presbytery  of  Allegheny  April  19,  1848.  Licensed  April 
19,  1848.  Ordained  October  5,  1848,  Presbytery  of  Erie. 
Pastor  Greenville  1848-52.  Uniontown  1852-55.  Stated 
supply  Tamaqua  1856-59.  Morrisville  1860-62.  Kingston, 
N.  J.,  1862-64.  City  Missionary,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  1864-86. 
Died  March   10,  1886. 

No.  142.  John  Work  Scott,  D.D.  From  Presbytery  of  Steu- 
benville  October  17,  1848.  Principal  Lindsley  Institute  1847- 
53.  President  Washington  College  1853-65.  To  Presbytery  of 
West  Virginia  November  20,  1865.  Ordained  April  3,  1834, 
Presbytery  of  Hartford.  Pastor  Poland,  O.,  1834-36.  Wood- 
burn  Female  Seminary  1865-67.  Vice-President  and  Professor 
West  Virginia  University  1867-77.     Died  July  25,  1879.- 

No.  143.    James  I.  Brownson. 

No.  144.  David  F.  McFarland.  Received  as  a  candidate 
April  17,  1849.  Licensed  October  8,  1851.  To  Presbytery  of 
Peoria  February  4,  1853.  Ordained  July  8,  1853,  Presbytery 
of  Peoria.  Pastor  Brunswick  and  Salem,  111.,  1853-54.  French 
Grove  1854-59.  Mattoon  Female  Seminary  1861-66.  Mis- 
sionary at  Santa  Fe,  N.  M.  1866-73.  Teacher 'at  San  Diego, 
Cal.,  1873-75.  Missionary  to  Nez  Perces  Indians  1875-76. 
Pied  May  13,  1876. 

No,  145.     Robert  Bell.    Received  as  a  candidate  April  17, 

1849.  Licensed  April  17,  185 1.  To  Presbytery  of  Vincennes 
September  2,  1852.  Ordained  1853,  Presbytery  of  Logans- 
port. 

No.  146.    Joseph  S.  Pomeroy. 

No.  147.     Alfred  Paull.     Received  as  a  candidate  October 


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19,  1839.  Dismissed  as  a  candidate  October  5,  1 841,  to  Presby- 
tery  of  New    Brunswick.     Received  as   licentiate  October  17, 

1849,  from    Presbytery  of  St.   Clairsville.     Ordained  April  17, 

1850.  Installed  November  27,  1853,  Fourth  Church  of  Wheel- 
ing. Released  April  25,  1865.  To  Presbytery  of  Philadelphia 
April  24,  1866.  Pastor  Hestonville,  1867-71.  Died  Novem- 
ber, 1872. 

No.  148.  John  B.  Stewart,  D.  D.  Received  as  a  candidate 
April  16,  1850.  To  Presbytery  of  Ohio  as  a  candidate  April 
16,  1851.  Ordained  June  5,  1854,  Presbytery  of  Wooster. 
Preached  Wooster  1854-56.  Missionary  1856-62.  Pastor 
Fifth  Church,  Cincinnati,  1862-70.  Calvary  Church,  Milwaukee, 
1871-81.     Des'Moines,  Iowa,  1881-87. 

No.  149.  Hugh  O.  Roseborough.  Received  as  a  candi- 
date April  16,  1850.  Licensed  April  20,  1853.  To  Presbytery 
of  Redstone  April  24,  1854.  Ordained  June  5,  1855,  Presbytery 
of  Redstone.  Pastor  George's  Creek  and  Spring  Hill  Furnace 
1855-87. 

No.  150.  JosiAH  MiLLlGAN.  Received  as  a  candidate  from 
Presbytery  of  New  Brunswick  April  16,  1850.  Licensed  Octo- 
ber 2,  1850.     To  Presbytery  of  Zanesville  September  20,  1851. 

No.  151.     John  KellEY.      Received  as  a  candidate  October 

1,  1850.  Licensed  June  28,  1854.  Ordained  with  a  view  to 
mission  work  in  Africa,  June  28,  1864.  To  Presbytery  of  Zanes- 
ville March  26,  1856.  Pastor  Salt  Creek  and  Duncan's  Falls 
1856-63.  McConnellsville  1863-70.  Central  Church,  Lima, 
1870-72.     Savannah,  1874. 

No.  152.  James  H.  Hamilton.  Received  as  a  candidate 
October  2,  1850.  Dismissed  as  a  candidate  August  26,  1851,  to 
Presbytery  of  Cincinnati. 

No.  153.  John  Y.  Calhoun.  Received  as  a  candidate 
October  8,  1845.     Licensed  April  19,  1848.     Ordained  October 

2,  1850.  Installed  April  18,  1854,  Three  Springs  Church.  Re- 
leased October  9,  1861.  Installed  August  14,  1854,  Cove 
Church.     Released  April  21,  1858. 

No.  1 54.  James  P.  Fulton.  From  Presbytery  of  Ohio,  as 
a  licentiate,  October  i,  1850.  Ordained  October  2,  1850.  In- 
stalled October  2,  1850,  Burgettstown  Church.     Released  April 


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22,  1857.  To  Presbytery  of  Blairsville  September  25,  1857. 
Licensed  April,  1849,  Presbytery  of  Ohio.  Pastor  Salem 
1857-66.  Pulaski  and  Hopewell,  1866-69.  McClellandtovvn 
and  Dunlap's  Creek  1869-78.       Home  Missionary  1879-85. 

No.  155.  David  R.  Campbell,  D.  D.  Received  as  a  candidate 
October  3,  1843.  Licensed  April  22,  1846.  To  Presbytery  of 
St.  Clairsville  April  20,  1847.  Ordained  1847,  Presbytery  of 
St.  Clairsville.  From  Presbytery  of  St.  Clairsville  October  2, 
1850.  Installed  May,  185 1,  Mount  Prospect  Church.  Released 
November  13,  1855.  To  Presbytery  of  Steubenville  April  17, 
1856.     Died  February  25,  1873. 

No.  156.  John  M.  Dinsmore.  Received  as  a  candidate 
December  28,  1841.  Licensed  April  19,  1848.  To  Presbytery 
of  Steubenville  June  16,  1849.  Ordained  1850,  Presbytery  of 
Steubenville.  From  Presbytery  of  Steubenville  October  2,  1850. 
To  Presbytery  of  Richland  September  12,  185 1.  Pastor  Utica 
1852-55.     Mount  Pleasant  1855-58.     Bladensburg  1855-61. 

No.  157.  James  Clark,  D.D.  From  Presbytery  of  Newton 
April  15,  185 1.  President  of  Washington  College  1850-52. 
To  Presbytery  of  Northumberland  October  5,  1852.  Pastor 
Lewisburgh  1852-57.  Ordained  November  8,  1837,  Presbytery 
of  New  Brunswick. 

No.  158.  Joseph  S.  WyliE.  Received  as  a  candidate  De- 
cember 28,  1830.  Licensed  June  20,  1832.  To  Presbytery  of 
Richland  March  27,  1833.  From  Presbytery  of  Coshocton 
April  16,  1 85 1.     Died  February  10,  1852. 

No.  159.  William  R.  Fulton.  Received  as  a  candidate 
October  2,  1844.  Licensed  April  22,1847.  Ordained  October 
8,  1 85 1.  Installed  October  8,  1851,  Frankfort  Church.  Re- 
leased April  21,  1852.  To  Presbytery  of  Upper  Missouri 
April  20,  1853.  Oregon,  Mo.,  1852-60.  Greenfield  1860-79. 
Ash  Grove  and  Pleasant  Valley  1879-81.  Died  January  10, 
1881. 

No.  160.  Robert  J.  Fulton.  Received  as  a  candidate 
April  16,  1 85 1.  Licensed  April  20,  1853.  To  Presbytery  of 
Zanesville  October  5,  1853.  Ordained  1853,  Presbytery  of 
Zanesville.     Pastor  Buffalo  1853-55.     Died  January  28,  1855. 

No.  161.  Cyrus  G.  Braddock.  Received  as  a  candidate 
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October  7,  1851.  Licensed  June  15,  1853.  Ordained  Octo- 
ber 4,  1854.  To  Presbytery  of  Ohio  October  3,  1855.  Pastor 
Bethany  Church  1856-74.     Died  June  29,  1874. 

No.  162.    John  S.  Marquis. 

No.  163.  McKiNLEY  Hervey.  Received  as  a  candidate 
October  7,  185 1.     Died  August  7,  1852. 

No.  164.  Samuel  H.  Jeffery.  Received  as  a  candidate 
October  7,  185 1.  Licensed  October  5,  1853.  Ordained  April 
18,  1855.  Stated  supply  Waynesburgh  Church  1854-59.  Died 
November  12,  1859. 

No.  165.  Edgar  Woods,  Ph.  D.  Received  as  a  candidate 
June  15,  1852.     Licensed  June  16,  1852.     Ordained  October  5, 

1853.     Installed ,  1853,  Wheeling  (3d)  Church.     Released 

June  9,  1857.  To  Presbytery  of  Columbus  June  9,  1857.  Pas- 
tor First  Church  Columbus  1857-62.  Charlottesville,  Va., 
1866-77. 

No.  166.  Alexander  L.  Blackford,  D.D.  Received 
as  a  candidate  June  15,  1852.  Licensed  April  21,  1858.  Or- 
dained to  go  as  Foreign  Missionary  to  Brazil  April  20,  1859. 

No.  167.  James  R.  Moore.  Received  as  a  candidate  from 
Presbytery  of  Philadelphia  June  15,  1852.  Licensed  June  16, 
1852.  To  Presbytery  of  Redstone  June  15,  1853.  Principal  of 
Monongalia  Academy,  Morgantown,  West  Virginia,  1852-63. 
Principal  of  Woodburn  Female  Seminary  1858-64.  Died  De- 
cember 12,  1864. 

No.  1 63.  George  C.  Crowe.  Received  as  a  licentiate 
April  20,  1852,  from  Presbytery  of  Eastern  Shore.  To  Presby- 
tery of  Upper  Missouri  August  31,  1853. 

No.  169.  Edwin  L.  Belden.  Received  as  a  candidate 
June  15,  1852.  Licensed  April  17,  1856.  To  Presbytery  of 
Iowa  February  6,  1858.  Ordained  1858,  Presbytery  of  Cedar. 
Pastor  Muscatine  1858-65.  Teacher  and  stated  supply  Mount 
Pleasant  and  New  London  1865-71.      Died  August  22,  1871. 

No.  170.  Charles  P.  French.  Received  as  a  candidate 
June  15,  1852.  Licensed  April  21,  1859.  Ordained  April  24, 
1861.  To  Presbytery  of  Cincinnati  April  23,  1862.  From 
Presbytery  of  West  Virginia  October  13,  1866.  To  Presbytery 
of  Bloomington  April  29,  1868.      Died  February  8,  1870. 


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No.  171.  George  B.  Newell.  Received  as  a  candidate 
October  5,  1852.  Licensed  October  8,  1856.  To  Presbytery 
of  Bloomington,  April  17,  i860. 

No.  172.    Smith  F.  Grier. 

No.  173.  John  W.  HazlETT.  From  Presbytery  of  Reaver 
October  6,  1852.  To  Presbytery  of  Ohio  December  30,  1853. 
Licensed  1846,  Presbytery  Huntingdon.  Ordained  1848,  Pres- 
bytery Beaver.  Pastor  North  Branch  1848-52.  Bethlehem 
1848-54.  Concord  1854-61.  Teacher  1 861-71.  Evangelist 
1871-81.     Died  May  21,  1882. 

No,  174.  Oliphant  M.  Todd.  From  Presbytery  of  Syd- 
ney November  9,  1852.  Ordained  November  9,  1852.  Installed 
November  9,  1852,  Cross  Roads  Church.  Released  January  27, 
1859.  To  Presbytery  of  New  Lisbon  January  27,  1859.  Li- 
censed 1849,-  Presbytery  Redstone.  Pastor  New  Lisbon,  Ohio, 
1859-67.  Muncie,  Ind.,  1867-71.  Stated  supply  Union  au 
Serna  1872-73.  Jonesboro'  1873-79.  Kaskaskia,  111.,  1879. 
Pearson  and  Dalton,  1884. 

No.  175.  Robert  F.  Bunting,  D.D.  Received  as  a  candi- 
date October  2,  1849.  Dismissed  as  a  candidate  October  2,  1850, 
to  Presbytery  of  New  Brunswick.  From  Presbytery  of  New 
Brunswick  October  6,  1852.  Ordained  November  9,  1852.  To 
Presbytery  of  Brazos  November  9,  1852.  Stated  supply  La- 
grange and  Columbus,  Texas,  1853-56.  Stated  supply  First 
Church  San  Antonio,  1856-61.  Chaplain  C.  S.  A.,  1861-65. 
Stated  supply  and  Pastor  First  Church,  Nashville,  Tenn., 
1865-68.     Pastor    First    Church,  Galveston,  1868-82. 

No.  176.  John  R.  Duncan.  From  Presbytery  of  Steuben- 
ville  October  8,  185 1.  Ordained  April  20,  1853.  Installed 
April  20,  1853,  Elizabethtown  Church,  and  April  26,  1853, 
Allen  Grove  Church.  Released  October  20,  1857.  To  Presby- 
tery of  Zanesville  March  17,  1858.     Died  1864? 

No.  177.  EzEKiEL  QuiLLAN.  From  Presbytery  of  Redstone 
April  20,  1853.  Stated  supply  Wellsburg  1852-58.  To  Pres- 
bytery of  Schuyler  February  25,  1859.  Ordained  October,  1838. 
Pastor  Clarksburg  1838-52.     Stated  supply  Ipava,  111.,  1858-. 

No.  178.  William  Clemens.  Received  as  a  candidate 
April   18,   1849.     Licensed  June   15,  1853.     Ordained  June   15, 


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1853,  to  go  as  Foreign   Missionary  to  Africa.     Died  June  24, 
1862. 

No.  179.  Samuel  H.  Holliday.  Received  as  a  candidate 
April  19,  1853.  Licensed  April  25,  1861.  To  Presbytery  of 
Clarion  April  28,  1863.  Ordained  June  16,  1863,  Presbytery 
Clarion.  Pastor  Brookville  1863-68.  Brady's  Bend,  1868-75. 
Belleview,  1875-87. 

No.  180.  Samuel  J.  Wilson,  D.D.,  LL.D.  Received  as  a 
candidate  June  14,  1853.  Licensed  April  18,  1855.  Ordained 
October  20,  1857.  To  Presbytery  of  Ohio  October  2,  1866.  Pro- 
fessor Western  Theological  Seminary  1857-83.  Moderator  Gen- 
eral Assembly  1874.     Died  August  17,  1883. 

No.  181.  Robert  McMillan.  Received  as  a  candidate 
October  5,  1853.  Licensed  April  17,  1856.  To  Presbytery  of 
Saltzburgh  June  14,  1857.  Ordained  August  25,  1^57.  Pastor 
Warren  and  Pine  Run  1857-64.     Died  August  i,  1864. 

No.  182.  Alexander  R.  Hamilton.  Received  as  a  can- 
didate October  5,  1853.  Licensed  October  5,  1854.  Ordained 
October  16,  1856,  Presbytery  Zanesville.  Pastor  Uniontown  and 
Brownsville,  Ohio,  1856-59.  Muskingum  and  Madison,  1862-65. 
Died  August  30,  1865. 

No.  183.  George  McDonald. 

No.  184.  William  H.  Lester. 

No.  185.  E.  C.  Wines,  D.D.  From  Presbytery  of  Long  Island 
April  17,  1855.  Professor  in  Washington  College  and  Stated 
Supply  Upper  Ten  Mile  Church  1855-59.  To  Presbytery  of  St. 
Louis  September  20,  1859. 

No.  186.  R.  S.  Morton.  From  Presbytery  of  Blairsville 
April  17,  1855.  Installed  June  12,  1855,  Mill  Creek  and  Hooks- 
town  Churches.  Released  April  26,  1865.  To  Presbytery  of 
Beaver  October  4,  1865.  From  Presbytery  of  Beaver  June  15, 
1869.  Installed  June  28,  1869,  East  Buffalo  Church.  Released 
December  26,  1870.  To  Presbytery  of  Pittsburgh  December 
26,  1870.  From  Presbytery  of  Shenango  September  12,  1882. 
Stated  supply  Hookstown  Church,  1882.  Died  January  12, 
1885. 

No.  187.  W.  P.  Harvison.  From  Presbytery  of  Zanes- 
ville  April   15,   1856.     Installed    April    26,    1856,    Lower   Ten 


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Mile  Church.  Released  April  5,  1861.  To  Presbytery  of  Al- 
legheny April  28,  1863.  Died  August  15,  1870. 
.  No.  188.  Samuel  G.  McFarland,  D.D.  Received  as  a 
candidate  April  18,  1854.  Licensed  April  21,  1859.  Ordained 
April,  i860,  to  go  as  missionary  to  Siam.  To  Presbytery  of 
Siam  October  2,  i860. 

No.  189.  R.  Humes  Holliday.  Received  as  a  candidate 
April  18,  1854.     Name  dropped  at  his  request  April  16,  1856. 

No.  190.  Martin  Armstrong.  Received  as  a  candidate 
April  19,  1854.  Western  Theological  Seminary  1860-61.  Died 
October  4,  1863. 

No.  191.  John  W.  Heagen.  Received  as  a  candidate 
June  27,  1854.  Name  stricken  from  list  of  candidates  October 
2,  i860 

No.  192.  Alexander  Reed,  D.D.  Received  as  a  candi- 
date April  17,  1855.  Licensed  April  17,  1856.  To  Presbytery 
of  New  Castle  September  12,  1857.  Ordained  October  8,  1857. 
Pastor  Upper  Octorara  1857-64.  Central  Church,  Philadel- 
phia, 1864-73.  Second  Church,  Brooklyn,  1873-75.  Central 
Church,  Denver,  1876-78.     Died  November  18,  1878. 

No.  193.  Robert  A.  Blackford.  Received  as  a  candi- 
date April  17,  1854.  Dismissed  as  a  candidate  April  19,  i860, 
to  Presbytery  of  Charleston.  Licensed  April,  1862,  Presbytery 
of  Allegheny  City.  Ordained  April  20,  1864,  Presbytery  of 
West  Virginia.  Stated  supply  and  pastor  Clarksburg  1864-73. 
Croton  Falls,  N.  Y.,  1874-80.     Pastor  White  Lake  1880-. 

No.  194.  Charles  N.  Collins.  Received  as  a  candidate 
October  2,  1855. 

No.  195.  George  K.  Scott.  Received  as  a  candidate  Oc- 
tober 2,  1855.  Licensed  April  21,  1858.  Ordained  April  20, 
1859.  To  Presbytery  of  Western  Texas  June  24,  1859.  To 
Presbytery  of  Wooster  October  10,  1861.  Pastor  Lockhart, 
Texas,  i860.  Stated  supply  Wayne  and  Chester,  O.,  1861-62. 
Virginia,  111.,  1863-65.  Appleby  Manor,  Pa.,  1866-71.  Harri- 
son City  1871-73.  Sewickley  1873-75.  Clarksburg  1875-77. 
Stated  supply  Hughes  River  and  Pennsboro'  1877-81.  Schells- 
burgh.  Pa.,  1884.     Died  January  10,  1889. 

No.  196.     John  C.  McCombs.      Received  as  a  candidate  Oc- 


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tobcr  2,  1855.  Licensed  April  25,  1 86 1.  License  revoked  Oc- 
tober 8,  1862.     Attorney-at-lavv  and  ruling  elder. 

No.  197  Alanson  R.  Day.  Received  as  a  candidate  April 
16,  1856.  Licensed  April  25,  1861.  To  Presbytery  of  Highland 
April  19.  1862.  Ordained  September,  1862,  Presbytery  High- 
land. Denver,  Col.,  1862-65  and  1867-73.  Brodhead,  Wis., 
1865-67  and  1873-76.  Near  Waukeshavv,  1876-80.  Marshall- 
town,  Iowa,  1880-84. 

No.  198.  Bernard  W.  SlaglE.  Received  as  a  candidate 
April  16,  1856.  Licensed  Aprir2i,  1858.  To  Presbytery  of 
Palmyra  September  2,  1858.  Stated  supply  Monticello  and 
Canton,  Mo.,  1859-61.     Pastor  Defiance,  Ohio,  1862-. 

No.  199.  David  H.  LaveRTY.  Received  as  a  candidate 
October  7,  1856.  Licensed  April  24,  1862.  Ordained  June  16, 
1863.  Installed  June  16,  1863,  Frankford  Church,  and  June  22, 
1863,  Three  Springs  Church.  Released  June  6,  1865.  To 
Presbytery  of  St.  Clairsville  June  6,  1865.  Rock  Hill,  Ohio, 
1865-67.  Evangelist,  1867-74.  Barnesville,  1872-74  Enon 
and  Palestine,  1874-81.     Crestline,  1881-83. 

No.  200.  George  Scott.  Received  as  a  candidate  October 
21,  1856.  Licensed  April  21,  1859.  To  Presbytery  of  Erie 
April,  i860.  Ordained  Presbytery  of  P>ie  June  27,  i860.  Died 
July  28,  1883. 

No.  201.  Richard  V  Dodge.  From  Presbytery  of  San- 
gamon October  6,  1857.  Installed  Second  Church,  Wheeling, 
October  19,  1857.  Released  October  20,  1862.  Installed  No- 
vember 6,  1864,  Washington,  Second  Church.  Released  April 
29,  1868.  To  Presbytery  of  Dane  March  30,  1869.  Madison, 
Wis.,  1869-72.  First  Church,  San  Francisco,  1872-74.  San 
Diego,  1 879-.     Died  February  26,  1885. 

No.  202.  John  Moore.  From  Presbytery  of  New  Lisbon 
October  23,  1857.     To  Presbytery  of  Coshocton  April  17,  i860. 

No.  203.  Marcus  Wish  art.  Received  as  a  candidate  Oc- 
tober 7,  1857.  Licensed  April  21,  1859.  Ordained  April  24, 
1 86 1.  To  Presbytery  of  Allegheny  City  October  2,  1866.  Stated 
supply  Third  Church,  Wheeling,  1861-62.  First  Church,  Mead- 
ville,  1863-64.  Pastor  Tarentum  1868-70.  Rehoboth,  1874-77. 
Waterford,  1877-. 


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No.  204.  James  S.  Ramsay,  D.D.  Received  as  a  candidate 
October  7,  1857.  Licensed  April  27,  1864.  To  Presbytery  of 
Carlisle  July  27,  1864.  Ordained  1864,  Presbytery  of  Carlisle. 
Pastor  Perry  County,  Pa,  1864-67.  Baltimore,  1867-71.  Har- 
lem, N.  Y.,  1 872-. 

No.  205.  William  J.  Alexander.  From  Presbytery  of 
Erie  April  20,  1858.  Installed  June  3,  1858,  West  Union  Church. 
Released  October  7,  1868.  Licensed  January  18,  1854.  Or- 
dained December  17,  1855.  Pastor  Concord  and  Deerfield, 
1855-57.     Died  January  20,  1869. 

No.  206.  William  Aiken.  From  Presbytery  of  Zanesville 
April  20,  1858.  Installed  June  3,  1858,  West  Liberty  Church. 
Released  October  5,  1859.  To  Presbytery  of  Potomac  October 
3,  1865,*  Licensed  1832,  Presbytery  Steubenville.  Ordained 
May,  1836.  Pastor  McConnellsville,  Ohio,  1856.  Chaplain 
United  States  Army  1861-64.  Stated  supply  Pleasant  Forest, 
Tenn.,  1868-70.     Died  May  3,  1886. 

No.  207.  William  B.  Keeling.  From  Presbytery  of  Ohio 
April  20,  1858.  Ordained  October  6,  1858.  Installed  October 
6,  1858,  Mt.  Prospect  Church.  Released  October  7,  1863.  To 
Presbytery  of  Cedar  April  25,  1865.  Licensed  April,  1857,  Pres- 
bytery Ohio.  Stated  supply  Crow  Meadow,  III,  1863-75.  We- 
nona,  1875-78.     Died  April  29,  1878. 

No.  208.  James  T.  Fredericks.  From  Presbytery  of 
Richland  April  20,  1858.  Ordained  October  26,  1858.  Installed 
October  26,  1858,  Burgettstown  Church.  Licensed  1857,  Pres- 
bytery Richland.     Died  July  21,  1886. 

No.  209.  Joseph  Waugh,  Ph.D.  Received  as  a  candidate 
April  20,  1858.  Licensed  April  21,  1859.  To  Presbytery  of  Mis- 
sissippi October  2,  i860.  Ordained  November,  1 860,  Presbytery 
of  Mississippi.  Pastor  Carmel,  Miss.,  1859-61.  From  Presby- 
tery of  Mississippi  April  23,  1862.  Professor  Washington  Col- 
lege 1861-63.  Steubenville  Female  Seminary  1864-66.  Prin- 
cipal Hollidaysburgh  Female  Seminary  1866-77.  To  Presbytery 
of  Huntingdon  April  24,  1866. 

No.  210.  John  P.  P.  Stockton.  Received  as  a  candidate 
April  21,  1858.  Licensed  April  21,  1859.  To  Presbytery  of 
Maumee  December  12,  1862.     Ordained  April  29,  1863,  Presby- 


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tery   of  Maumee       Stated    supply    Defiance   1860-62.     Pastor 
West  Unity  and  Mt.  Salem  1862-. 

No.  211.  Benjamin  F.  Powelson.  Received  as  a  candi- 
date April  21,  1858.  Licensed  April  24,  1862.  United  States 
Army  1862-65.  To  Presbytery  of  West  Missouri  October  i, 
1867.  Stated  supply  Deep  Water  and  Little  Osage  1867-71. 
Ordained  September  9,  1868,  Presbytery  of  Southwest  Missouri. 
Stated  supply  Montrose  1870-74.  Neosho  1874-77.  Ebenezer 
and  Ozark  Park  1880-82.     Lyons,  Kan.,  1882-. 

No.  212.  W.  S.  Van  ClEVE.  Received  as  a  candidate 
April  21,  1858.  Licensed  April  27,  1864.  Ordained  October 
3,  1865.  Installed  September  25,  1867,  Frankfort  Church.  Re- 
leased February  9,  1869.  To  Presbytery  of  Carlisle  February 
9,  1869.  Pastor  Lower  Marsh  Creek  1869.  Gettysburgh,  1889. 
No.  213.  Joseph  Vance,  D.D.  Received  as  a  candidate  Oc- 
tober 5,  1858.  Licensed  April  19,  i860.  To  Presbytery  of  Win- 
nebago April  23,  1862.  Ordained  June,  1862,  Presbytery  of  Win- 
nebago. Stated  supply  Beaver  Dam  1861-65.  Pastor  Second 
Church,  Vincennes,  1865-74.  First  Church,  Carlisle,  Pa.,  1874-86. 
Second  Church,  Chester,  1886-. 

No.  214.  William  B.  Faris.  Received  as  a  candidate 
October  5,  1858.  Licensed  April  19,  i860.  To  Presbytery  of 
Marion  July  19,  1861.  Ordained  1862,  Presbytery  of  Marion. 
Pastor  Mt.  Gilead  1862-64.  Marshall,  111.,  1864-68.  Neoga, 
1868-71.     Died  November  5,  1871. 

No.  215.  George  W.F.  Birch,  D.D.  Received  as  a  candidate 
October  5,  1858.  Licensed  July  19,  i860.  To  Presbytery  of 
Sangamon  December  11,  1861.  Ordained  January  17,  1862, 
Presbytery  of  Sangamon.  Pastor  Third  Church,  Springfield, 
1861-69.  Second  Church,  Lexington,  Ky.,  1870-73.  Third 
Church,  Indianapolis,  1873-76.  Bethany,  New  York  City,  1878-. 
No.  216.  Nathaniel  B.  Lyon.  From  Presbytery  of  New 
Lisbon  April  20,  1859.  Installed  June  2,  1859.  Upper  Ten 
Mile  Church.  Released  January  30,  1868.  To  Presbytery  of 
Ohio  January  30,  1868.  Died  May  19,  1868.  Licensed  April 
12,  1855,  Presbytery  Redstone.  Ordained  1856,  Presbytery 
New  Lisbon.  Pastor  Hubbard,  Liberty  and  Brookfield,  Ohio, 
1856-59. 


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No.  217.  James  W.  Alexander,  D.D,  From  Presbytery 
of  St.  Clairsville  October  19,  1859.  Installed  October,  1859,  Allen 
Grove  and  Wolf  Run  Churches.  Released  October  3,  1866. 
Stated  supply  Moundsville  1867-77.     Died  July  26,  1879. 

No.  218.  E.  V.  Campbell.  Received  as  a  candidate  April 
20,  1859.  Licensed  April  27,  1864.  To  Presbytery  of  St.  Paul 
April  25,  1865.  Ordained  December,  1866,  Presbytery  of  St. 
Paul.  Pastor  St.  Cloud  1866-75.  Butler,  Mo.,  1875-77.  St. 
Cloud,  1877-. 

No.  219,  William  A.  Kerr.  Received  as  a  candidate 
April  20,  1859.  Licensed  April  12,  1866,  Presbytery  of  Car- 
lisle. Ordained  November  19,  1867,  Presbytery  of  Philadelphia, 
Second.  Pastor  First  Church,  Easton,  1867-70.  First  Church, 
Williamsport,  1870-73.     Suspended  1873. 

No.  220.  John  F.  Magill,  D.D.  Received  as  candidate  Octo- 
ber 4,  1859.  Licensed  April  25,  1861.  To  Presbytery  of  Peoria 
May  27,  1862.  Ordained  1862,  Presbytery  of  Peoria.  Pastor 
Lewistown  1862-83.  From  Presbytery  of  Peoria  September 
12,  1883.  Installed  October  7,  1883,  Second  Church,  Washing- 
ton. Released  March  4,  1886.  To  Presbytery  of  Iowa  March 
4,  1886. 

No.  221.  E.  R.  DONEHOO.  Received  as  a  candidate  October 
4,  1859.  Licensed  April  25,  1861.  To  Presbytery  of  Redstone 
October  7,  1862.  Ordained  October  15,  1869,  Presbytery  of 
Ohio.     Pastor  Eighth  Church,  Pittsburgh,  1869-. 

No.  222.  Robert  B.  Farrar.  Received  as  a  candidate 
October  4,  1859.  Licensed  April  25,  1861.  To  Presbytery  of 
Toledo  October  7,  1862.  Ordained  April,  1863,  Presbytery  of 
Toledo.  Stated  supply  Montezuma  and  Deep  River,  Iowa, 
1862-68.  From  Presbytery  of  Vinton  June  15,  1869.  Installed 
June  15,  1869,  West  Union  Church.  Released  April  26,  1876. 
Stated  supply  Cameron  and  Unity,  1876-81.  To  Presbytery  of 
Southern  Dakota.     Died  January  14,  1888. 

No.  223.  Charles  B.  Magill.  Received  as  a  candidate 
October  4,  1859.  Licensed  April  25,  1861.  To  Presbytery  of 
Fairfield  March  16,  1864.  Ordained  May  13,  1864,  Presbytery 
of  Fairfield.  Pastor  Birmingham,  Iowa,  1864.  Died  August 
27,  1864. 


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No.  224.  James  H.  Smith.  Received  as  a  candidate  Oc- 
tober 4,  1859.  Dismissed  as  a  candidate  October  24,  1863,  to 
Presbytery  of  Chicago.  Licensed  April  16,  1864.  Ordained 
September,  1864,  Presbytery  of  Peoria.  Pastor  Elmwood,  111., 
1864-66.  Yates  City,  1867-70.  French  Grove,  1871-73.  Died 
November  15,  1873. 

No.  225.  James  S.  Davis.  Received  as  a  candidate  Oc- 
tober 4,  1859.  Western  Theological  Seminary,  1861-63.  Health 
failed. 

No.  226.  James  S.  Praigg.  Received  as  a  candidate  Oc- 
tober 4,  1859.     Name  dropped  April  24,  1862. 

No.  227.  J.  P.  Caldwell.  From  Presbytery  of  Richland, 
April  17,  i860.  Installed  April  26,  i860,  Cross  Roads  Church. 
Released  October  15,  1864.  To  Presbytery  of  St.  Clairsville, 
October  15,  1864.  Licensed  June  16,  1848,  Presbytery  St. 
Clairsville.  Ordained  1849,  Presbytery  Zanesville.  Pastor  Salt 
Creek  and  Blue  Rock,  1849-53.  Olive  and  Bristol,  1853-57. 
Fredericktown,  1857-60.  Beech  Spring,  1865-66.  Barnesville, 
1865-69.      Crab  Apple,  1869-72.     Died  January  31,  1872. 

No.  228.  John  M.  Smith.  From  Presbytery  of  Ohio,  Oc- 
tober 19,  1859.  Ordained  April  18,  i860.  Installed  April  18, 
i860,  Wellsburgh  Church.  Released  October  2,  i860.  To 
Presbytery  of  Allegheny  City,  October  2,  i860.  Pastor  Sharps- 
burgh,  Pa.,  1861-67.  St.  Charles,  Mo.,  1867-70.  Highlands, 
1871-74.  Central  Church,  Pittsburgh,  1874-76.  Cannonsburgh, 
1876-88.     Marshfield,  Wis.,  1888-. 

No.  229.  Joseph  P.  Moore.  Received  as  a  candidate  April 
19,1848.  Licensed  October  2,  1850.  Ordained  October  3,  i860. 
Principal  East  Liberty  Collegiate  Institute,  1851-65.  Stated 
supply.  Swan,  Hopewell  and  Albion,  Ind.,  1865-84.  Runny- 
mede,  Kans.,  1884-. 

No.  230.  J.  A.  EwiNG.  From  Presbytery  of  Clarion,  Octo- 
ber 3,  i860.  To  Presbytery  of  West  Virginia.  Licensed  Jan- 
uary, 1858,  Presbytery  Saltsburgh.  Ordained  December,  1858, 
Presbytery  Clarion. 

No.  231.  Watson  Russell.  From  Presbytery  of  Red- 
stone, October  18,  i860.  To  Presbytery  of  Zanesville,  April 
2^.  1861. 


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No.  232.  John  C.  Caldwell,  D.D.  Received  as  a  candidate 
April  17,  i860.  Dismissed  as  a  candidate  to  Presbytery  of  Rich- 
land April  28,  1863.  Licensed  May  3,  1864,  Presbytery  of  Rich- 
land. From  Presbytery  of  Richland  November  3,  1864.  Or- 
dained November  4,  1864,  Installed  November  4,  1864,  Mount 
Prospe'ct  Church.  Released  July  23,  1868.  Installed  August 
3,  1868,  Second  Church,  Washington.  Released  December  2^, 
1869.  To  Presbytery  of  Northumberland.  Pastor  Lycoming, 
Newberry,  1870-74.  Central  Church,  Chambersburg,  1874-83. 
First  Church,  West  Chester,  1884-. 

No.  233.  Joseph  H.  Wherry.  Received  as  a  candidate 
April  17,  i860. 

No.  234.  John  Jordan.  Received  as  a  candidate  April  17, 
i860.  Name  dropped  at  his  own  request,  on  account  of  ill- 
health,  October  7,  1868. 

No.  235.  Frederick  R.  Wotring.  Received  as  a  candi- 
date April  18,  i860.  Licensed  April  25,  1861.  To  Presbytery 
of  Winnebago  September  26,  1863.  Ordained  October  26,  1863. 
Pastor  Portage  City,  Wis.,  1863-66.  Stated  supply,  Van  Wert, 
Ohio,  1866-68.  Pastor  Mansfield,  Pa.,  1868-78.  Knoxville 
and  Ninth  Church,  Pittsburgh,  1878-80.  Wenona,  111.,  1880-85. 
Plum  Creek,  Kans.,  1885-. 

No.  236.  John  W.  Dinsmore,  D.D.  Received  as  a  candidate 
April  18,  i860.  Licensed  April  25,  1861.  To  Presbytery  of 
Winnebago,  April  28,  1863.  Ordained  June  28,  1863,  Presby- 
tery of  Winnebago.  Pastor  Prairie  du  Sac,  1863-70.  Bloom- 
ington.  111.,  1870-. 

No.  237.  Faris  Brown.  Received  as  a  candidate  April 
18,  i860.  Licensed  April  25,  1861.  To  Presbytery  of  Ebenezer 
April  23,  1862.  Ordained  April,  1863,  Presbytery  of  Ebenezer. 
Pastor  Greenupsburg  and  Greenup  Union,  Ky.,  1863-66.  Stated 
supply,  Muskingum,  Ohio,  1866-75.  Pastor  Norwich  and  New 
Concord,  1875-. 

No.  238.  Andrew  F.  Ross.  Received  as  a  candidate  April 
18,  i860.     Name  dropped  October  3,  1865. 

No.  239.  John  B.  ReED.  Received  as  a  candidate  October 
3,  i860.  Licensed  April  24,  1862.  To  Presbytery  of  West  Vir- 
ginia March  16,  1864.    Ordained  April,  1864,  Presbytery  of  West 


76         THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

Virginia.  Stated  supply  and  Pastor  Parkersburgh,  1862-71. 
Sistersville,  1871-82.  Fairmount,  1882-88.  Laurel  Hill,  Pa., 
1 888-. 

No.  240.     Henry  G.  Blayney. 

No.  241.  J.  McClusky  Blayney,  D.D.  Received  as  a  can- 
didate October  3,  i860.  Licensed  April  24,  1862.  To  Presbytery 
of  West  Virginia,  August  26,  1864.  Ordained  1864.  Stated 
supply,  Charleston,  West  Virginia,  1864-68.  Stated  supply 
and  Pastor,  First  Church,  Albany,  N.  Y,,  1868-80.  First  Church, 
Frankfort,  Ky.,  1880-. 

No.  242.  James  Black,  D.D.,  LL.D.  From  Presbytery  of 
Redstone,  March  12,  1861.  Professor  in  Washington  College  and 
Professor  and  Vice-President  in  Washington  and  Jefferson  Col- 
lege, 1859-68.  Licensed  April  3,  1852,  Presbytery  of  Redstone. 
Ordained  June,  1853,  Stated  supply  and  Pastor,  Connellsville, 
1852-58.  Stated  supply,  Lower  Ten  Mile  Church,  1860-64. 
East  Buffalo,  1864-68.  To  Presbytery  of  Cedar,  October  6, 
1868.  President  State  University,  Iowa,  1868-70.  President 
Pennsylvania  Female  Seminary,  1870-75.  Professor  Wooster 
University  and  Vice-President,  1875-. 

No.  243.     LavERTY  GriER. 

No.  244.  Daniel  W.  Fisher,  D.D.  From  Presbytery  of 
New  Orleans  December  10,  1861.  Installed  January  5,  1862, 
First  Church,  Wheeling.  Released  April  26,  1876.  To  Pres- 
bytery of  New  Albany  September  25,  1878.  Licensed  April, 
1859,  Presbytery  of  Huntingdon.  Ordained  April,  i860. 
Stated  supply  Thalia  St.  Church.  New  Orleans,  1860-61.  2d 
Church,  Madison,  Ind.,  1876-79.     Prest.  Hanover  College  1879. 

No.  245.  Robert  H.  Fulton,  D.D.  Received  as  a  can- 
didate April  24,  1861.  Dismissed  as  a  candidate  October  19, 
1868,  to  Presbytery  of  Redstone.  Licensed  April,  1871.  Or- 
dained June,  1872,  Presbytery  of  Baltimore.  Pastor  2d 
Church,  Baltimore,  1872-83.  North  Minster  Church,  Philadel- 
phia, 1883. 

No.  246.  P.  J.  CuMMiNGS.  Received  as  a  candidate  April 
24,  1 86 1.  Licensed  April  26,  1866.  To  Presbytery  of  Ohio 
October  2,  1866.  Ordained  1867.  Pastor  Mount  Carmel 
1857-78.     North  Branch  1867-74.    Evangelist  1878-80.    Stated 


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supply    Mount    Carmel   and    North    Branch     1881-83.     Pastor 
Industry  and  Bethlehem  1883-88. 

No.  247.  George  M.  McFarland.  Received  as  a  candi- 
date April  24,  1 86 1.  Licensed  April  25,  1867.  License  re- 
voked October  16,  1869. 

No.  248.  William  S.  EaglESON.  Received  as  a  candi- 
date April  24,  1861.  Licensed  April  29,  1863.  To  Presbytery  of 
Richland  October  5,  1863.  Ordained  May  5,  1864.  Stated  sup- 
ply and  pastor  Fredericktown,  O.,  1 863-76.    Mount  Gilead  1 876- 

No.  249.  William  A.  F.  Stockton.  Received  as  a  can- 
didate April  24,  1 861.  Licensed  April  24,  1863.  United  States 
Army  1862-65.     License  returned  October  7,  1868. 

No.  250.  Martin  L.  Todd.  Received  as  a  candidate 
April  24,  1 86 1.  Licensed  April  24,  1863.  To  Presbytery  of 
West  Virginia  October  4,  1864.  Stated  supply  Point  Pleasant 
and  West  Columbia,  W.  Va. ;  Vernon,  Ind. ;  Richmond,  Ky. 
Died  August  14,  1870. 

No.  251.  John  T.  Oxtoby,  D.D.  Received  as  a  candidate 
October  21,  1861.  Dismissed  as  a  candidate  November  20, 
1865,  to  Presbytery  of  Allegheny.  Licensed  April,  1866,  Pres- 
bytery of  Butler.  Ordained  July  i,  1867,  Presbytery  of  Erie. 
Pastor  Petroleum  Center,  1867-70.  North-East  1870-79.  East 
Saginaw,  Mich,,  1880-. 

No.  252.  William  Hanna.  From  the  C.  P.  Church  April 
23,  1862.  Stated  supply  Unity  Church  1862-64.  To  Presby- 
tery of  Ohio  October  4,  1 864. 

No.  253.  William  M.  Robinson.  From  Presbytery  of 
Zanesville  October  7,  1862.  Stated  supply  Wellsburgh  1862- 
64.  To  Presbytery  of  Erie  April  26,  1864.  Licensed  June  19, 
1844,  Presbytery  of  Blairsville.  Missionary  in  Ohio  1844-54. 
Ordained  January  14,  1846,  Presbytery  of  Zanesville.  Pastor 
1st  Church,  Newark,  1855-62.  2d  Church,  Mercer,  Pa.,  1864- 
72.     Providence  Church,  Allegheny,  1872-. 

No.  254.  John  Moffat.  From  Presbytery  of  St.  Clairs- 
ville  April  28,  1863.  Installed  September  27,  1863,  2d  Church, 
Wheeling.  Licensed  June,  1847,  Presbytery  of  New  Lisbon. 
Ordained  June,  1848.  Pastor  St.  Clairsville  1848-61.  Bel- 
laire  1861-63.     Died  December  27,  1875. 


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No.  255.  James  D.  Kerr.  Received  as  a  candidate  April 
23,  1862.  Licensed  April  27,  1864.  To  Presbytery  of  Sanga- 
mon September  2,  1864.  Ordained  June  15,  1865.  Pastor 
Farmington  1865-70.  Nebraska  City  1870-78.  Denver  1878- 
81.  Chestnut  Street  Church,  Erie,  Pa.,  1881-83.  Kearney, 
Neb.,  1 883-. 

No.  256.  J.  Boyd  Stevenson.  Received  as  a  candidate 
April  22,  1862.  Licensed  April  29,  1863.  To  Presbytery  of 
Steubenville  April  18,  1870  Ordained  June  16,  1870,  Presby- 
tery of  Steubenville.  Stated  supply  Linton  and  Evans'  Creek 
1870-71.     From  Presbytery  of  Zanesville  April  2,  1874. 

No.  257.  William  M.  White.  Received  as  a  candidate 
April  22,  1862.  Licensed  April  27,  1864.  Ordained  May  i, 
1866.  Installed  May  i,  1866,  Hookstown  Church.  Released 
April  27,  1.870.  Suspended  April  27,  1870.  To  Presbytery  of 
Pittsburgh  as  a  suspended  member  October  21,  1873. 

No.  258.  David  Brown.  Received  as  a  candidate  October 
7,  1862.     Died  July  8,  1863. 

No.  259.  Samuel  P.  Linn.  Received  as  a  candidate  Oc- 
tober 7,  1862.  Licensed  April  26,  1865.  To  Presbytery  of 
Western  Reserve  April  24,  1866.  Ordained  May,  1866.  West- 
minster Church,  Cleveland,  1866-67.  Wayne,  Pa.,  1870-71. 
Shamokin  1872-73.  Baton  Rouge,  La.,  1877-78.  Lincoln 
Park,  Cincinnati,  1879-80.  First  Avenue  Church,  Evansville, 
Ind.,  1884.     Died  July,  1887. 

No.  260.  John  C.  Hervey.  Received  as  a  candidate  Oc- 
tober 8,  1862.  Name  dropped  from  list  of  candidates  October 
3,  1866. 

No.  261.  Henry  L.  DooliTTLE.  From  Presbytery  of 
Northumberland  October  6,  1863.  To  Presbytery  of  Rochester 
City  October  4,  1864.  Ordained  June  17,  1846,  Presbytery  of 
Wyoming.  Pastor  Scottsville,  N.  Y.,  1846-53.  Troy,  Pa., 
1854-56  Bald  Eagle  1856-60.  Stated  supply  Groveland,  N. 
Y.,  1864-67.  York  1867-69.  2d  Church,  Wolcott,  1869-70. 
Huron  1870-71.     Died  September  5,  1871. 

No.  262.  Samuel  M.  Henderson.  From  Presbytery  of 
Steubenville  October  7,  1863.  Ordained  November  4,  1863. 
Installed  November  4,  1863,  Pigeon  Creek   Church.     Released 


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April  24,  1867.  To  Presbytery  of  Blairsville  October  12,  1867. 
Pastor  Wilkinsburgh  1867-78.  Prof.  Biddle  Institute  1878- 
79.  Licensed  April,  1862,  Presbytery  of  Steubenville.  Died 
April  2,  1879. 

No.  263.  Thomas  R.  Laird.  Received  as  a  candidate 
June  16,  1863.     Entered  business  1865. 

No.  264.  John  M.  MealEY,  D.D.  Received  as  a  candi- 
date April  25,  1865.  Licensed  April  26,  1866.  To  Presbytery 
of  Beaver  April  28,  1867.  Ordained  October  25,  1867.  Pastor 
Neshannock  1867-. 

No.  265.  James  Reed.  Received  as  a  candidate  October 
4,  1864.  Licensed  October  3,  1866.  To  Presbytery  of  Rich- 
land April  27,  1869.  Stated  supply  Millwood  1867-70.  Or- 
dained April  5,  1872,  Presbytery  of  Palmyra.  Stated  supply 
La  Clede,  Mo.,  1871-82.     Avalon  and  Dawn  1882-. 

No.  266.  William  H.  McCuskey,  Received  as  a  candi- 
date October  4,  1864.  Dismissed  as  a  candidate  to  the  Presby- 
tery of  Chicago  September  28,  1869. 

No.  267.  George  W.  RigglE.  Received  as  a  candidate 
October  5,  1864.  Licensed  October  3,  1866.  To  Presbytery 
of  New  Lisbon  April  24,  1867.  Ordained  October,  1867. 
Pastor  East  Liverpool  1867-75.  Teacher  and  stated  supply 
Santa  Fe,  N.  M.,  1876-80.  In  ill  health  1880-83.  Stated  sup- 
ply Silver  City,  N.  M.,  1883-. 

No.  268.  James  H.  Spillman.  From  Presbytery  of  Erie 
April  26,  1864.     To  Presbytery  of  West  Jersey  May  7,  1866. 

No.  269.  John  A.  Brown.  From  Presbytery  of  Wooster 
April  27,  1864.  Installed  July  3,  1865,  West  Liberty  Church. 
Released  September  28,  1875,  Installed  November  12,  1877, 
Limestone,  Wolf  Run  and  Allen  Grove  Churches.  Released 
April  26,  1 88 1.     To  Presbytery  of  Red  River  April  26,  1881. 

No.  270.  William  I.  Brugh,  D.D.  From  Presbytery  of 
Richland  October  6,  1864.  Professor  in  W.  C.  1863-65. 
Stated  supply  Lower  Ten  Mile  1864-65.  To  Presbytery  of 
Butler  1865.  From  Presbytery  of  Steubenville  April  22,  1879. 
Teacher  and  stated  supply  Three  Springs  1879-87.  To  Presby- 
tery of  East  Hanover  April  12,  1887.  Ordained  May  17,  1849, 
Presbytery   of    Philadelphia.       Pastor    Bensalem   and    Centre- 


8o         THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

ville,  Pa.,  1849-50.  Corinth,  O.,  1850-60.  Stated  supply  Fred- 
ericktown  1860-61.  Bladensburg  1861-63.  Principal  Butler 
1865-71.  Pastor  Butler  1868-71.  Principal  Hayesville,  O., 
1871-76.     Pres.  Richmond  College  O.  1887-88. 

No.  271.  Andrew  W.  Boyd.  From  Presbytery  of  Beaver 
April  25,  1865.  Installed  June  6,  1865,  Cross  Roads  Church. 
Released  October  3,  1865.  To  Presbytery  of  Allegheny  March 
27,1866.  Licensed  1859,  Presbytery  of  Steubenville.  Ordained 
i860,  Presbytery  of  Beaver.  Stated  supply  Darlington  1860-65. 
Pastor  Leesburgh  1867-69.     Died  June  18,  1869. 

No.  272.  J.  R.  Hamilton.  From  Presbytery  of  Erie  Oc- 
tober 13,  1865.  P.  E.  4th  Church,  Wheeling,  1865-66.  To 
Presbytery  of  New  Castle  October  2,  1866.  Licensed  1857, 
Presbytery  of  Blairsville.  Ordained  1858.  Pastor  Fairview  and 
Girard  1858-63.  Chaplain  United  States  Army  1863-65. 
Pastor  Newark,  Del.,  1866-70.  Red  Bank,  N.  J.,  1870.  Died 
January  12,  1876. 

No.  273.    Samuel  Graham. 

No.  274.  John  B.  Graham.  From  Presbytery  of  St. 
Clairsville  April  25,  1866.  Installed  May  8,  1866,  Three 
Springs  and  Cove  Churches.  Released  from  Three  Springs 
September  25,  1878.  Released  from  Cove  September  12,  1883. 
To  Presbytery  of  Mahoning  April  22,  1884.  Licensed  October 
I,  1833,  and  ordained  1838,  Presbytery  of  New  Lisbon.  Pastor 
Bethel,  O.,  1838-50.  Bible  agent  1851-58.  Pastor  Morris- 
town  and  Fairview  1858-65. 

No  275.  Jesse  W.  Hamilton.  From  Presbytery  of  Steu- 
benville June  19,  1866.  Stated  supply  Lower  Ten  Mile  1866- 
70.  To  Presbytery  of  Butler  September  28,  1870.  Licensed 
1857  and  ordained  i860.  Presbytery  of  Steubenville.  Teacher 
New  Hagerstown  Academy  1862-65.  Stated  supply  Water- 
ford  and  Belleville  1860-62  Witherspoon  Institute,  Pa.,  1870- 
73.  Sharpsville  1873-75.  Stated  supply  Mingo,  O.,  1875-80. 
Pastor  East  Springfield  and  Bacon  Ridge  1882-. 

No.  276.  John  W.  Gilmore.  From  Presbytery  of  Red- 
stone June  19,  1866.  Ordained  June  19,  186.6.  P.  E.  Mounds- 
viUe  1866-67.  To  Presbytery  of  New  Lisbon  April  23,  1867. 
Licensed   1864,  Presbytery  of  Redstone.      Pastor   Columbiana, 


BIOGRAPHICAL  REGISTER.  gl 

O.,   1867-69.      Andrew  and    Farmer's    Creek,  Iowa,    1869-71. 
Belleview  1871-76.     Hanover,  111.     Elizabeth,  1878. 

No.  277.  Daniel  W.  WyliE.  Received  as  a  candidate 
October  19,  1878.  Name  dropped,  at  his  request,  April  26, 
1882. 

No.  278.  Robert  T.  Price.  From  Presbytery  of  Beaver 
April  25,  1866.  Ordained  and  installed  Wellsburgh  Church 
June  19,  1866.  Released  October  16,  1868.  Installed  June  16 
1869,  Mt.  Prospect  Church.  Released  February  4,  1873.  To 
Presbytery  of  Allegheny  February  4,  1873.  Licensed  April  28, 
1864,  Presbytery  of  Steubenville.  Pastor  Belleview  1873-75. 
Dunbar  1875-84.     Shreve  and  Hopewell,  O.,  1884-. 

No.  279.  J.  A.  McInTyre.  From  Presbytery  of  Columbus 
October  3,  1866.  To  Presbytery  of  Clarion  April  28,  1867. 
Licensed  June  16,  1857,  Presbytery  of  Allegheny.  Ordained 
January,  i860,  Presbytery  of  Fort  Wayne.  Pastor  Decatur, 
Ind.,  i860.  Sugar  Grove,  Pa.,  1866.  Callensburg  1868.  Per- 
rysville  1870.     Died  August  15,  1872. 

No.  280.  Jonathan  Cross.  From  Presbytery  of  Balti- 
more November  6,  1866.  Installed  December  16,  1866,  Wheel- 
ing 3d  Church.  Released  February  4,  1873.  To  Presbytery  of 
Zanesville  September  23,  1874.     Died  December  18,  1876. 

No.  281.    James  D.  Moffat. 

No.  282.  Joseph  P.  Graham.  Received  as  a  candidate 
April  26,  1866.  Licensed  April  26,  1871.  Ordained  June  14 
1872,  to  go  as  a  Foreign  Missionary  to  India. 

No.  283.  William  H.  Hartzell.  Received  as  a  candi- 
date April  26,  1866.  Licensed  April  24,  1873.  To  Presbytery 
of  Baltimore  June  6,  1876.  Stated  supply  and  pastor  Deer 
Creek,  Harmony  Church,  1875-83.  Evangelist  1884.  St. 
Peter,  Minn.,  1885.     Worthington,  Minn.,  1886.- 

No.  284.     Edward  G.  McKinley.     Received  as  a  candidate 
April  26,    1866.     Licensed  April  26,    1871.     To  Presbytery  of 
Blairsville  September  25,   1872.     Ordained   October  29,    1872, 
Presbytery   of    Blairsville.       Pastor    Pleasant    Grove    1872-81.- 
Ligonier  1872-. 

No.   285.     David  B.    Fleming.     Received  as  a  candidate 
April   26,   1866.     Licensed  April   26,  1870.     To  Presbytery  of 
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82  THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

Missouri  River  April  23,  1872.  Ordained  September  3,  1872. 
Stated  supply  Deer  Creek,  111.,  1871-72.  Fairmount,  Neb., 
1872-74.  Andover,  111.,  1874-76.  Kingsbury  1876-83.  Unity, 
Ind.,  1884. 

No.  286.  David  M.  Miller.  From  Presbytery  of  New 
Lisbon  August  28,  1867.  Installed  September  25.  1867,  Cross 
Roads  Church.  Released  September  26,  1871.  To  Presbytery 
of  Northumberland  September  26,  1871.  Licensed  April  10, 
1 861,  Presbytery  of  New  Lisbon.  Ordained  June  18,  1862. 
Pastor  Alliance,  O.,  1862-67.  Lock  Haven,  Pa.,  1871-74. 
Johnstown  1874-83.     Ev.  1883-. 

No.  287.  Perrine  Baker.  Received  as  a  candidate  April 
24,  1867.  Licensed  April  29,  1874.  To  Presbytery  of  Kittan- 
ning  April  27,  1875.  Ordained  May  11,  1875.  Pastor  Boil- 
ing Spring  1875-78.  Appleby  Manor  and  Crooked  Creek 
1875-84.     Bellevernon  1884-. 

No.  288.  John  L.  Fulton,  D.D.  From  the  U.  P.  Church 
April  28,  1868.  Installed  December  16,  1868,  Mill  Creek.  Re- 
leased March  4,  1 873.   To  Presbytery  of  Baltimore  March  4,  1 873. 

No.  289.    Henry  Woods. 

No.  290.  William  A.  McCarrell.  Received  as  a  candi- 
date October  6,  1868.  Licensed  April  26,  1870.  To  Presbytery  of 
Erie  April  26,  1871.  Ordained  September,  1871.  Pastor  Cam- 
bridge and  Gravel  Run  1871-75.     Shippensburgh  1875-. 

No.  291.  McNary  ForsyTHE.  Received  as  a  candidate 
October  6,  1868.  Licensed  April  26,  1870.  To  Presbytery  of 
Allegheny  April  23,  1872.  Ordained  June,  1872.  Pastor  and 
stated  supply  Millvale  1870-74.     Died  March  28,  1874. 

No.  292.  Otho  M.  HartzeLL.  Received  as  a  candidate 
October  6,  1868.     Name  dropped  April  27,  1870. 

No.  293.    Abner  O.  Rockwell. 

No.  294.  Robert  R.  Moore.  From  Presbytery  of  Tran- 
sylvania October  16,  1869.  Installed  November  27,  1869, 
Wellsburgh  Church.  Released  May  8,  1873.  To  Presbytery 
of  Pittsburgh  May  8,  1873.  Licensed  1858,  Presbytery  of 
Beaver.  Ordained  April  15,  1859,  Presbytery  of  Richland. 
Pastor  Sixth  Church,  Pittsburgh,  1873-79.  Newark,  O.,  1879 
-83.     Urichsville  1884-85.      Conneautville  1885-. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  REGISTER.  83 

No.  295.  Joseph  E.  Andrews.  Received  as  a  candidate 
September  28,  1869.  Dismissed  as  a  candidate  to  Presbytery  of 
Steubenville , .  Licensed  May  i,  1873,  Pres- 
bytery of  Steubenville.  Ordained  June  3,  1874,  Pastor 
Waynesburg,  O.,  1874-77.  Seventh  Church,  Pittsburgh,  1877- 
79.     West  Elizabeth  1879-. 

No.  296.  BelvillE  Roberts.  From  Presbytery  of  Rock 
River  April  2^,  1870.  P.  E.  Fourth  Church,  Wheeling,  1870- 
71.     To  Presbytery  of  Philadelphia  North  April  25,  1871. 

No.  297.  Samuel  T.  Davis.  From  Presbytery  of  Schuy- 
ler October  14,  1870.  Ordained  November  15,  1870.  Installed 
November  15,  1870,  Lower  Buffalo  and  Pine  Grove  Churches. 
Released  April  24,  1872.  To  Presbytery  of  Chicago  April  24, 
1872. 

'  No.  298.  Martin  L.  Donahey.  Received  as  a  candidate 
April  27,  1870.  Licensed  April  26,  1871.  To  Presbytery  of 
Zanesville,  Ordained  1872.  Pastor  Duncan's  Falls,  O.,  1872- 
74.     Stated  supply  Weston  1874-81.     Napoleon  1881-. 

No.  299.  John  P.  Inman.  Received  as  a  candidate  Sep- 
tember 28,  1870.     Name  dropped  April  26,  1876. 

No.  300.  Jesse  C.  Bruce.  Received  as  a  candidate  Sep- 
tember 28,  1870.  Licensed  April  28,  1875.  To  Presbytery  of 
Pittsburgh  April  25,  1876.  Ordained  June  13,  1876.  Pastor 
Oakdale  1876-78.  First  Church,  Peoria,  111.,  1878-86.  Frank- 
lin, Pa,  1 887-. 

No.  301.  William  E.  McCrEA.  Received  as  a  candidate 
September  28,  1870.  Licensed  April  24,  1872.  Ordained  Sep- 
tember 24,  1873.  Installed  November  i,  1873,  Lower  Buffalo 
Church.  Released  March  26,  1874.  To  Presbytery  of  Pitts- 
burgh, March  26,  1874.  Pastor  West  Elizabeth,  1875-80. 
Homestead  1880-85.     Greensburgh,  Kansas,  1888. 

No.  302.  John  C.  Hench.  From  the  Presbytery  of 
Cleveland  April  25,  1871.  Installed  June  17,  1871,  Lower  Ten 
Mile  Church.  Released  June  5,  1873.  To  Presbytery  of 
Clarion  April  28,  1874.  Licensed  April  26,  1865,  Presbytery  of 
Redstone.  Ordained  September,  1866.  Stated  supply  Bull 
Creek,  Pa.,  1865-66.  Pastor  Trent  1866-67.  Springfield,  O., 
1867-70. 


84         THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

No.  303.  George  P.  Hays,  D.D.,  LL.D.  From  Presby- 
tery of  Allegheny  April  26,  1871.  President  Washington  and 
Jefferson  College,  and  Stated  supply  Second  Church,  Washing- 
ton, 1870-81.  To  Presbytery  of  Colorado  August  23,  1881. 
Licensed  April,  1859,  Presbytery  of  Ohio.  Ordained  March 
5,  1861,  Presbytery  of  Baltimore.  Pastor  Second  Church,  Balti- 
more, 1861-68.  Fiscal  Secretary  Wooster  University  1868-69. 
Pastor  Central  Church,  Allegheny,  1869-70.  Pastor  Central 
Church,  Denver,  1881-85.  Moderator  of  General  Assembly 
1884.  Pastor  Second  Church,  Cincinnati,  1885-88.  Pastor 
Second  Church,  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  1888-. 

No.  304.  James  L,.  Reed.  Received  as  a  candidate  Sep- 
tember 26,  1 87 1.  Licensed  April  24,  1872.  Ordained  Decem- 
ber 15,  1874.  Installed  January  15,  1875,  Lower  Buffalo 
Church.  Released  April  25,  1883.  To  Presbytery  of  Pueblo 
December  12,  1883.  Stated  supply  South  Pueblo,  Col.,  1883- 
84.     Pastor  Barnesville,  O.,  1885-. 

No.  305.  James  S.  Fleming.  Received  as  a  candidate 
September  27,  187 1.  Licensed  April  25,  1878.  To  Presbytery 
of  Larned  April  27,  1880.  Ordained  April  2,  1880.  From 
Presbytery  of  Larned  August  23,  1881. 

No.  306.  Lewis  J.  Able.  Received  as  a  candidate  Sep- 
teniber  27,  1881. 

No.  307.  Amos  S.  Van  Buskirk.  Received  as  a  candi- 
date September  27,  1871.     Dismissed  as  a  candidate  April  24, 

1873- 

No.  308,  John  T.  Lloyd.  Received  as  a  candidate  Sep- 
tember 27,  1 87 1.     Dismissed  as  a  candidate  April  24,  1873. 

No.  309.  Samuel  M.  Glenn.  From  Presbytery  of  Pitts- 
burgh April  23,  1872.  Installed  June  7,  1872,  Upper  Ten  Mile 
Church.  Released  August  23,  1878.  To  Presbytery  of  Erie 
August  23,  1878.  Licensed  January,  1866,  Presbytery  of  Erie. 
Ordained  November  14,  1866,  Presbytery  of  Columbus.  Pas- 
tor Lithopolis,  O.,  1866-69.  Sandy  Lake,  Pa.,  1878-79. 
Clintonville  1879-84.  Mount  Zion  and  High  Hill,  O.,  1885-88. 
Principal  Female  Seminary,  Putnam,  1888-. 

No.  310.  Alonzo  Linn,  LL.D.  Enrolled  as  a  licentiate 
January   14,  1872,  under  action  of  General  Assembly  of  1870. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  REGISTER.  85 

Licensed  May  3,  1854,  Presbytery  of  Redstone.  Professor  La- 
fayette College  1854-57.  Jefferson  College,  1857-65.  Wash- 
ington and  Jefferson  College,  1865-. 

No.  311.  Daniel  Williams.  From  Presbytery  of  Maho- 
ning September  25,  1872.  Installed  November  14,  1872,  Wheel- 
ing, Fourth  Church.  Released  October  21,  1876.  Licensed 
1855,  Presbytery  of  New  Lisbon.  Ordained  1855,  Presbytery 
of  Redstone.  Pastor  West  Newton  1855-57.  Mineral  Ridge, 
Ohio,  1868-72.     Died  December  28,  1880. 

No.  312.  Yates  Hickey.  From  Presbytery  of  Lackawanna 
October  19,  1872.  Financial  Agent  Washington  and  Jefferson 
College  1872-75.  To  Presbytery  of  Philadelphia  North  Sep- 
tember 28,  1875. 

No.  313.  William  C.  Smith.  From  Presbytery  of  Maho- 
ning October  22,  1872.  Stated  supply  Limestone  and  Allen 
Grove  1873-74.    To  Presbytery  of  St.  Clairsville  April  28,  1875. 

No.  314.  Alexander  G.  EaglESON.  From  Presbytery  of 
Marion  April  22,  1873.  Installed  October  9,  1873,  Wheeling, 
Third  Church.  Released  April  27,  1875.  To  Presbytery  of  St. 
Clairsville  April  27,  1875.  From  Presbytery  of  St.  Clairsville 
January  17,  1882.  Installed  January  17,  1882,  West  Union 
Church.  Released  April  25,  1884.  To  Presbytery  of  St.  Clairs- 
ville April  13,  1887.  Licensed  April,  1869,  Presbytery  of  Ma- 
rion. Ordained  October,  1870.  Stated  supply  Oshkosh,  Wis., 
1870-72.  Pastor  Washington,  Ohio,  1875-79.  Stated  supply 
Freeport  and  West  Chester,  Ohio,  1887.  Pastor  elect,  New  Ha- 
gerstown,  1888-. 

No.  315.    Joseph  A.  Donahey. 

No.  316.  J.J.  McCarreLL.  Received  as  a  candidate  April 
24,  1872.  Licensed  April  24,  1873.  To  Presbytery  of  Louis- 
ville, July  20,  1874.  Ordained  October,  1874.  Pastor  First 
Church,  Shelbyville,  Ky.,  1874-82.  Martin's  Ferry,  O.,  1882-84. 
McKeesport,  Pa.,  1884-. 

No.  317.  Samuel  T.  Henderson.  Received  as  a  candi- 
date April  24,  1872.     Died  February  18,  1880. 

No.  318.  Charles  M.  McNulTY.  Received  as  a  candidate 
June  14,  1872.  Dismissed  as  a  candidate  September  22,  1877, 
to  Presbytery  of  Cayuga. 


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No.  319.  Joseph  H.  Ralston.  Received  as  a  candidate 
September  25,  1872.  Licensed  April  25,  1878.  To  Presbytery 
of  Emporia  September  23,  1879.  Ordained  November  5,  1879. 
Stated  supply  and  Pastor  Burlington,  Kan.,  1879-83.  Belle  Plain, 
1883-84.     McPherson,  Kan.,  1885.     Worcester,  Mass.,  1886-. 

No.  320.  George  Frazer,  D.D.  F'rom  Presbytery  of  Alton 
April  22,  1873.  Professor  Washington  and  Jefferson  College 
1872-75.  Stated  supply  Second  Church,  Washington,  1872-74. 
Waynesburgh,  1875-81.  To  Presbytery  of  Columbus  Septem- 
ber 24,  1 88 1. 

No.  321.  Samuel  F'orbes.  From  Presbytery  of  Athens 
April  22,  1873.  Installed  June  4,  1873,  Cross  Roads  Church. 
Released  April  26,  1876.  To  Presbytery  of  Steubenville  August 
22,  1876.  Licensed  October  14,  1865,  Presbytery  of  St.  Clairs- 
ville.  Ordained  October  i,  1867.  Pastor  Grand  View,  Ohio, 
1867-71.  Stated  supply  Bethel  and  Beech  Grove  1871-73. 
Island  Creek  and  Sorento,  Ohio,  1876-79.  Potter  Chapel  and 
Bloomfield,  1879-. 

No.  322.  Edward  P.  Lewis.  From  Presbytery  of  Red- 
stone May  8,  1872.  Installed  May  16,  1S73,  Waynesburgh 
Church.  Released  April  28,  1875.  To  Presbytery  of  Allegheny 
City  April  28,  1875.  Licensed  April,  1864,  Presbytery  of 
Blairsville.  Ordained  April,  1865,  Presbytery  of  Highland, 
Pastor  Atchison,  Kan.,  1864-68.  Stated  supply  Brownsville, 
Pa.,  1868-72.  Rochester,  1875-78.  Fairfield,  111.,  1880-85. 
Mt.  Vernon,  1885-. 

No.  323.    Thomas  R.  Alexander. 

No.  324.  Joseph  H.  Stevenson.  From  Presbytery  of  Co- 
lumbus September  23,  1873.  Installed  June  25,  1874,  Fairview 
Church.  Released  June  16,  1875.  To  Presbytery  Redstone 
April  26,  1876.  Licensed  April  16,  1876,  Presbytery  of  Sidney. 
Ordained  October  14,  1864,  Presbytery  of  Redstone.  Pastor 
Brownsville,  1864-68.  Birmingham,  1868-69.  Evangelist,  1869-70. 
Groveport,  Ohio,  1870-73.  Scottdale,  1875-82.  Nashville,  111., 
1882-. 

No.  325.  Daniel  McFie.  From  Presbytery  of  Edinburgh, 
Scotland,  September  23,  1873.  To  Presbytery  of  Carlisle  Janu- 
ary 11,  1875. 


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No.  326.  Silas  Cooke.  Received  as  a  candidate  April  23, 
1873.  Licensed  April  24,  1873.  To  Presbytery  of  Athens 
January  27,  1875.  Ordained  May  12,  1875.  Stated  supply  and 
Pastor  Nelsonville,  1875-78.  Prospect  Church,  Dunlap,  111., 
1 878-. 

No.  327.  John  H.  Trussell.  Received  as  a  candidate 
April  24,  1873.  Licensed  and  ordained  June  i,  1880.  To  Pres- 
bytery of  Neosho  June  i,  1880. 

No.  328.  Duncan  R.  Crocket.  Received  as  a  candidate 
May  8,  1873. 

No.  329.  James  E.  Leyda.  Received  as  a  candidate  Sep- 
tember 23,  1874.  Licensed  April  25,  1877.  To  Presbytery  of 
Clarion  June  20.  1877.  Ordained  November  7,  1877,  Presbytery 
of  Clarion.  Pastor  Perry  and  Worths  ille  1877-80.  Worthing- 
ton  and  West  Glade  Run  1880-84.  Stated  supply  Ellsworth, 
Kan.,  1884. 

No.  330.  J.  D.  Walkinshaw.  From  Presbytery  of  Zanes- 
ville  April  28,  1874.  Installed  May  22,  1874,  Upper  Buffalo 
Church.  Released  September  13,  1882.  Installed  December 
13,  1882,  Wellsburgh  Church.  Released  September  14,  1886. 
To  Presbytery  of  Wooster  September  14,  1886. 

No.  331.  John  S.  Atkinson.  From  Presbytery  of  Woos- 
ter September  23,  1874.  Installed  October  4,  1874,  Lower  Ten 
Mile  Church,  Released  September  8,  1880.  To  Presbytery  of 
Butler  April  26,  1881.  Licensed  April  16,  1863,  Presbytery  of 
Marion.  Ordained  October  18,  1866,  Presbytery  of  Wooster. 
Pastor  Wayne  and  Chester  1866-74.  Pastor  Buffalo  and  West- 
minster, Pa.,  1880-. 

No.  332.  John  C.  Ely.  Received  as  a  candidate  Septem- 
ber 23,  1874.  Licensed  April  27,  1876.  To  Presbytery  Pitts- 
burgh April  24,  1877.  Ordained  June  6,  1877.  Pastor  Birming- 
ham, Pittsburgh,  1877-80.  Piqua,  Ohio,  1880-85.  Superin- 
tendent Mission  Dallas,  Texas,  1885-86.  Pastor  Xenia,  Ohio, 
1887-. 

No.  333.  Frank  P.  BritT.  Received  as  a  candidate  Sep- 
tember 23,  1874.  Licensed  April  27,  1876.  To  Presbytery  of 
Clarion  June  20,  1877.  Ordained  August  24,  1877.  Pastor 
Pisgah  1877.     Shiloh,  1878-81.    Greenville  and  Rehoboth,  1881-. 


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No.  334.  JosiAH  F.  Curtis.  From  Presbytery  of  West 
Virginia  April  25,  1876.  Dismissed  to  Reformed  Episcopal 
Church  June  20,  1877. 

No.  335.  David  L.  Dickey.  From  Presbytery  Blairsville 
April  26,  1876.  Installed  May  25,  1876,  Hookstown  and  Beth- 
lehem Churches.  Released  Dec.  14,  1881.  To  Presbytery  Alle- 
gheny December  12,  1882.  Licensed  April  13,  1864,  Presbytery 
of  Blairsville.  Ordained  September,  1 866,  Presbytery  of  Beaver. 
Stated  supply  and  Pastor,  New  Salem,  Pa.,  1865-67.  Pastor 
Mahoning,  1867-70.  Irwin,  1871-73.  Stated  supply  Armagh 
and  Centreville,  1873-76.     Evangelist,  1882-. 

No.  336.    William  F.  Hamilton. 

No.  337.  William  T.  Gibson.  From  Presbytery  of  Zanes- 
ville  April  26,  1876.  To  Presbytery  Nebraska  City  April  25, 
1877.  Licensed  April,  1871,  Presbytery  Allegheny.  Ordained 
1872,  Presbytery  St.  Clairsville.  Pastor  Woodsfield  1872-74. 
Stated  supply  Goshen,  Neb.,  1878.  Summit,  1880.  Pastor 
Short  Creek,  Ohio,  1882-84. 

No.  338.  William  A.  Mackey.  From  Presbytery  Blairs- 
ville April  26,  1876.  Installed  June  6,  1876,  Wellsburgh 
Church.  Released  April  26,  1882.  To  Presbytery  Pueblo  De- 
cember 12,  1882.  Licensed  April  28,  1875.  Stated  supply 
Mesa  Church,  Pueblo,  1882-86.  Pa.stor  First  Church,  Tacoma, 
W.  T.,  1 887-. 

No.  339.  Robert  B.  Porter.  From  Presbytery  St.  Clairs- 
ville June  6,  1876.  Installed  June  29,  1876,  Fairview.  Released 
April  23,  1879.     To  Presbytery  of  Allegheny  April  23,  1879. 

No.  340.     David  A.  Cunningham. 

No.  341.  Samuel  E.  Elliott.  From  Presbytery  Shenango 
October  21,  1876.  Ordained  November  21,  1876.  Installed 
November  21,  1876,  Frankford  Church.  Released  September 
24,  1878.  To  Presbytery  Kittanning  June  i,  1880.  Licensed 
April,  1876,  Presbytery  Shenango.     Pastor  Apollo  1880-. 

No.  342.  Charles  P.  BlaynEy.  Received  as  a  candidate 
April  27,  1876  Licensed  September  26,  1877.  To  Presbytery 
Osage  September  25,  1878.  Ordained  December  5,  1878,  Pres- 
bytery Osage.  Pastor  Olive  Branch  and  Austin,  Mo.,  1878-84. 
Raymore,  1884-. 


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No.  343.  William  E.  Oller.  Received  as  a  candidate 
April  27,  1876.  Licensed  April  25,  1877.  To  Presbytery  Alle- 
gheny April  24,  1878.  Ordained  September  10,  1878.  Pastor 
Tarentum  1878-82.     Pastor  Butler  1 882-. 

No.  344.  John  N.  Hayes.  Received  as  a  candidate  April 
27,  1876.  Dismissed  as  a  candidate  April  25,  1882,  to  Presby- 
tery of  Columbia. 

No.  345.  John  H.  Aughey.  From  Presbytery .  Steuben- 
ville  April  24,  1877.  Installed  May  22,  1877,  West  Union 
Church.  Released  July  5,  1881.  To  Presbytery  Pittsburgh 
July  5,  1881. 

No.  346.    Ross  Stevenson. 

No.  347.  David  B.  Rogers.  From  Presbytery  Redstone 
April  25,  1877.  Installed  May  15,  1877,  West  Liberty  Church. 
Released  October  9,  1878.  To  Presbytery  of  Muncie  September 
23,  1879.  Licensed  April,  1873,  Presbytery  of  Steubenville. 
Ordained  June  12,  1874,  Presbytery  Redstone.  Pastor  Tent 
1874-76.  Hartford  City,  Ind.,  1878-82.  Dunbar,  Pa.,  1882-86. 
Portland,  Pa.,  1887-. 

No.  348.  William  H.  McCaughey.  From  Presbytery  of 
Logansport  October  22,  1877.  Ordained  October  31,  1877. 
Installed  October  31,  1877,  Cross  Creek  Church.  Released 
April  29,  1885.  To  Presbytery  Philadelphia  Central  December 
30,  1885.  Pastor  Mantua  Second  Church  1886-.  Licensed 
April  12,  1876,  Presbytery  Logansport. 

No.  349.  Joseph  K.  Alexander.  Received  as  a  candidate 
April  25,  1877.  Licensed  April  25,  1878.  To  Presbytery 
Mankato  June  10,  1879. 

.No.  350.  James  V.  Milligan.  Received  as  a  candidate 
April  25,  1877.  Licensed  April  25,  1878.  Ordained  June  10, 
1879.  To  Presbytery  Oregon  June  10,  1879.  Stated  supply 
Astoria,  Oregon,  1879-84.  Ashland,  1884-87.  St.  John's 
Church,  Portland,   1888-. 

No.  351.  Zachary  B.  Taylor.  Received  as  a  candidate 
April  25,  1877.  Licensed  April  27,  1882.  To  Presbytery  Clar- 
ion May  II,  1884.  Ordained  June  24,  1884.  Pastor  Reynolds- 
ville  1 884-. 

No.  352.    John  B.  Pomeroy.     Received  as  a  candidate  July 


90  THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

6,  1877.  Licensed  June  10,  1879.  Ordained  June  i,  1880.  To 
Presbytery  Fort  Dodge  June  i,  1880. 

No.  353.  Thomas  C.  McCarrell-  Received  as  a  candi- 
date September  27,  1877.  Licensed  April  23,  1879.  To  Pres- 
bytery of  Carlisle  June  i,  1880.  Ordained  July  21,  1880.  Pas- 
tor Waynesboro',  Pa.,  1880-. 

No.  354.  James  M.  Stitt.  Received  as  a  candidate  Sep- 
tember 27,  1877.  Licensed  April  23,  1879.  To  Presbytery 
Erie  April  27,  1880.  Ordained  June,  1881.  Pastor  Coolspring 
and  Fredonia  1880-84.     Died  May  2,  1884. 

No.  355.  William  H.  Hunter.  From  Presbytery  Pitts- 
burgh April  24,  1878.  Ordained  June  4,  1878.  Installed  June 
4,  1878,  Mill  Creek  Church,  and  June  5  Mt.  Olivet.  Released 
April  29,  1885.  To  Presbytery  Pembina  December  9,  1885. 
Stated  supply  Knox  and  Forest  River  1886-. 

No.  356.    William  Speer. 

No.  357.  John  H.  Sherrard.  From  Presbytery  Bellefon- 
taine  October  19,  1878.  Stated  supply  Upper  Ten  Mile  Church 
1878-82.  To  Presbytery  Lima  October  23,  1882.  Licensed 
April,  i860.  Presbytery  Steubenville.  Ordained  September,  1861, 
Presbytery  of  Clarion.  Pastor  Bethesda,  Oak  Grove  and  Middle 
Creek,  1861-67.  Bucyrus,  Ohio,  1867-68.  Delphos,  1882-88. 
Rockville,  Ind.,  1888-. 

No.  358.  Walter  L.  Alexander.  Received  as  a  candi- 
date April  24,  1878.  Licensed  June  10,  1879.  Ordained  Septem- 
ber 13,  1882.     To  Presbytery  Southern  Dakota  April  24,  1883. 

No.  359.  George  P.  Wilson.  Received  as  a  candidate 
April  24,  1878.  Licensed  April  23,  1879.  To  Presbytery  of 
Ebenezer  September  8,  1880.  Ordained  October  14,  1880. 
Pastor  Lexington,  Ky.,  1880-84.  Lafayette  Park  Church,  St. 
Louis,  Mo.,  1 884-. 

No.  360.  George  W.  McCollum.  Received  as  a  candi- 
date April  24.  1878.  Name  dropped  April  26,  1881,  having 
joined  the  Methodist  Church. 

No.  361.  James  Hickling.  Received  as  a  candidate  Sep- 
tember 25,  1878.  Licensed  April  28,  1880.  To  Presbytery  of 
Clarion  April  26,  1881.  Ordained  August  21,  1881.  Pastor 
Tionesta,  Tylersburgh  and  Scotch  Hill,  1881-. 


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No.  362.  Marcus  A.  Brownson.  Received  as  a  candi- 
date September  25,  1878.  Licensed  April  28,  1880.  To  Pres- 
bytery of  Philadelphia  Central  October  14,  1881.  Ordained 
April  29,  1883,  Presbytery  of  New  Castle.  Stated  supply  He- 
bron Memorial  Chapel,  Philadelphia,  1881-83.  Assistant  pas- 
tor Central  Church,  Wilmington,  Del,  1883-84.  Pastor  First 
Church,  Camden,  N.  J.,  1884-89.     Detroit  First  Church,  1889-. 

No.  363.  Joseph  G.  Lyle.  From  Presbytery  of  Pitts- 
burgh October  18,  1879.  Installed  November  11,  1879,  Wheel- 
ing Third  Church.  Licensed  1872,  Presbytery  of  St.  Clairs- 
ville.  Ordained  December  i,  1874,  Presbytery  of  Pittsburgh. 
Stated  supply  Gardiner,  111.,  1872-73.  Pastor  Homestead,  Pa., 
1874-79.     Died  April  ii,  1884. 

No.  364.  James  P.  LylE.  Received  as  a  candidate  Sep- 
tember 23,  1879.  Licensed  April  27,  1881.  Ordained  April 
26,  1882.  To  Presbytery  of  Austin  April  27,  1882.  Pastor 
Taylor,  Texas,  1882-. 

No.  365.  George  W.  Pollock.  Received  as  a  candidate 
September  23,  1879.  Licensed  April  28,  1880.  Ordained  Au- 
gust 24,  1 88 1.  To  Presbytery  of  Allahabad  August  24,  1881. 
Foreign  Missionary,  India,  1881-87. 

No.  366.  Obadiah  T.  LaugfiTT.  Received  as  a  candidate 
September  23,  1879.  Licensed  April  27,  1881.  To  Presbytery 
.of  Fort  Dodge  April  25,  1882.  Ordained  July  12,  1882. 
Stated  supply  Storm  Lake  1882-84.     West  Liberty  1884-. 

No.  367.  Henry  C.  MinTON.  Received  as  a  candidate 
September  23,  1879.  Licensed  April  27,  188 1.  To  Presbytery 
of  St.  Paul  April  25,  1882.  Ordained  June  15,  1882.  Pastor 
Duluth  1882-83.  P-  E.  Second  Church,  Baltimore,  1883-84. 
Stated  supply  and  pastor  San  Jose,Cal.,  1884-. 

No.  368.  George  A.  Duncan.  Received  as  a  candidate 
September  23,  1879.  Licensed  April  27,  1881.  Died  January 
II,  1882. 

No.  369.  Arthur  V.  Bryan.  Received  as  a  candidate 
September  23,  1879.  Licensed  April  28,  1880.  Ordained 
April  26,  1882.  To  Presbytery  of  Monmouth  September  12, 
1882.     Foreign  Missionary,  Tokio,  Japan,  1882-. 

No.  370.  John  Chadwick.  Received  as  a  candidate  Sep- 
tember 25,  1879. 


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No.  371.  Adam  Torrance.  From  Presbytery  of  Palmyra 
April  27,  1880.  Licensed  October  7,  1830,  Presbytery  of  Red- 
stone. Ordained  June  6,  1833,  Presbytery  of  Richland.  Pastor 
Lexington  and  Pleasant  Hill,  O.,  1833-37.  New  Alexandria, 
Pa.,  1837-67.     Died  October  18,  1881. 

No.  372.     Ebenezer  H.  Jenkins.     From  Reformed  Epis- 
copal Church  April  27,  1880.     To  Presbytery  of  Boston  April 
25,  1882. 
No.  373.    WiNFiELD  E.  Hill. 

No.  374.  Thomas  F.  Boyd.  From  Presbytery  of  Bloom- 
ington  April  28,  1880.  Installed  May  31,  1880,  West  Liberty 
Church.  Released  September  23,  1882.  To  Presbytery  of 
Nebraska  City  April  25,  1883. 

•  No.  375.  Henry  S.  Childs.  From  Wesleyan  Methodist 
Church  June  i,  1880.  To  Presbytery  of  Pittsburgh  April  24, 
1883. 

No.  376.  Andrew  C.  Brown.  Received  as  candidate 
from  Presbytery  of  New  York  April  27,  1880.  Licensed  April 
28,  1880.     To  Presbytery  of  Cedar  Rapids  April  28,  1880. 

No.  377.  William  G.  Pollock.  Received  as  a  candidate 
April  28,  1880.  Licensed  June  i,  1880.  To  Presbytery  of 
Montana  July  5,  1881.  From  Presbytery  of  Austin  April  23, 
1884.     To  Presbytery  of  Los  Angeles  September  9,  1885. 

No  378.  Aaron  M.  Buchanan.  Received  as  a  candi- 
date April  28,  1880.  Licensed  April  27,  1881.  To  Presbytery 
of  Pittsburgh  September  13,  1882.  Ordained  October  4,  1882. 
Pastor  Clinton,  Pa.,  1882-86      Morgantown,  W  V.,  1886-. 

No.  379.     Benj.  G.  Van  ClevE.      Received  as  a  candidate 
April   28,  1880.     Dismissed   as  a  candidate  April  28,  1886,  to 
Presbytery  of  Genesee  Valley. 
No.  380.    James  C.  Garver. 

No.  381.  Joseph  H.  Bausman.  Received  as  a  candidate 
from  Presbytery  of  Clarion  December  14,  1880.  Licensed 
April  27,  1882.  Ordained  April  26,  1883.  To  Presbytery  of 
Kittanning  October  22,  1883.  Stated  supply  and  pastor  Homer 
and  Bethel  1883-87.     Pastor  Freedom  and  Rochester  1887-. 

No.  382.  George  M.  Hickman.  Received  as  a  candidate 
December  4,  1880.     Licensed  April  25,  1883.     To  Presbytery 


BIOGRAPHICAL  REGISTER.  93 

of  Westminster  April  22,  1884.     Pastor  Marietta,  Pa.,  1884-88. 
First  Church,  Wilmington,  Del.,  1888-. 

No.  383.  W.  W.  Morton.  From  Presbytery  of  Pueblo 
September  24,  1881.  Stated  supply  Limestone,  Allen  Grove 
and  Wolf  Run  1881-84.  Installed  February  20,  1885,  Upper 
Buffalo  Church.  Released  September  13,  1887.  To  Presbytery 
of  Hastings  September  13,  1887.  Licensed  April  25,  1874, 
Presbytery  of  Pittsburgh.  Ordained  July  6,  1875,  Presbytery 
of  Allegheny.  Pastor  Highlands  1875-80.  Missionary  in 
Colorado  1880-81.     Pastor  Blue  Hill,  Neb.,  1887-. 

No.  384.    Lewis  W.  Barr. 

No.  385.  Alexander  S.  Hunter.  Received  as  a  candi- 
date April  27,  1 88 1.  Licensed  December  9,  1884.  To  Presby- 
tery of  Redstone  April  28,  1886. 

No.  386.  Robert  A.  Hunter.  Received  as  a  candidate 
April  27,  1 88 1.  Licensed  April  27,  1882.  To  Presbytery  of 
Clarion  April  11,  1884.  Ordained  June  25,  1884.  Pastor 
Beechwoods  1884-. 

No.  387.  Eugene  A.  Field.  Received  as  a  candidate 
April  27,  1 88 1. 

No.  388.  Marian  Moore.  Received  as  a  candidate 
August  23,  1881.     Licensed  April  11,  1888. 

No.  389.  William  M.  Paden.  Received  as  a  candidate 
August  24,  1 88 1.  Licensed  September  13,  1882.  To  Presby- 
tery of  Philadelphia  October  22,  1883.  Ordained  November 
20,  1884.  Pastor  Hollond  Memorial  Church,  Philadelphia, 
1 884-. 

No.  390.  William  A.  Jones.  Received  as  a  candidate 
September  27,  1 88 1.     Licensed  April   11,1888. 

No.  391.    William  H.  Cooke. 

No.  392.  John  G.  Cowden.  From  Presbytery  of  Cedar 
Rapids,  April  26,  1882.  Pastor-elect  Second  Church,  Washing- 
ton, 1882.     To  Presbytery  of  Denver  December  13,  1882. 

No,  393.  James  L.  LEEPER.  From  Presbytery  of  New- 
Brunswick  April  26,  1882.  Ordained  September  13,  1882. 
Installed  September  13,  1882,  Claysville  Church.  Released 
March  4,  1886.  To  Presbytery  of  Lehigh  March  4,  1886. 
Pastor  First  Church,  Reading,  1886-. 


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No.  394.  Edgar  W.  Day.  Received  as  a  licentiate  from 
the  Cumberland  Presbyterian  Church  April  26,  1882.  To  Pres- 
bytery of  Red  River  September  12,  1882.  Licensed  April,  1880. 
Ordained  October  8,  1882,  Presbytery  of  Red  River.  Stated 
supply  Lisbon,  Dak.,  1882-. 

No.  395.  George  M.  Fisher.  Received  as  a  candidate 
from  Presbytery  of  Chartiers,  United  Presbyterian  Church,  Sep- 
tember 13,  1882.  Licensed  September  13,  1882.  To  Presby- 
tery of  Denver  October  23,  1882. 

No.  396.  Mark  A.  Denman.  Received  as  a  candidate 
September  13,  1882.  Dismissed  as  a  candidate  to  Presbytery 
West  Jersey,  September  10,  1884. 

No.  397.    James  B.  Lyle. 

No.  398.  Robert  W.  Ely.  Received  as  a  candidate  De- 
cember 15,  1882.  Licensed  April  23,  1884.  To  Presbytery 
Northern  Pacific,  April  28,  1885.  Ordained  May,  1885.  La 
Moure,  Dak.,  1885-88. 

No.  399.  George  S.  Hays.  Received  as  a  candidate  De- 
cember 15,  1882.  Licensed  April  23,  1884.  To  Presbytery 
of  Mahoning,  April  28,  1885.  Ordained  June  30,  1885.  For- 
eign Missionary  to  China,  1886-. 

No.  400.  Salmon  C.  Faris.  From  Presbytery  Wooster, 
April  24,  1883.  Installed  June  i,  1883,  Frankfort  Church.  Re- 
leased December  10,  1884.  To  Presbytery  Steuben ville,  April 
29,  1885. 

No.  401.  John  J.  Graham.  From  Presbytery  Cairo,  April 
25,  1883.  P.  E.  West  Liberty,  1883-86.  To  Presbytery  Alle- 
gheny, September  14,  1886.  Licensed  Jane,  1874,  Presbytery 
Allegheny.  Ordained  June,  1875,  Presbytery  Mahoning.  Pas- 
tor Mineral  Ridge,  Ohio,  1875-78.     Mt.  Vernon,  Til.,  1878-82. 

No.  402.    Adolphus  F.  Alexander. 

No.  403.  William  M.  Eaton.  From  Presbytery  Steuben- 
ville,  September  12,  1883.  Principal  Preparatory  Department 
Washington  and  Jefferson  College,  1883-87.  To  Presbytery  of 
St.  Clairsville,  September  14,  1887.  Licensed  May  i,  1873, 
Presbytery  Steubenville.  Ordained  June  3,  1874.  Stated  sup- 
ply and  Pastor  East  Springfield,  Bacon  Ridge,  and  Still  Fork, 
1874-83.     Pastor  Second  Church,  Bellaire,  Ohio,  1887-. 

No.  404.     Daniel  E.  Long.      Received  as  a  candidate  from 


BIOGRAPHICAL  REGISTER.  95 

Presbytery  of  Steubenville,  September  12,  1883.  Dismissed  as 
a  candidate  to  Presbytery  Madison,  April  10,  1888, 

No.  405.     Thomas  A.  Anderson. 

No.  406.  Frank  E.  Armstrong.  Received  as  a  candidate 
September  10,  1884.  Licensed  April  28,  1886.  To  Presbytery 
St.  Louis,  December  13,  1887. 

No.  407.  Howard  N.  Campbell.  Received  as  a  candidate 
September  10,  1884.  Licensed  April  28,  1886.  To  Presbytery 
St.  Clairsville,  April  10,  1888.  Ordained  1888.  Pastor  Mar- 
tin's Ferry,  Ohio.  1888-. 

No.  408.  John  K.  GarveR.  Received  as  a  candidate  from 
Presbytery  Carlisle,  April  23,  1884.  Dismissed  as  a  candidate 
April  30,  1885,  to  Presbytery  of  Lehigh. 

No.  409.  Samuel  G.  Hair.  From  Presbytery  Mahoning, 
April  29,  1885.  P.  E.  Third  Church,  Wheeling,  1885-86. 
Licensed  May  16,  1861,  Presbytery  Chicago.  Ordained  Oc- 
tober, 1868,  Presbytery  Rock  River.  Stated  supply  Franklin 
Grove,  1861-64.  Teacher,  1864-65.  New  Boston,  1866-71. 
Pastor  Sigourney,  Iowa,  1871-79.  Belmont  Avenue  Church, 
Youngstown,  Ohio.  1879-84.  To  Presbytery  South  Florida, 
May  7,  1886. 

No.  410.    Loyal  Young. 

No.  411.  William  B.  Hamilton.  Received  as  a  candi- 
date April  29,  1885.  Licensed  April  28,  1886.  Ordained  Sep- 
tember 16,  1888.  To  Presbytery  of  Shantung,  September  16, 
1888.     Foreign  Missionary,  China,  1888. 

No.  412.  J.  Morris  Irwin.  Received  as  a  candidate  April 
29,  1885.  Dismissed  as  a  candidate  September  14,  1886,  to 
Presbytery  of  Winona.     Licensed  1887,  Presbytery  Winona. 

No.  413.  Blden  O.  Sawhill.  Received  as  a  candidate 
September  8,  1885.  Licensed  April  13,  1887.  To  Presbytery 
Shenango,  April  10,  1888.  Ordained  September,  1888.  Pastor 
Enon,  1888. 

No.  414.  Warren  S.  Welsh.  Received  as  a  candidate 
September  8,  1885.     Name  dropped  April  28,  1886. 

No.  415.  William  J.  Fredericks.  Received  as  a  candi- 
date September  8,  1885.     Name  dropped  April  12,  1887. 

No.  416.  James  E.  Irvine.  Received  as  a  candidate  Sep- 
tember 8,  1885.     Licensed   April   28,   1886.     To  Presbytery  of 


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Erie  December  13,  1887.  Ordained  April  10,  1888.  Pastor 
Fredonia  and  Cool  Spring,  1888. 

No.  417.  Ulysses  L.  Lyle.  Received  as  a  candidate  Sep- 
tember 9,  1885.     Licensed  April  10,  1889. 

No.  418.     A.  J.  Alexander. 

No.  419.     Frank  Fish. 

No.  420.    J.  Philander  Anderson. 

No.  421.    Abram  B.  lyOWES. 

No.  422.    James  H.  Snowden. 

No.  423.  John  L.  Roemer.  Received  as  a  candidate 
September  14,  1886. 

No.  424.  George  W.  Fulton.  Received  as  a  candidate 
September  14,  1886.  Licensed  April  10,  1889.  Ordained  April 
24,  1889.     Under  appointment  as  missionary  to  Japan. 

No.  425.  Edwin  S.  BrownlEE.  Received  as  a  candidate 
September  14,  1886.      Licensed  April  11,  1888. 

No.  426.  William  F,  Plummer.  Received  as  a  candi- 
date September  14,  1886.     Licensed  April  11,  1888. 

No.  427.  William  Farmer.  Received  as  a  candidate 
December  15,  1886. 

No.  428.    Joseph  L.  Weaver. 

No.  429.     Benjamin  F.  Myers. 

No.  430.     Robert  M.  Brown. 

No.  431.  John  A.  Marquis.  Received  as  a  candidate 
June  28,  1887.      Licensed  April  10,  1889. 

No.  432.  Edwin  K.  Johnston.  Received  as  a  candidate 
June  28,  1887.      Licensed  April  10,  1889. 

No.  433.  James  Palmer.  Received  as  a  candidate  June 
28,  1887.     Student  of  Theology,  1889. 

No.  434.  Joseph  H.  Sutherland.  Received  as  a  candi- 
date June  28,  1887.     Licensed  April  10,  1889. 

No.  439.    James  D.  Spriggs. 

No.  440.  Andrew  J.  Montgomery.  Received  as  a  can- 
didate December  14,  1887.     Student  of  Theology,  1889. 

No.  441.    John  C.  Pickens. 

No.  442.     Harry  O.  Gilson. 

No.  443.  Thomas  Reynolds.  Received  as  a  candidate 
April  II,  I ! 


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No.  444.  Eugene  C.  Alexander.  Received  as  a  candi- 
date September  26,  1888. 

No,  445.  W.  J.  A.  Atkinson.  Received  as  a  candidate 
September  26,  1888. 

No.  446.  John  A.  Crawford.  Received  as  a  candidate 
September  25,  1888. 

No.  447.  David  M.  Skilling.  Received  as  a  candidate 
September  26,  1888.     Student  of  Theology,  1889. 

PRESENT  MEMBERS. 

No.  143.  James  Irwin  Brownson,  son  of  Major  John 
and  Sarah  (Smith)  Brownson,  was  born  at  Mercersburg,  Pa., 
March  14,  18 17.  Communicant  church  of  Mercersburg  1832. 
Washington  College  1836.  Western  Theological  Seminary 
1838-40.  Licensed  October,  1840,  Presbytery  of  Carlisle. 
Ordained  November,  1841,  Presbytery  of  Redstone.  Pastor 
Greensburg  and  Mount  Pleasant  1841-49.  Received  from 
Presbytery  of  Redstone  April  17,  1849.  Installed  First  Church, 
Washington,  May  i,  1849.  Moderator  Synod  of  Wheeling 
1859.  Synod  of  Pittsburgh  1871.  D.D.  Lafayette  College 
1858.  President  pro  tein.  Washington  College  1852-53. 
Washington  and  Jefferson  College  1870.  President  Board  of 
Trustees  Washington  and  Jefferson  College.  Vice-president  Di- 
rectors of  Western  Theological  Seminary.  Married,  March  14, 
1843,  Sarah  Ellen  Maclay,  of  Shippensburg ;  January  9,  1855, 
Eleanor  Acheson,  of  Washington,  Pa. 

No.  146.  Joseph  S.  Pomeroy,  son  of  John  and  Jane 
(Porter)  Pomeroy,  was  born  in  Lawrence  County,  Pa.,  1823. 
Communicant  church  of  Neshannock  1841.  Jefferson  College 
1846.  Western  Theological  Seminary  1846-49.  Licensed 
April,  1849,  Presbytery  of  Beaver.  Received  from  Presbytery 
of  Beaver  October  2,  1849.  Ordained  and  installed  at  Fair- 
view  April  17,  1850.  Released  April  26,  1871.  Installed  July 
20,  1877,  Moundsville  Church.  Released  September  15,  1886. 
Stated  supply  Cameron  1878-88.  Married,  October  26,  1849, 
Isabella  Griffith,  of  Mercer,  Pa. 

No.  172.  Smith  F.  Grier,  son  of  Rev.  R.  S.  and  Eliza- 
beth (Laverty)  Grier,  was  born  in  Adams  County,  Pa.,  August 

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31,  1 8 19.  Communicant  church  of  Cannonsburg  1838.  Jef- 
ferson College  1839.  Princeton  Seminary  1841-42.  Licensed 
April,  1842,  Presbytery  of  New  Castle.  Ordained  Presbytery 
Ohio  April  19,  1843.  Pastor  Valley  Church,  Pa.,  1843-52. 
Received  from  Presbytery  of  Ohio  October  6,  1852.  Installed 
December  14,  1852,  New  Cumberland  and  Frankfort  Churches. 
Released  from  Frankfort  October  7,  1857.  Moderator  Synod 
of  Wheeling  1863.  Synod  of  Pittsburgh,  1881.  Married,  Oc- 
tober 25,  1842,  Jane  Connelly,  of  Washington  County,  Pa. ;  Oc- 
tober II,  1853,  Eveline  Miller,  of  Allegheny  County,  Pa.;  De- 
cember I,  1 88 1,  M.  B.  Snodgrass,  of  Pittsburgh. 

No.  184.  William  Havens  Lester,  son  of  Richard  and 
Sarah  F.  (Havens)  Lester,  was  born  at  Bridgehampton,  N.  Y., 
December  4,  1825.  Communicant  church  of  Bridgehampton 
1843.  Amherst  College  1849.  Princeton  Seminary  1850-52. 
Licensed  January  11,  1854,  Presbytery  of  Albany.  Received 
from  Presbytery  of  Albany  June  27,  1854.  Ordained  and  in- 
stalled at  West  Alexander  October  4,  1854.  D.D.  Washing- 
ton and  Jefferson  College  1887.  Married,  August  31,  1854,  Ju- 
lia Elizabeth  Hand,  of  Bridgehampton,  N.  Y. 

No.  243.  LaveRTY  GrieR,  son  of  Rev.  Robert  S.  and 
Elizabeth  (Laverty)  Grier,  was  born  in  Adams  County,  Pa., 
June  4,  1823.  Communicant  church  of  Cannonsburg  1845. 
Jefferson  College  1847.  Western  Theological  Seminary  1847- 
49.  Licensed  April,  1849,  Presbytery  of  Carlisle.  Ordained 
January,  1851,  Presbytery  of  Clarion.  Rimersburg,  Bethlehem 
and  Mill  Creek,  Pa.,  1850-53.  Bacon  Ridge  and  East  Spring- 
field, O.,  1853-61.  Received  from  Presbytery  of  Steubenville 
April  23,  1 86 1.  Installed  June,  1861,  Forks  of  Wheeling 
Church.  Married,  April  30,  185  i,  to  Margaret  Jeffery,  of  Alle- 
gheny, Pa. 

No.  162.  John  S.  Marquis,  son  of  Robert  and  Mary 
(Stevenson)  Marquis,  was  born  near  Cross  Creek,  Pa.,  May  19, 
1825.  Communicant  church  of  Cross  Creek  1850.  Washing- 
ton College  1848.  Western  Theological  Seminary  1851-53. 
Candidate  October  7,  185 1.  Licensed  April  20, 1853.  Ordained 
April  18,  1855.  StatedsupplySistersville  1853-57.  Dismissed 
to  Presbytery  of  Steubenville  September  2,  1858.     Stated  sup- 


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PRESENT  MEMBERS.  99 

ply  Big  Spring,  New  Cumberland  and  Fairmount,  O.,  1857-61. 
Pastor  Richmond,  Bacon  Ridge  and  East  Springfield  1862-65. 
Received  from  Presbytery  of  Steubenville  April  28,  1868. 
Installed  June  5,  1868,  Pigeon  Creek  Church.  Released  Sep- 
tember 10,  1884.  Stated  supply  Lower  Ten  Mile  1886. 
Teacher  and  Principal  Jefferson  Academy  1885-.  Married  June 
8,  1853,  to  Margaretta  B.  McConaughey,  of  Cross  Creek,  Pa. 

No.  289.  Henry  Woods,  son  of  Andrew  and  Rebecca 
(Brison)  Woods,  was  born  in  Marion  County,  Mo.,  July  2,  1838. 
Communicant  church  of  Morgantown,  Va.,  1853.  Washington 
College  1857.  Western  Theological  Seminary  1859-62.  Li- 
censed April  II,  1861,  Presbytery  of  Baltimore.  Ordained  Oc- 
tober 22,  1862,  Presbytery  of  Steubenville.  Pastor  First 
Church,  Steubenville,  O.,  1862-67.  Received  from  Presbytery 
of  Steubenville  May  19,  1868.  Professor  Washington  and  Jef- 
ferson College  1867.  Stated  supply  Upper  Ten  Mile  1868-70. 
P.  E.  Second  Church,  Washington,  1870.  Stated  supply  East 
Buffalo  1 87 1.  D.D.  Westminster  College  1879.  Stated  Clerk, 
Synod  of  Pittsburgh,  1880-82.  Stated  Clerk  of  Presbytery 
1887-.  Married,  January  15,  1863,  Mary  L.  Ewing,  of  Washing- 
ton, Pa. 

No.  281.  James  David  Moffat,  son  of  Rev.  John  and 
Mary  A.  (McNeelan)  Moffat,  was  born  in  New  Lisbon,  O., 
March  15,  1846.  Communicant  Second  Church  of  Wheeling, 
W.Va.,  1864.  Washington  and  Jefferson  College  1869.  Prince- 
ton Seminary  1869-71.  Candidate  April  26,  1866.  Licensed 
April  26,  1867.  Stated  supply  Second  Church,  Wheeling,  187 1 
-^^.  Ordained  and  installed  as  co  pastor  May  8,  1873,  Wheel- 
ing Second  Church.  Released  December  14,  1881.  President 
Washington  and  Jefferson  College  1882-.  D.D.  1882,  Han- 
over College  and  Princeton  College.  Married,  September  6, 
1876,  Elizabeth  D.  Crangle,  of  Wheeling,  W.  Va. 

No.  323.  Thomas  Rush  Alexander,  son  of  Silas  and 
Rachel  (Longwell)  Alexander,  was  born  in  Mifflin  County,  Pa., 
March  10,  1844.  Communicant  church  of  West  Kishacoquil- 
las  1870.  Washington  and  Jefferson  College  1868.  Western 
Theological  Seminary  1870-73.  Licensed  April  10,  1872, 
Presbytery    of    Huntingdon.       Received    from    Presbytery    of 


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Huntingdon  September  23,  1873.  Ordained  September  24, 
1873.  Installed  October  10,  1873,  Mount  Prospect  Church. 
Married  March  12,  1884,  Elizabeth  E.  McNabb,  of  Lancaster, 
Pa. 

No.  256.  James  Boyd  Stevenson,  son  of  William  and 
Eliza  (Boyd)  Stevenson,  was  born  in  Cross  Creek,  Pa.,  January 
22,  1828.     Communicant  church  of  Cross  Creek  1845.     Cross 

Creek  Academy .     Western  Theological  Seminary   1861- 

64.  Candidate  April  22,  1862.  Licensed  April  29,  1863. 
Dismissed  to  Presbytery  of  Steubenville  April  18,  1870.  Or- 
dained June  16,  1870,  Presbytery  of  Steubenville.  Stated  sup- 
ply Linton  and  Evans'  Creek  1870-71.  Middle  Sandy,  O.,  1871- 
7'3.  Received  from  Presbytery  of  Zanesville  April  2,  1874. 
Unity  and  Wolf  Run  1873-75.  Married,  October  12,  1870, 
Sadie  E.  Beall,  of  West  Lafayette,  O. 

No.  336.  William  Ferguson  Hamilton,  son  of  Joseph 
and  Margaret  (Ferguson)  Hamilton,  was  born  in  Monongahela 
City,  Pa.,  March  24,  1824.  Communicant  church  of  Monon- 
gahela City  1843.  Washington  College  1844.  Western  Theo- 
logical Seminary  1846-49.  Licensed  April  18,  1849,  Presbytery 
of  Ohio.  Ordained  October  16,  1850,  Presbytery  of  Ohio. 
Pastor  Centre  Church,  Pa.,  1852-55.  Uniontown,  Pa.,  1855- 
66.  Salem  and  Livermore  1868-75.  Moderator  Synod  of 
Pittsburgh  1873.  Received  from  Presbytery  of  Blairsville 
April  26,  1876.  Stated  supply  Mount  Pleasant  Church  1875- 
87.  Adjunct  professor  Washington  and  Jefferson  College  1876 
-80.  Stated  Clerk  of  Presbytery  1876-87.  D.D.  Wash- 
ington and  Jefferson  College  1882.  Married,  January  28,  1858, 
L.  Louisa  Beeson,  of  Mount  Braddock,  Fayette  County,  Pa. 

No.  340.  David  Ayres  Cunningham,  son  of  Thomas 
and  Mary  (Ayres)  Cunningham,  was  born  near  Wooster,  O. 
Communicant  church  of  Mount  Hope,  O.,  at  sixteen  years  of 
age.  Jefferson  College  1854.  Western  Theological  Seminary 
1854-57.  Licensed  September,  1856,  Presbytery  of  Wooster. 
Ordained  October,  1857,  Presbytery  of  Allegheny  City.  Pastor 
Bridgewater,  Pa.,  1857-64.  Scot's  Church,  Philadelphia,  1864- 
66.  Spring  Garden  Church,  Philadelphia,  1866-76.  Received 
from  Presbytery  of  Philadelphia  Central  September   26,  1876. 


PRESENT  MEMBERS.  lOI 

Installed  October  6,  1876,  Wheeling  First  Church.  Moderator 
Synod  of  Pennsylvania  1885.  D.D.  Washington  and  Jef- 
ferson College  1873.  Married,  August  26,  1858,  Annie  C. 
Sinclair,  of  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

No.  346.  Ross  Stevenson,  son  of  William  and  Nancy 
(Patterson)  Stevenson,  was  born  in  Strabane,  Ireland.  Commu- 
nicant church  of  Douglas  about  1834.  Franklin  College  1840. 
Western  Theological  Seminary  1840-44.  Licensed  June,  1843, 
Presbytery  of  Ohio.  Ordained  June,  1844,  Presbytery  of  Red- 
stone. Pastor  Connellsville,  Pa.,  1844-52.  Johnstown,  Pa., 
1852-57.  Stated  supply  Armagh  and  Centreville,  Pa.,  1857-60. 
Pastor  Ligonier  and  Pleasant  Grove  1860-71.  Pastor  Pisgah 
and  Troy  1872-76.  Received  from  Presbytery  of  Clarion 
April  25,  1877.  Installed  July  6,  1877,  Cross  Roads  Church. 
Released  September  13,  1882.  Installed  December  12,  1882, 
Lower  Ten  Mile  Church.  Released  April  29,  1886.  Stated 
supply  Mount  Pleasant  1888.  D.D.  Franklin  College  1878. 
Married,  December  12,  1848,  to  Margaret  Taylor,  of  Fay- 
ette County,  Pa.;  October  14,  1852,  Elizabeth  Hurst,  of  West- 
moreland County,  Pa.;  January  30,  1855,  Martha  Ann  Har- 
bison, of  Indiana  County,  Pa. 

No.  356.  William  Speer,  son  of  Dr.  James  R.  and 
Hetty  (Morrow)  Speer,  was  born  in  New  Alexandria,  Pa.,  April 
24,  1822.  Communicant  First  Church,  Pittsburgh,  1842. 
Kenyon  College  1840.  Studied  medicine  1840-43.  Western 
Theological  Seminary  1843-46.  Licensed  April  21,  1846, 
Presbytery  of  Ohio.  Ordained  June  16,  1846,  Presbytery  of 
Ohio.  Foreign  Missionary  Canton,  China,  1846-50.  Chinese 
in  California  1852-57.  Home  Missionary  Wisconsin  and  Minne- 
sota 1858-65.  Corresponding  Secretary  Board  of  Education 
1865-76.  China  and  Japan  1876-77.  Received  from  Presby- 
tery of  Philadelphia  Central  September  25,  1878.  Evangelist 
1 877-.  D.D.  Centre  College  1866.  Married,  May  7,  1846, 
Cornelia  Brackenridge,  of  Pittsburgh.  Pa.;  April  20,  1852, 
Elizabeth  B.  Ewing,  of  Washington,  Pa. 

No.  373.  WiNFiELD  Euclid  Hill,  son  of  Sanford  C.  and 
Sarah  (Leech)  Hill,  was  born  in  East  Liverpool,  O.,  June  2, 
1842.     Communicant  church  of  Cannonsburg   1864.     Jefferson 


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College  1864.  Western  Theological  Seminary  1865-68.  Li- 
censed April  29,  1868,  Presbytery  of  New  Lisbon.  Ordained 
May  II,  1875,  Presbytery  of  Lima.  Stated  supply  Gettysburg 
and  Fletcher,  O.,  1869-72.  Wapakoneta  1872-76.  Ottawa 
1876-79.  Received  from  Presbytery  of  Lima  April  28,  1880. 
Installed  June  10,  1880,  Fairview  Church.  Married,  September 
27,  1870,  Nannie  Horner,  of  Gettysburg,  O. 

No.  305.  James  Samuel  Fleming,  son  of  David  Glenn 
and  Martha  (Steele)  Fleming,  was  born  in  Washington  County, 
Pa.,  August   I,   1847.      Communicant   church  of  West  Union 

1865.  Washington  and  Jefferson  College  1876.  Western 
Theological  Seminary  1876-79.  Candidate  September  27,  1871. 
Licensed  April  25,  1878.  Dismissed  to  Presbytery  of  Larned 
April,  1880.  Ordained  April  2,  1880,  Presbytery  of  Larned. 
Received  from  Presbytery  of  Larned  August  23,  1881. 

No.  391.  William  Henry  Cooke,  son  of  John  and  Sarah 
(Brown)  Cooke,  was  born  in  Baltimore,  Md.,  December  3,  1839. 
Communicant    Central    Church,    Baltimore,    1855.      Baltimore 

City  College .     Danville  Theo.  Seminary .      Licensed 

April,  1 86 1,  Presbytery  of  Transylvania.  Ordained  June  10, 
1862,  Presbytery  of  New  Castle.  Pastor  Port  Deposit,  Md., 
1862-65.  P.  E.  Canal  Street  Church,  New  Orleans,  and  Broad- 
way Church,  Baltimore,  1865-67.  Pastor  Havre  de  Grace, 
Md.,  1867-82.  Received  from  Presbytery  of  Baltimore  April 
26,     1882.      Installed    October    29,     1882,    Wheeling    Second 

Church.     D.D.   Centre  College .     Married,  June  30,  1868, 

Mary  Melinda  Hitchcock,  of  Havre  de  Grace,  Md. 

No.  315.  Joseph  Alexander  Donahey,  son  of  William 
and  Mary  (Ely)  Donahey,  was  born  in  Washington  County,  Pa., 
February  6,  1850.     Communicant  First  Church  of  Washington 

1866.  Washington  and  Jefferson  College  1871.  Western 
Theological  Seminary  1871-74.  Licensed  April  24,  1873. 
Dismissed  to  Presbytery  of  Waterloo  September  28,  1875. 
Ordained  October  6,  1875,  Presbytery  of  Waterloo.  La  Porte 
City,  Iowa,  1875-78.  Boone  1878-81.  Received  from  Pres- 
bytery of  Fort  Dodge  September  13,  1882.  Stated  supply 
Waynesburg  1882-.  Married,  July  13,  1876,  Lizzie  R.  Mc- 
Clees,  of  Taylorstown,  Washington  County,  Pa. 


PRESENT  MEMBERS.  IO3 

No.  183.  George  McDonald,  son  of  John  and  Margaret 
(Byers)  McDonald,  was  born  near  West  Alexander,  Washington 
County,  Pa.,  February  25,  1825.  Communicant  church  of 
West  Alexander  1846.  Studied  theology  under  Rev.  John 
McCluskey,  D.D.  Candidate  October  5,  1853.  Licensed 
April  23,  1857.  Dismissed  to  Presbytery  of  St.  Clairsville  Oc- 
tober, 1858.  Ordained  April,  i860.  Presbytery  of  St.  Clairs- 
ville. Stated  supply  and  pastor  Beallsville,  O.,  1859-83. 
Stated  supply  Powhatan  1860-82.  Received  from  Presbytery 
of  St.  Clairsville  April  25,  1883.  Installed  October  12,  1883, 
Upper  Ten  Mile  Church.  Married,  May  20,  1858,  Martha  S. 
Blayney,  of  West  Alexander,  Pa. 

No.  402.  Adolphus  Franklin  Alexander,  son  of  Cy- 
rus and  Mary  (Brown)  Alexander,  was  born  in  Mifflin  County, 
Pa.,  November  7,  18^4.  Communicant  church  of  Milroy  1873. 
Western  Theological  Seminary  1875-78.  Licensed  April, 
1878,  Presbytery  of  Pittsburgh.  Ordained  June,  1880,  Presby- 
tery of  Rock  River.  Stated  supply  and  pastor  Pre-emption  and 
Beulah,  111.,  1879-82.  Received  from  Presbytery  of  Rock 
River  April  25,  1883.  Installed  June  5,  1883,  Cross  Roads 
Church.  Married,  March  11,  1886,  Flora  A.  Conn,  of  Florence, 
Washington  County,  Pa. 

No.  240.  Henry  Giles  Blayney,  son  of  Charles  and 
Nancy  (Faris)  Blayney,  was  born  in  Ohio  County,  Va.,  March 
5,  1839.  Communicant  First  Church  of  Washington  1858. 
Washington  College  i860.  Western  Theological  Seminary 
1860-62.  Candidate  October  3,  i860.  Licensed  April  24, 
1862.  United  States  Army  1862-65.  Western  Theological 
Seminary  1865-66.  Dismissed  to  Presbytery  of  Zanesville 
October  12,  1867.  Ordained  April  28,  1869,  Presbytery  of 
St.  Clairsville.  Stated  supply  Mount  Gilead,  O.,  1866-67. 
Madison  1867-68.  'Graysville  1868-69.  Pastor  Martinsville 
1869-72.  Stated  supply  in  Presbytery  of  West  Virginia  1873- 
84.  Received  from  Presbytery  of  West  Virginia  June  10,  1884, 
and  installed  same  date  Lower  Buffalo  Church.  Married,  Sep- 
tember 25,  1867,  Carrie  M.  Todd,  of  Ohio  County,  West  Vir- 
ginia; August  5,  1885,  Esther  Auld,  of  Iberia,  O. 

No.  410.     Loyal  Young,  son  o(  Robert  and  Lydia  (Gould) 


I04        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

Young,  was  born  in  Charlemont,  Mass.,  July  i,  1806.  Commu- 
nicant church  of  French  Creek,  Va.,  1824.  Jefferson  College, 
1828.  Western  Theological  Seminary,  1829-31.  Licensed  June 
21,  1832,  Presbytery  Ohio.  Ordained  December  4.  1833,  Pres- 
bytery Allegheny.  Pastor  Butler,  Pa.,  1833-67.  French  Creek 
and  Buckhannon,  W.  Va.,  1868-75.  Parkersburg,  1875-80. 
Stated  supply  Winfield,  Point  Pleasant  and  Pleasant  Flats,  1880- 
85.      Received  from    Presbytery    West  Virginia,   December  9, 

1885.  Moderator  Synod  of  Allegheny,  1857.  Moderator  Synod 
of  Pittsburgh,  1845  and  1872.  D.D.,  Washington  College,  1858. 
Married,  October  25,  1832,  Margaret  Porter  Johnston,  daughter 
of  Rev.  Robert  Johnston,  of  Rostraver,  Westmoreland  County, 
Pennsylvania. 

No.  418.  Athelbert  James  Alexander,  son  of  John 
and  Nancy  (Eagleson)  Alexander,  was  born  in  Belmont  County, 
Ohio,  February  ii,  1840.  Communicant  church  of  Martin's 
Ferry,  O.,  1859.  Cincinnati  College  of  Medicine,  1864.  Western 
Theological  Seminary,  1867-68.  Licensed  June  18,  1867,  Pres- 
bytery St.  Clairsville.  Ordained  October  26,  1869,  Presbytery 
St.  Clairsville.  Pastor  Scotch  Ridge,  O.,  1867-85.  Practiced 
medicine  in  connection  with  ministry.  Received  from  Presbytery 
St.  Clairsville,  April  28,  1886.  Installed  June  5,  1886,  West 
Union  Church.  Married,  December  14,  1864,  Louisa  A.  Pickens, 
of  Belmont  County,  O. 

No.  419.  Frank  Fish,  son  of  William  and  Margaret  P. 
(Matthews)  Fish,  was  born  in  Allegheny  City,  Pa.,  April  8,  1862. 
Communicant  Third  Church,  Pittsburgh,  1874.  Western  Uni- 
versity, Pa.,  1883.  Western  Theological  Seminary,  1883-86. 
Licensed  April  28,  1885,  Presbytery  Pittsburgh.  Received  from 
Presbytery    Pittsburgh,   April    28,    1886.      Ordained  April   29, 

1886.  Installed  May  29,  1886,  Claysville  Church. 

No.  420.  J.  Philander  Anderson,  son  of  James  W.  and 
Belinda  A.  (Moore)  Anderson,  was  born  in  Lawrence  County, 
Pa.,  March  13,  1856.  Communicant  church  of  Hopewell,  Pa., 
1873.  Washington  and  Jefferson  College,  1883.  Western  Theo- 
logical Seminary,  1883-86.  Licensed  April  29,  1885,  Presbytery 
Shenango.  Received  from  Presbytery  Shenango,  April  28,  1886. 
Ordained  April  29,  1886.     Installed  May  15,  1886,  Cross  Creek 


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Church.  Married,  September  8,  1886,  to  Teresa  A.  Burns,  of 
Imperial,  Allegheny  Co.,  Pa. 

No.  421.  Abraham  BrowER  Lowes,  son  of  John  and 
Mary  Ann  (Brovver)  Lowes,  was  born  in  Warren  County,  Ohio, 
March  9,  1836.  Communicant  church  of  Somerset,  O.,  about 
1850.  Miami  University,  i860.  Western  Theological  Semi- 
nary, 1860-61.  United  States  Army,  1861-64.  Western  Theo- 
logical Seminary,  1864-66.  Licensed  September  6,  1865,  Pres- 
bytery Cincinnati.  Ordained  June  6,  1867,  Presbytery  Fort 
Wayne,  Pastor,  Decatur,  Indiana,  1867-68.  Stated  supply, 
Tidioute,  Pa.,  1869-70.  Pastor,  Mason,  Ohio,  1871-74.  Pastor, 
Belle  Vernon,  Pa.,  1874-82.  Teacher,  Cannonsburg,  Pa.,  1882- 
84.  Stated  supply.  Cool  Spring  and  Fredonia,  1884-86.  Re- 
ceived from  Presbytery  of  Pittsburgh,  September  15,  1886.  Stated 
supply,  West  Liberty,  1886-88.  Cove  and  Three  Springs,  1888. 
Married,  January  17,  1866,  Mary  Belle  Elliott,  daughter  of  Rev. 
David  Elliott,  D.D.,  of  Allegheny,  Pa. 

No.  422.  James  Henry  Snowden,  son  of  William  and 
Violetta  (Thayer)  Snowden,  was  born  in  Hookstown,  Pa.,  Octo- 
ber 18,  1852.  Communicant  church  of  Wellsville,  Ohio,  1866. 
Washington  and  Jefferson  College,  1875.  Western  Theological 
Seminary,  1875-78.  Licensed  April  24,  1877,  Presbytery  Ste.u- 
benville.  Ordained  May  6,  1879,  Presbytery  Huron.  Pastor, 
Huron,  Ohio,  1879-83.  Stated  supply,  Plymouth,  1883.  Sharon, 
Pa.,  1883-86.  Received  from  Presbytery  Shenango,  December 
15,  1886.  Installed  March  6,  1887,  Washington,  Second  Church. 
Married,  August  i,  1878,  Mary  A.  Ross,  of  Wellsville,  O. 

No.  384.  Lewis  William  Barr,  son  of  John  and  Jane 
(Durbin)  Barr,  was  born  in  West  Liberty,  W.  Va.,  January  15, 
1857.  Communicant  church  of  West  Liberty,  1876.  Waynes- 
burg  College,  188 1.  Western  Theological  Seminary,  1881-84. 
Candidate  April  26,  188 1.  Licensed  April  25,  1883.  Dismissed 
to  Presbytery  of  Clarion  April  11,  1884.  Ordained  April  24, 
1884,  Presbytery  of  Clarion.  Pastor,  Leatherwood  and  Bethle- 
hem, 1884-86.  Received  from  Presbytery  of  Clarion  December 
15,  1886.  Installed  July  17,  1887,  Wheeling,  Third  Church. 
Married,  April  17,  1889,  Margaret  B,  Hicks,  of  Moundsville, 
West  Virginia. 


Io6        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

No.  428.  Joseph  Lawrence  Weaver,  son  of  John  G.  and 
Margaret  A.  (Alter)  Weaver,  was  born  in  Freeport,  Pa.,  June  20, 
1855.  Communicant  church  of  Shrader  Grove,  1870.  Wash- 
ington and  Jefferson  College,  1880.  Western  Theological  Semi- 
nary, 1880-83.  Licensed  June,  1882,  Presbytery  of  Kittanning. 
Ordained  November  6,  1883,  Presbytery  of  St.  Clairsville.  Pas- 
tor, Morristown  and  West  Brooklyn,  O.,  1883-87.  Received 
from  Presbytery  of  St.  Clairsville,  April  12,  1887.   Installed  May 

10,  1887,  Burgettstown  Church.  Married,  October  21,  1884, 
Flora  A.  Grimes,  of  Uniontown,  O. 

No.  429.  Benjamin  Franklyn  Myers,  son  of  Benjamin 
and  Mary  (Carothers)  Myers,  was  born  in  Cumberland  County, 
Pa.,  January  28,  1833.  Communicant  church  of  Big  Spring, 
Pa.,  1851.  Jefferson  College,  1854.  Teacher.  1854-56.  Western 
Theological  Seminary,  1856-59.  Licensed  January,  1859,  Pres- 
bytery of  Allegheny.  Ordained  June,  1859,  Presbytery  of  Red- 
stone. Pastor,  Somerset  and  Jenner,  1859-60.  Stated  supply, 
Chestnut  Grove,  Md.,  1861-70.  Pastor,  Bethel,  1864-71.  Snow 
Hill,  Md.,  1872-77.  New  Loudon,  Pa.,  1877-79.  Darby,  1879- 
82.  Slatington,  1882-83.  Teacher,  1883-84.  Received  from 
Presbytery  of  Chester,  April  13,  1887.  P.  E.,  Moundsville,  1887. 
Married,  December  26,  1861,  Virginia  Bull,  of  Baltimore,  Md. 

No.  430.  Robert  Madison  Brown,  *  son  of  William  and 
Eliza  (Warner)  Brown,  was  born  in  Beaver  County,  Pa.,  August 

11,  1839.  Communicant  First  Church,  Allegheny  City,  1854. 
Jefferson  College,  1864.  Western  Theological  Seminary,  1864- 
dj.  Licensed  April  10,  1866,  Presbytery  of  Allegheny  City. 
Ordained  October  6,  1868,  Presbytery  of  Beaver.  Pastor,  West 
Middlesex,  1868-71.  Rouseville,  1871-73.  Irwin,  1873-77. 
Emsworth,  Pa.,  1877-80.  Bellaire,  Ohio,  1881-87.  Received 
from  Presbytery  of  St.  Clairsville,  June  28,  1887,  and  installed 
Wellsburg  Church.  D.D.,  Washington  and  Jefferson  College, 
1886.  Married,  October  8,  1868,  Katherine  J.  Blaine,  of  Bridge- 
water,  Pa. 

No.  439.  James  Donehoo  Spriggs,  son  of  Joseph  and 
Margaret  (Donehoo)  Spriggs,  was  born  in  Washington,  Pa., 
March    16,   1856.     Communicant   M.  E.   Church,   Washington, 

*  Died  at  Wellsburgh,  West  Virginia,  April  19,  1889. 


PRESENT  MEMBERS.  IO7 

1874.  Washington  and  Jefferson  College,  1878.  Boston  U. 
School  of  Theology,  1881.  Licensed  and  ordained,  1881,  New 
York  Conference.  Peekskill,  N.  Y.,  1881-83.  Housatonic,  1883- 
85.  Received  by  Presbytery  of  Pittsburgh,  1885.  Western 
Theological  Seminary,  1885.  Received  from  Presbytery  of  Pitts- 
burgh, September  13,  1887.  Stated  supply.  Cove,  1887-88. 
Married,  May  24,  1883,  Annie  Y.  Wilson,  of  Washington,  Pa. 

No.  273.  Samuel  Graham,  son  of  James  and  Elizabeth 
(Miller)  Graham,  was  born  in  Armstrong  (now  Clarion)  County, 
Pa.,  January  15,  1830.  Communicant  church  of  Concord,  1849. 
Washington  College,  i860.  Western  Theological  Seminary, 
1860-63.  Licensed  April,  1862,  Presbytery  of  Clarion.  Re- 
ceived from  Presbytery  of  Clarion,  October  13,  1865.  Ordained 
and  installed  November  20,  1865,  Mill  Creek  Church.  Released 
October  3,  1866.  Installed  November  13,  1867,  Wolf  Run  and 
Allen  Grove  Churches.  Released  October  16,  1868.  Stated 
supply  Unity  and  teacher,  1869-72.  Dismissed  to  Presbytery 
of  West  Virginia,  October  21,  1872.  Newburg  and  Kingwood, 
1873-88.  Received  from  Presbytery  of  West  Virginia,  April  10, 
1888.  Stated  supply.  Unity,  1888.  Married,  May  28,  1862, 
Nancy  Jane  Jolly,  of  Venango  County,  Pa.;  November  7,  1870, 
Melinda  J.  Archer,  of  Prosperity,  Pa. 

No.  380.  James  Clayton  Garver,  son  of  John  B.  and 
Ann  Maria  (Wolf)  Garver,  was  born  in  Franklin  County,  Pa., 
October  21,  1850.  Communicant  church  of  Green  Hill,  1870. 
Waynesburg  College,  1880.  Candidate  April  28,  1880.  Western 
Theological  Seminary,  1880-83.  Licensed  April  27,  1882.  Or- 
dained April  26,  1883.  Dismissed  to  Presbytery  of  Carlisle, 
September  12,  1883.  Stated  supply,  Landisburg  and  Shermans- 
dale,  Pa.,  1882-83.  Pastor,  Pennfield  and  Winterburn,  1884-87. 
Received  from  Presbytery  of  Huntingdon  April  11,  1888.  Mar- 
ried, June  13,  1883,  Margaret  A.  White,  of  Moundsville, 
West  Va. 

No.  405.  Thomas  Alexander  Anderson,  son  of  John 
R.  and  Sarah  A.  (White)  Anderson,  was  born  in  Claysville,  Pa., 
September  10,  i860.  Communicant  church  of  West  Alexander, 
1874.  Washington  and  Jefferson  College,  1884.  Western 
Theological    Seminary,    1884-86.     Union    Seminary,    1886-87. 


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Candidate  September  lo,  1884.  Licensed  April  28,  1886. 
Ordained  April  11,  1888.  Installed  May  8,  1888,  Upper  Buf- 
falo Church. 

No.  442.  Harry  O.  Gilson,  son  of  David  R.  and  Beulah 
A.  (Hoffstat)  Gilson,  was  born  in  West  Point,  O.,  October  2$, 
1859.  Communicant  Madison  Church,  1874.  Wooster  Uni- 
versity, 1885.  Western  Theological  Seminary,  1885-88.  Licensed 
April  27,  1887,  Presbytery  Steubenville.  Received  from  Pres- 
bytery of  Steubenville  April  1 1,  1888.  Ordained  April  11,  1888. 
Installed  June  7,  1888,  Pigeon  Creek  Church.  Married,  June  5, 
1888,  Nannie  Pryse,  of  Wooster,  O. 

No.  397.  James  B.  LylE,  son  of  William  and  Sarah  J.  (Rob- 
ertson) Lyle,  was  born  in  Cross  Creek,  Pa.,  July  6,  i860.  Com- 
municant church  of  Cross  Creek,  1879.  Washington  and 
Jefferson  College,  1885.  Western  Theological  Seminary,  1885- 
88.  Candidate  December  15,  1882.  Licensed  April  13,  1887. 
Ordained  April  11,  1888.  Installed  June  7,  1888,  Mill  Creek 
Church,  and  June  8,  1888,  Mount  Olivet  Church.  Married,  May 
1$,  1888,  Elizabeth  Rachel  Marquis,  of  Cross  Creek,  Pa. 

No.  441.  John  Caldwell  Pickens,  son  of  William  and 
Jane  (Caldwell)  Pickens,  was  born  in  Martin's  Ferry,  O.,  August 
31,  1859.  Communicant  church  of  Scotch  Ridge,  1874.  Wash- 
ington and  Jefferson  College,  1885.  Western  Theological  Sem- 
inary, 1885-88.  Licensed  1887,  Presbytery  of  St.  Clairsville. 
Received  from  Presbytery  of  St.  Clairsville  April  10,  1888. 
Ordained  April  11,  1888.  Installed  June  19,  1888,  Frankfort 
Church.  Married,  May  15,  1888,  Ida  Newcome,  of  New  Bethle- 
hem, Pa. 

No.  293.  Abner  Otis  Rockwell,  son  of  Zerah  and  Phebe 
(Carter)  Rockwell,  was  born  in  Cambridge,  Pa.,  May  10,  1819. 
Jefferson  College,  1843.  Western  Theological  Seminary,  1843- 
45.  Licensed  September  6,  1845.  Ordained  January  15,  1848, 
Presbytery  of  New  Lisbon.  Stated  supply,  Middlesex  and 
Sharon,  1845-47.  Pastor,  Hubbard  and  Coitsvill^,  O.,  1847-52. 
Bethlehem  and  North  Branch,  1852-55.  Pastor,  Mingo,  1856- 
58.  Lebanon,  1859-69.  Received  from  Presbytery  of  Ohio, 
September  28,  1869.  Installed  December  21,  1869,  Frankfort 
Church.     Released  October  16,  1875.     Dismissed  to  Pittsburgh 


INDEX. 


109 


October  19,  1877.     Received   from   *  U.  P.  Presbytery  Septem- 
ber 25,  1888.    Married,  January    15,  1846,  Sarah  Ives,  of . 


INDEX. 

No. 


Able,  Lewis  J.  .  .  . 
Agnew,  J.  Holmes  .  . 
Aiken,  William  .  .  . 
Alexander,  A.  F.  .  . 
Alexander,  A.  J.  ,  . 
Alexander,  E.  C.  .  . 
Alexander,  J.  K.  .  . 
Alexander,  J.  W.  .  . 
Alexander,  T.  R.  .  . 
Alexander,  W.  J.  .  . 
Alexander,  W.  L.  .    . 

Alrich,  W.  P 

Anderson,  James  .  .  . 
Anderson,  John  .  .  . 
Anderson,  J.  P.  .  .  . 
Anderson,  Thomas  A. 
Anderson,  W.  C.  .  . 
Andrews,  J.  E.  .  ,  . 
Arbuthnot,  James  .  . 
Armstrong,  F.  E.  .  . 
Armstrong,  Martin  . 
Atkinson,  J.  S.  .  .  . 
Atkinson,  W.  J.  A.  . 
Aughey,  J.  H.    .    .    . 


Baker,  Perrine  . 
Barr,  L.  W.  .  . 
Bausman,  J.  H.  . 
Belden,  E.  L.  .  . 
Bell,  Robert.  .  . 
Birch,  G.  W.  F.  , 
Black,  James  .  . 
Blackford,  A.  L. 
Blackford,  R.  A. 
Blayney,  C.  P.  . 
Blayney,  H.  G.  , 
Blayney,  J.  M.  . 
Boggs,  James  .  , 
BoUman,  S.  P.  , 
Bombarger,  C.  . 
Bonar,  William  , 
Boyd,  A.  W.   .    , 


306 

48 
206 
402 
418 
444 
349 
217 

323 
205 

358 

50 

37 

4 

420 

405 
36 

29s 

24 

406 

190 

3^l 

445 
345 

287 
384 
381 
169 

145 
215 
242 
166 

193 

342 

240 

241 

60 

88 

86 

108 

271 


No. 


Boyd,  T.  F. 374 

Braddock,  Cyrus l6i 

Braddock,  Francis 133 

Braddock,  Joseph 125 

Britt,  F.  P 333 

Brown,  A.  C 376 

Brown,  David 258 

Brown,  Faris 237 

Brown,  J.  A 269 

Brown,  Richard 18 

Brown,  R.  M.  . 43° 

Brownlee,  E.  S 425 

Brownson,  James  1 143 

Brownson,  M.  A 362 

Bruce,  J.  C 300 

Brugh,  W.  1 270 

Bryan,  A.  V 369 

Buchanan,  A.  M 378 

Bunting,  R.  F 175 

Burton,  William 74 

Caldwell,  J.  C 232 

Caldwell,  J.  P 227 

Calhoun,  J.  Y. 153 

Callen,  J.  H 14I 

Campbell,  D.  R 155 

Campbell,  E.  V 218 

Campbell,  O.  J no 

Campbell,  H.  N 407 

Campbell,  Richard 31 

Carothers,  John 67 

Carson,  Irwin 132 

Carson,  J.  C 109 

Chadwick,  John 370 

Chestnut,  Thomas 43 

Childs,  H.  S 375 

Churchhill,  E 2 1 

Clark,  James 1 57 

Clemens,  William 178 

Collins,  C.  N 194 

Colmery,  David 22 

Cooke,  Silas 326 


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THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 


No. 

Cooke,  W.  H 391 

Cowden,  J.  G 392 

Cozad,  Jacob 10 

Crane,  N.  M 57 

Cratty,  Thomas 42 

Crawford,  J.  A 446 

Criswell,  R.  C 128 

Crocket,  D.  R 328 

Cross,  Jonathan 280 

Crowe,  George  C 168 

Cummings,  P.  J 246 

Cunningham,  D.  A 340 

Curtis,  J.  F 334 

Davis,  J.  S 225 

Davis,  S.  T 297 

Day,  A.  R 197 

Day,  E.  W 394 

Denman,  M.  A 396 

Deruelle,  Daniel 63 

Dickey,  D.  L 335 

Dickson,  Cyrus 139 

Dinsmore,  J.  H loo 

Dinsmore,  J.  M 156 

Dinsmore,  J.  W 236 

Dinsmore,  R.  S 126 

Dinsmore,  Thomas 97 

Dodd,  Cephas 5 

Dodge,  R.  V 201 

Donahey,  J.  A 315 

Donah ey,  M.  L 298 

Donehoo,  E.  R 221 

Doolittle,  H.  L 261 

Duncan,  George  A 368 

Duncan,  J.  R 176 

Eagleson,  A.  G 314 

Eagleson,  John 58 

Eagleson,  W.  S 248 

Eaton,  W.  M 403 

Elliott,  David 35 

Elliott,  S.  E 341 

Ely,  J.  C 332 

Ely,  R.  W 398 

Ewing,  J.  A 230 

Ewing,  William 134 


No. 

Faris,  John  M 89 

Faris,  S.  C 400 

Faris,  W.  B 214 

Farmer,  William 427 

Farrar,  R.  B 222 

Ferguson,  W.  M 138 

Field,  E.  A 387 

Finney,  T.  M 101 

Fish,  Frank 419 

Fisher,  D.  W 244 

Fisher,  George  M 395 

Fleming,  D.  B 285 

Fleming,  James 79 

Fleming,  J.  S .  305 

Forbes,  Samuel 321 

Forsythe,  McNary 291 

Frazer,  George 320 

Frazier,  W.  J 17 

Fredericks,  J.  T 208 

Fredericks,  W.  J 415 

French,  C.  P 170 

Fulton,  George  W 424 

Fulton,  J.  P 154 

Fulton,  J.  L 288 

Fulton,  Robert 71 

Fulton,  R.  H 245 

Fulton,  R.  J 160 

Fulton,  Samuel 81 

Fulton,  W.  R 159 

Garver,  J.  C 380 

Garver,  J.  K ,    .  408 

Gibson,  W.  T 337 

Gilmore,  J.  W 276 

Gilson,  H.  0 442 

Glenn,  S.  M 309 

Gordon,  George 129 

Gordon,  Joseph 112 

Graham,  E.  S 76 

Graham,  J.  B 274 

Graham,  J.  J 40I 

Graham,  J.  P 282 

Graham,  Samuel 273 

Graves,  L.  M 83 

Grier,  Laverty 243 

Grier,  S.  F 172 


INDEX. 


Ill 


No. 

Hair,  G.  M 121 

Hair,  Samuel 73 

Hair,  S.  G 409 

Hales,  John 47 

Hall,  W.  M 106 

Hamilton,  A.  R 182 

Hamilton,  J.  H 152 

Hamilton,  J.  R 272 

Hamilton,  J.  W 275 

Hamilton,  W.  B 411 

Hamilton,  W.  F 336 

Hanna,  William 252 

Harsha,  W.  P 116 

Hartzell,  O.  M 292 

Hartzell,  W.  H 283 

Harvison,  W.  P 187 

Hassinger,  Peter 62 

Hastings,  J.  M 114 

Hattery,  John 70 

Hawkins,  John 23 

Hays,  George  P 303 

Hays,  George  S 399 

Hayes,  J.  N 344 

Hazlett,  J.  M 173 

Heagen,  J.  W 191 

Hench,  J.  C 302 

Henderson,  S.  M 262 

Henderson,  S.  T 317 

Herron,.  Robert 135 

Hervey,  David 29 

Hervey,  Henry 30 

Hervey,  James 9 

Hervey,  McKinley 163 

Hervey,  J.  C 260 

Hershey,  A.  M 85 

Hickey,  Yates 312 

HickUng,  James 361 

Hickman,  George  M 382 

Hill.W.  E 373 

Hoge,  Thomas 8 

Holliday,  R.  H 189 

Holliday,  S.  H 179 

Hunter,  A.  S 385 

Hunter,  R.  A 386 

Hunter,  W.  H 355 

Inman,  J.  P 299 


No. 

Irvine,  J.  E 416 

Irwin,  David 137 

Irwin,  J.  M 412 

Jeffery,  S.  H 164 

Jenkins,  E.  H 372 

Jennings,  Obadiah 16 

Jennings,  S.  C 27 

Jordan,  John 234 

Keeling,  W.  B 207 

Kelley,  John 151 

Kerr,  J.  D 255 

Kerr,  John 66 

Kerr,  W.  A 219 

Knox,  John 59 

Koontz,  Hugh 20 

Laird,  T.  R 263 

Langfit,  O.  T 366 

Laughran,  Cornelius 32 

>  Laverty,  D.  H 199 

Leeper,  J.  L 393 

Leonard,  Abner 28 

Lester,  W.  H 184 

Lewis,  E.  P 322 

Leyda,  J.  E 329 

Lindley,  Jacob 34 

Linn,  Alonzo 310 

Linn,  S.  P 259 

Lloyd,  J.  T 308 

Long,  D.  E 404 

Lowes,  A.  B 421 

Lyon,  N.  B 216 

Lyle,  J.  B 397 

Lyle,  J.  G 363 

Lyle,  J.  P 364 

Lyle,  U.  L 417 

Mackey,  W.  A 338 

Macurdy,  Elisha 3 

Magill,  C.  B 223 

Magill,  J.  F 220 

Magill,  Thomas 53 

Marquis,  James  E 123 

Marquis,  John 115 

Marquis,  John  A 431 


112 


THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 


No. 

Marquis,  John  S 162 

Marquis,  Thomas I 

Marshall,  George 44 

Mason,  J.  D 90 

Mason,  W.C 117 

McAfee,  James 94 

McCarrell,  Alexander 131 

McCarrell,  J.  J 316 

McCarrell,  T.  C 353 

McCarrell,  W.  A 290 

McCartney,  W.  D 61 

McCaughey,  W.  H 348 

McClintock,  John 69 

McCluskey,  John ^^ 

McCoUum,  George 360 

McCombs,  J.  C 196 

McCombs,  William 65 

McConaughey,  David 51 

McCoy,  John  B 78 

McCrea,  W.  E 301 

McCuskey,  W.  H 266 

McDonald,  George 183  ' 

McFarland,  D.  F 144 

McFarland,  George  M 247 

McFarland,  S.  G 188 

McFarren,  S 19 

McFie,  Daniel 325 

Mclntyre,  J.  A 279 

McLain,  William 12 

McKennan,  J.  W 38 

McKinley,  E.  G 284 

McMillan,  Robert 181 

McNulty,  CM 318 

Mealy,  John  M 264 

Miller,  D.  M 286 

Miller,  John 102 

Milligan,  Josiah 1 50 

Milligan,  J.  V 350 

Minton,  H.  C 367 

Mitchell,  John 45 

Mofifat,  James  D 281 

Moftat,  John 254 

Montgomery,  A.  J 440 

Moody,  Samuel 49 

Moore,  J.  R 167 

Moore,  John 72 

Moore,  John 98 


No. 

Moore,  John 202 

Moore,  Joseph  P 229 

Moore,  Marion 388 

Moore,  R.  R 294 

Morton,  R.  S 186 

Morton,  W.  W 383 

Murray,  N 130 

Myers,  B.  F 429 

Newell,  George  B 171 

Newell,  Thomas  M 140 

Oiler,  W.  E 343 

Orr,  William 55 

Oxtoby,  John  T 25 1 

Paden,  W.  M 389 

Palmer,  James 433 

Patterson,  A.  O II 

Paull,  Alfred 147 

Pickens,  John  C 441 

Pinney,  J.  B 136 

Plummer,  W.  F 426 

Pollock,  George  W 365 

Pollock,  W.  G 377 

Pomeroy,  J.  B 352 

Pomeroy,  J.  S 146 

Porter,  R.  B 339 

Powelson,  B.  F 211 

Praig,  James  S 226 

Price,  Robert  T 278 

Quillan,  Ezekiel 177 

Ralston,  J.  H 319 

Ralston,  J.  G 92 

Ramsay,  James  S 204 

Reed,  Alexander 192 

Reed,  James 265 

Reed,  John  B 239 

Reed,  J.  L 304 

Reed,  Samuel 25 

Reynolds,  J.  H 127 

Reynolds,  Thomas 443 

Riheldaffer,  J.  G 99 

Richart,  W 87 

Riggl^T  George  W 267 


INDEX. 


113 


No. 

Robbins,  Ludovicus 14 

Rockwell,  A.  0 293 

Roberts,  Belville 296 

Robinson,  David 105 

Robinson,  W.  M 253 

Roemer,  J.  L 423 

Rogers,  D.  B 347 

Rossborough,  H.  0 149 

Ross,  A.  F 238 

Rowe,  John Ill 

Russell,  Watson 231 

Sawhill,  B 56 

Sawhill,  E.  0 413 

Scott,  George 200 

Scott,  George  K 195 

Scott,  George  M 2 

Scott,  J.  W 39 

Scott,  J.  W 142 

Shaifier,  G.  W 96 

Sherrard,  J.  H 357 

Shotwell,  Nathan 80 

Skilhng,  D.  M 447 

Skinner,  I.  L 1 3 

Slagle,  B.  W 198 

Sloan,  James 64 

Smith,  James 40 

Smith,  James 104 

Smith,  James  H 224 

Smith,  James  M 77 

Smith,  John  M 228 

Smith,  Thomas  E 93 

Smith,  WiUiam 1 19 

Smith,  W.  C 313 

Smith,  W.D 52 

Snowden,  J.  H 422 

Speer,  William 356 

Spillman,  J.  H 268 

Spriggs,  J.  D 439 

Stephenson,  James 113 

Stevenson,  Joseph 6 

Stevenson,  J.  B 256 

Stevenson,  J.  H 324 

Stevenson,  Ross 346 

Stewart,  Charles 41 

Stewart,  J.  B 148 

Stitt,  J.  M 354 

8 


No. 

Stockton,  John 26 

Stockton,  J.  P.  P 210 

Stockton,  W.  A.  F 249 

Stoneroad,  Joel 120 

Sutherland,  J.  H 434 

Taylor,  Z.  B 35 1 

Templeton,  Joseph 68 

Templeton,  Milo 122 

Templeton,  S.  M 84 

Thompson,  J.  P 91 

Todd,  M.  L 250 

Todd,  O.  M 174 

Todd,  Thomas 118 

Torrance,  Adam 371 

Trussell,  J.  H 327 

Vance,  Joseph 213 

Van  Buskirk,  A.  S 307 

Van  Cleve,  B.  G 379 

Van  Cleve,  W.  S 212 

Van  Eman,  C   R 95 

Vincent,  W.  R 124 

Walkinshaw,  J.  D 330 

Waugh,  Joseph 209 

Weaver,  J.  L 428 

Weed,  H.  R 54 

Wherry,  J.  H 233 

Welsh,  W.  S 414 

White,  R.  M 75 

White,  W.  M 257 

Whitham,  J.  D 103 

Williams,  D 311 

Wilson,  George  P 359 

Wilson,  S.  J 180 

Wines,  E.  C 185 

Wishart,  Marcus 203 

Woods,  Edgar 165 

Woods,  Henry 289 

Wotring,  F.  R 235 

Wright,  William 107 

Wylie,  Andrew 7 

Wylie,  D.  W 277 

Wylie,  Joseph  S 158 

WyUe,  William 15 

Young,  Ixjyal 410 


114 


THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 


COMMISSIONERS  TO  THE  GENERAI.  ASSEMBLY. 

1820.  Rev.  Andrew  Wylie. 

1 82 1.  Rev.  Andrew  Wylie. 

1822.  Rev.  Thomas  Hoge. 

1823.  Rev.  James  Hervey. 

1824.  Rev.  Andrew  Wylie. 

1825.  Rev.  Andrew  Wylie  and  Rev.  Obadiah  Jennings. 

1826.  Rev.  John  Anderson  and  Rev.  Obadiah  Jennings. 

1827.  Rev.  Andrew  Wylie. 

1828.  Rev.  John  Stockton. 

1829.  Rev.  Andrew  Wylie. 

1830.  Rev.  David  Elliott  and  Rev.  John  McCluskey. 

1831.  Rev.  William  Wylie  and  Rev.  Wm.  C.  Anderson; 
Ruling  Elders,  John  Elliott  *  and  Walter  Craig.* 

1832.  Rev.  James  Hervey  and  Rev.  John  McCluskey;  Elders, 
Redick  McKee  and  J.  McFarren. 

1833.  Rev.  John  Stockton  and  Rev.  David  Elliott;*  Elders, 
Jacob  Slagle  and  Sterling  C.  Cuthbert.* 

1834.  Rev.  James  W.  McKennan  and  Elder  James  McFarren. 

1835.  Rev.  David  Elliott  and  Elder  Walter  Craig. 

1836.  Rev.  William  P.  Alrich  and  Elder  James  McFarren. 

1837.  Rev.  James  Hervey  and  Elder  Jacob  Slagle. 

1838.  Rev.  John  Stockton  and  Elder  James  Lee. 

1839.  Rev.  Daniel  Deruelle  and  Elder  James  McFarren. 

1840.  Rev.  Robert  M.  White  and  Elder  Thomas  Orr. 

1 841.  Rev.  E.  S.  Graham  and  Elder  David  Riddle. 

1842.  Rev.  John  McCluskey  and  Elder  Francis  Braddock. 

1843.  Rev.  James  Sloan  and  Rev.  John  Eagleson ;  Elders, 
Robert  Patterson  and  Russell  Moore. 

1844.  Rev.  John  Stockton  and  Elder  Jacob  Slagle. 

1845.  Rev.  Henry  R.  Weed  and  Elder  Thomas  Thompson. 

1846.  Rev.  R.  M.  White  and  Elder  James  Moody. 

1847.  Rev.  James  Fleming  and  Elder  Matthew  Glass.* 

Note. — Those  marked  with  a  *  did  not  attend.  The  following  served  as  alter- 
nates :  1833,  Rev.  David  Hervey;  1847,  Elder  James  McFarren  ;  1853,  Elder  Wm, 
Mercer;  1872,  Elder  Noel  K.  Shattuck ;  188 1,  Elder  Wm.  G,  Pollock, 


COMMISSIONERS  TO   GENERAL  ASSEMBLY.  1 15 

1848.  Rev.  John  McCluskey  and   Rev.  David  Robinson;  El- 
ders, William  Ewing  and  David  Riddle. 

1849.  Rev.    James    Hervey   and    Rev.    Francis    Braddock ;  * 
Elders,  James  Lee  and  Robert  Crangle. 

1850.  Rev.  David  Hervey  and  Rev.  Thomas  M.  Newell ;  El- 
ders, Samuel  Ott  *  and  Thomas  Elder. 

1 85 1.  Rev.  John  Stockton  and  Rev.  Alexander  McCarrell ; 
Elders,  Jacob  Slagle  and  James  Dinsmore. 

1852.  Rev.    Nicholas    Murray  and    Rev.    Nathan   Shotwell ; 
Elders,  R.  R.  Reed  *  and  James  Lee. 

1853.  Rev.  D.  R.  Campbell  and   Rev.  Cyrus  Dickson;  El- 
ders, John  Duncan  *  and  Samuel  Ott* 

1854.  Rev.  James  L  Brownson  and  Rev,  J.  S,  Pomeroy;  El- 
ders, Joseph  Henderson  and  Robert  Crangle. 

1855.  Rev.    E.    C.    Wines   and    James    P.    Fulton;    Elders, 
George  Baird  and  William  Cunningham. 

1856.  Rev.  Alfred  PauU  and   Rev.  James   Fleming;  Elders, 
Zachariah  Jacobs  and  James  Jamieson. 

1857.  Rev.  James  Sloan  and   Rev.  James    W.    McKennan ; 
Elders,  Greer  Mcllvaine  and  James  Campbell. 

1858.  Rev.  John  Eagleson  and  Elder  Edward  H.  Fitzhugh. 

1859.  Rev.  Samuel  J.  Wilson  and  Rev.  Smith  F.  Grier ;  El- 
ders, R.  R.  Reed  and  Matthew  Dill. 

i860.  Rev.   R.  V.  Dodge  and   Rev.   R.  S.  Morton;  Elders, 
Samuel  Vance  and  Parker  Reed. 

1861.  Rev.  W.  P.  Alrich  and  Rev.  John  Stockton;  Elders, 
John  McDonald  and  Stephen  L.  Blatchly. 

1862.  Rev.   John  W.Scott  and  Rev.  James  Sloan;  Elders, 
John  Duncan  and  A.  K.  Craig. 

1863.  Rev.  James   I.   Brownson  and   Rev.  Wm.  B.  Keeling; 
Elders,  Thomas  McKennan  and  Joseph  Vance. 

1864.  Rev.  W.  H.   Lester  and  Rev.  Alexander  McCarrell; 
Elders,  William  Mercer  and  James  Rankin. 

1865.  Rev.  David   Hervey  and  Rev.   W.  J.  Alexander;  El- 
ders, Samuel  McClain  and  Samuel  N.  Orr. 

1866.  Rev.  James  Fleming  and  Rev.  D.  W.  Fisher;  Elders, 
Wm.  Ming  NicoU  and  Thomas  McKean. 


Il6  THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

1867.  Rev.  James   I.   Brownson   and    Rev.  J.    S.    Pomeroy ; 
Elders,  Geo.  G.  Orr  and  Montgomery  Walker. 

1868.  Rev.  John  Eagleson  and   Rev.  J.  T.   Fredericks;  El- 
ders, William  Lee  and  John  H.  Atkinson. 

1869.  Rev.  John  Moffat  and  Rev.  S.  F.  Grier;  Elders,  John 
C.  Hervey  and  James  L.  Patterson, 

1870.  Rev.  John  Stockton  and  Rev.  James  Alexander;  El- 
ders, James  Paull  and  Thomas  Hanna. 

1871.  Rev.  Laverty  Grier  and   Rev.  John  A.  Brown;  Elders, 
Thomas  R.  Laird  and  Joseph  Scott. 

1872.  Rev.  Robert  T.   Price  and  Rev.  John  B.  Graham;  El- 
ders, William  Donahey  and  W.  M.  Campbell.* 

1873.  Rev.   David   Hervey  and   Rev.  Alexander  McCarrell ; 
Elders,  William  L  Cool  and  Thomas  S.  Irwin.  ' 

1874.  Rev.  W.   H.   Lester  and  Rev.  D.  W.  Fisher;  Elders, 
James  Todd  and  Geo.  W.  Campbell. 

1875.  Rev.  James  I.  Brownson  and  Rev.  J.  S.  Pomeroy;  El- 
ders, John  W.  Brown  *  and  Samuel  Braden. 

1876.  Rev.  John  S.  Marquis  and  Rev.  Henry  Woods;  El- 
ders, John  W.  Brown  and  James  Walker. 

1877.  Rev.  J.  T.  Fredericks  and   Rev.   A.  O.   P.ockwill ;  El- 
ders, W.   M.  Campbell  and  D.  M.  Pry. 

1878.  Rev.  S.  F.  Grier  and  Rev.  R.  B.  Farrar;  Elders,  James 
H.  Braddock  and  David  Kerr. 

1879.  R^v-  J^^"*"  Stockton  and    Rev.  Daniel  Williams;  El- 
ders, Alexander  Bone  and  H.  H.  Clark. 

1880.  Rev.  J.  D.  Moffat  and   Rev.  John  A.  Brown;  Elders, 
John  C.  Messenger  and  Samuel  D.  White. 

1 881.  Rev.  John  B.  Graham  and  Rev.  George  Eraser;  El- 
ders, S.  D.  Lockhart  *  and  R.  A.  McConnell. 

1882.  Rev.  J.   D.  Walkinshaw  and   Rev.  T.   R.  Alexander; 
Elders,  Gibson  L.  Cranmer  and  John   Reed. 

1883.  Rev.  W.  F.  Hamilton  and   Rev.  James   L.  Reed;  El- 
ders, M.  Wilson  McClane  and  A.  F.  Hervey. 

1884.  Rev.  W.   H.  Lester  and  D.  A.  Cunningham;  Elders, 
Stephen  L.  Blatchly  and  J.  R.  McLain. 

1885.  Rev.  James  L  Brownson  and  Rev.  J.  S.  Pomeroy;  El- 
ders, A.  Ridgley  Jacobs  and  A.  S.  Eagleson. 


RULING  ELDERS.  II7 

1886.  Rev.  John  S.  Marquis  and  Elder  Alex.  McFlanegan. 

1887.  Rev.  Henry  Woods  and  Elder  John  Aiken. 

1888.  Rev.  James  I.  Brownson  and  Rev.  Laverty  Grier;  El- 
ders, Robert  White  and  Berridge  L,  Crow. 

RULING  ELDERS. 

The  records  of  Presbytery  for  the  first  twenty  years  of  its  ex- 
istence contain  the  names  of  183  ruling  elders  as  present,  but 
without  naming  the  churches  to  which  they  severally  belonged. 
In  the  case  of  many  of  them,  there  had  been  frequent  attend- 
ance at  the  meetings  of  Ohio  Presbytery.  Others  continued  to 
attend  in  Presbytery  of  Washington  long  after  the  expiration  of 
this  period  of  twenty  years.  We  give  the  whole  list,  arranged 
according  to  the  year  of  first  enrollment  in  the  Presbytery  of 
Washington.  The  figures  appended  to  the  names  show  how 
often  each  elder  was  present  within  the  period  named. 

1819.  William  Brown,  I ;  Ziba  Casterline,  i ;  Joseph  Dona- 
hey,  1 1  ;  John  Flack,  1 1 ;  David  Gray,  i  ;  John  Henry,  i ;  John 
Maxwell,  3. 

1820.  Thomas  Atkinson,  2;  John  Amspoker,  5;  Archibald 
Brownlee,  12;  Adam  Paris,  17;  John  Paris,  9 ;  Aaron  Kerr,  2; 
George  Lee,  i;  George  Miller,  11;  James  McConaughey,  4; 
John  Marquis,  i  ;  John  McCullough,  i  ;  David  McComb,  4; 
Samuel  Maxwell,  5  ;  Arthur  Scott,  8 ;  John  Wylie,  2 ;  Thomas 
Yates,  9. 

1821.  George  Anderson,  i;  Samuel  Axtell,  2;  Thomas 
Byers,  3 ;  Richard  Campbell,  2  ;  James  Ewing,  i  ;  James  Flem- 
ing, 2;  John  Gilchrist,  9;  Henry  Giles,  15  ;  John  McWilliams, 
3;  Samuel  McKibben,  4;  John  McMillan,  4;  James  Proudfit, 
10;  Hugh  Sprowls,  10. 

1822.  Barnet  Bonar,  10  ;  Jacob  Hathaway,  1 1  ;  Wm.  Hughes, 
i;  *  James  Kerr,  15;  Hugh  Lee,  15;  James  McCammant,  2 ; 
Jacob  Rickey,  i  ;  Wm.  Rea,  i. 

1823.  John  Baird,  i  ;  Thomas  Harsha,  i  ;  John  Jackson,  i ; 
John  Lindley,  4;  Wm.  McKinley,  3;  James  Reed,  6;  Thomas 
Stewart,  9. 

*  There  were  two  of  this  name — one  in  Pigeon  Creek  and  one  in  Cross  Roads. 


Il8  THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

1824.  Zenas  Condit,  3;  John  Cowan,  i;  Robert  Lyle,  i; 
Robert  McCready,  3 ;  Alex.  McCullough,  i ;  Robert  Ramsey, 
4;  Thomas  Thompson,  6;  John  Thornburg,  2. 

1825.  Thomas  Cameron,  5  ;  John  Harshey,  2;  Samuel  Meeks, 
3;  John  Orr,  10;  George  Sutherland,  9 ;  Thomas  Stockton,  6 ; 
Wm.  Wallace,  7;  Hugh  Wylie,  i  ;  Robert  Withrow,  3. 

1826.  *  John  Duncan,  9;  Peter  W.  Gale,  i  ;  John  Miller,  7; 
Joseph  McFerran,  2. 

1827.  Ephraim  Cooper,  3;  Wm.  Murray,  2;  Redick  McKee, 
4;  Joseph  Vance,  2;  Adam  Weir,  5. 

1828.  Nathan  Axtell,  4;  Wm.  Cochrane,  4;  Wm.  Clark,  i  ; 
John  Elliott,  4;  Thomas  Fergus,  2;  Andrew  Farrar,  2;  James 
Orr,  3  ;  Jacob  Slagle,  7 ;  James  Wallace,  2. 

1829.  Wm.  Archer,  i  ;  John  Dinsmore,  11  ;  Wm.  Ewing,  6; 
Charles  Hawkins.  7  ;  Lewis  Kerr,  10;  Robert  McConaughey, 
8 ;  Samuel  Oldham,  5  ;  Robert  Officer,  4 ;  John  Pollock,  5  ; 
Alex.  Ramsey,  i  ;  Wm.  Simpson,  8. 

1830.  Simeon  Brooks,  2  ;  John  Edie,  i  ;  Andrew  Henderson, 
3;  Joseph  McCready,  3;  George  Newell,  7;  Thomas  Orr,  6; 
Hugh  Pugh,  2. 

1 83 1.  Sylvanus  Cooper,  i  ;  Walter  Craig,  5;  Wm.  Cowan, 
6;  Israel  Day,  i;  Robert  Miller,  2;  John  Sharp,  6;  Daniel 
Stewart,  4;  John  Wolf,  i  ;  Jacob  White,  10. 

1832.  Thomas  Axtell,  i;  Robert  Colmery,  3 ;  Martin  Ely, 
6;  John  Laughlin,  5;  James  McFarren,  6;  Hugh  McCon- 
aughey, 5;  John  Pittenger,  2;  Robert  Patterson,  5;  James 
Smith,  2 ;  Nath.  W.  Smith,  i  ;  John  Thompson,  3 ;  Andrew 
Yates,  2. 

1833-  Jonas  Condit,  3;  Stirling  C.  Cuthbert,  2;  Samuel 
Moore,  10;  Wm.  McLain,  4;  John  McDonald,  3;  Hugh  Max- 
well, I  ;  Ebenezer  Smith,  3. 

1834.  John  Atkinson,  4;  John  C.  Bayliss,  2  ;  Lewis  Dille, 
3 ;  Alex.  D.  Gunn,  3 ;  Wm.  Hervey,  i  ;  Samuel  Vance,  2 ; 
James  Thompson,  4. 

1835.  Francis  Braddock,  12;  Wm.  Carothers,  2;  John  Horack, 
I  ;  Zachariah  Jacob,  4 ;  James  Kady,  i. 

1836.  Robert    Caldv/ell,    3;    John    Cunningham,    i;    Boyd 

*.T\vo  of  this  name,  father  and  son,  both  in  Cross  Roads. 


RULING  ELDERS.  II9 

Emery,  i  ;  Hugh  Fergus,  2;  Wm.  Kerr,  3;  Hugh  MiHigan,  3; 
David  McConaughey,  i  ;  James  Moody,  3;  Samuel  Thompson,  2. 

1837.  Daniel  Agnew,  2;  James  Campbell,  i;  James  Dins- 
more,  2  ;  Wm.  Hammond,  i  ;  Elijah  Klegg,  2 ;  James  Lee,  2 ; 
Robert  McFarland,  2 ;  Abraham  Rickey,  i. 

1838.  Luther  Axtell,  2 ;  James  Braden,  2;  John  Bucking- 
ham, I  ;  Abraham  Barbour,  i ;  Henry  Cowan,  i  ;  Samuel  Gam- 
ble, I ;  Henry  Hervey,  i;  Wm.  Hair,  i ;  Russel  Moore,  2;  Robert 
McComb,  I  ;  David  Riddle,  2  ;  Thomas  Steele,  2  ;  Wm.  Smiley, 
2;  Robert  Wylie,  i. 

1839.  John  Brice,  i ;  Thomas  Dinsmore,  i;  Thomas  McFar- 
land, I  ;  Andrew  Mitchell,  i  ;  James  McFarland,  i  ;  Joseph 
Scott,  I ;  Reuben  Sanders,  i ;  Obadiah  Van  Cleve,  i. 


III. 

TRIBUTE   TO    THE    DECEASED  MINISTERS 

WHO   HAVE  BEEN   MEMBERS   OF  THE  PRESBYTERY   OF  WASHINGTON. 

It  is  not  merely  an  inference  of  fitness,  but  an  apostolic  injunc- 
tion, which  says  "  Obey  them  that  have  the  rule  over  you,  and 
submit  yourselves :  for  they  watch  for  your  souls,  as  they  that 
must  give  account,  that  they  may  do  it  with  joy,  and  not  with 
grief."  But  in  the  very  context  of  this  solemn  charge  to  the 
church  concerning  her  living  ministry  and  preceding  it,  there  is 
another,  as  sacred,  which  brings  home  to  her  heart  the  memory 
of  the  departed  heralds  of  the  same  salvation  :  "  Remember 
them  that  had  the  rule  over  you,  which  spake  unto  you  the 
word  of  God ;  and  considering  the  issue  of  their  life,  imitate 
their  faith  "  (Hebrews  13:7.  Revised  edition).  These  are  but 
counterparts  of  the  same  divine  law  of  remembrance,  and  re- 
flecting each  other's  light,  they  stand  together  in  mutual  strength. 
The  honor  of  the  king  is  here  upon  the  "  ambassadors,"  who 
stand  "  in  Christ's  stead,"  beseeching  their  fellow-men  to  be 
"  reconciled  to  God."  But  blessed  in  the  temple  of  glory  are 
the  sainted  dead,  whose  lips  no  more  utter  the  message  on 
earth,  but  whose  "  works  do  follow  them,"  and  whose  words 
will  never  die  ;  their  "  everlasting  remembrance  "  is  assured  ;  and 
the  generations  that  will  follow  them,  as  they  followed  Christ, 
will  rise  to  the  rapture  of  their  song. 

It  is  under  the  power  of  such  a  call  as  this  that  we  hold  a 
place  of  honor  among  the  memories  of  this  great  occasion  for 
the  fathers  and  brethren  who,  having  under  God  fashioned  and 
conducted  the  work  of  the  church  in  our  Presbyterial  bounds, 
have  gone  to  their  reward,  leaving  the  sowing  and  reaping  of 
the  inheritance  to  us,  their  successors.  We  have  listened  with 
delight  to  the  history  of  the  antecedent  preparation  for  the  for- 
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DECEASED   MINISTERS.  121 

matioii  of  the  Washington  Presbytery  in  1819,  covering  a  period 
one-half  as  extended  as  the  Presbyterial  history  itself.  With 
like  skill  has  our  excellent  stated  clerk  led  us  down  along  the 
way  of  ecclesiastical  descent,  until  our  organic  life  as  a  presby- 
tery almost  touches  the  line  of  threescore  years  and  ten.  Our 
educational  and  missionary  history  have,  in  like  manner,  com- 
manded our  interest.  I  ask  you  now  to  come  with  me,  for  a  lit- 
tle season,  into  communion  of  memory  with  the  redeemed  men, 
great  and  good,  whom  the  Lord  chose  to  bring  down  alike  his 
work  and  his  honor  to  our  day  in  the  ministry  of  reconcilia- 
tion. 

The  presbytery,  at  its  organization,  in  October,  18 19,  in- 
cluded the  following  ministerial  membership,  viz. :  the  Rev. 
Messrs.  Thomas  Marquis,  pastor  at  Cross  Creek ;  George  M. 
Scott,  at  Mill  Creek  and  Flats;  John  Anderson,  at  Buffalo; 
Elisha  McCurdy,  at  Cross  Roads  and  Three  Ridges ;  Cephas 
Dodd,  at  Lower  Ten  Mile ;  Joseph  Stevenson,  at  Three  Ridges 
(West  Alexander) ;  James  Hervey,  at  Forks  of  Wheeling  and 
*'  Wheelingtown ; "  Andrew  Wylie,  president  of  Washington 
College ;  Thomas  Hoge,  an  evangelist,  with  Jacob  Cozad,  a  li- 
centiate. 

The  churches  of  Upper  Ten  Mile,  West  Liberty,  Unity, 
Charlestown  and  Waynesburg  were  vacant. 

THE  REV.  THOMAS  MARQUIS, 

Pastor  of  the  Church  of  Cross   Creek,  during  the  years   1794- 

1826,  first  demands  attention.  His  largest  service  was  rendered 
in  the  antecedent  period,  but  he  presided  at  the  organization  in 
1 8 19,  and  continued  an  active  member  for  seven  years  longer. 
He  died  in  the  year  following  his   resignation,  September  27, 

1827,  while  on  a  visit  to  his  son-in-law,  the  Rev.  Joseph  Steven- 
son, at  Bellefontaine,  Ohio.  He  came  from  his  Virginia  birth- 
place to  Cross  Creek  in  1775,  shortly  after  his  marriage  to  Jane 
Park.  Both  of  them,  together  with  many  others,  were  subjects 
of  the  first  revival  of  the  West  in  Vance's  Fort,  in  1778,  con- 
ducted without  a  minister,  amidst  the  thickest  terrors  of  Indian 
warfare. 

The  fruits  of  that  wonderful  work  were  gathered  into  church 


122        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

communion  a  little  later,  by  the  Rev.  James  Power,  D.D.,  of 
Mount  Pleasant,  Westmoreland  County,  Pa.,  who  preached  the 
first  sermons  of  that  region,  held  the  first  sacramental  service 
and  baptized  the  first  child,  the  eldest  of  the  family  of  Mr. 
Marquis  (and  herself  afterwards  the  wife  of  a  Presbyterian  min- 
ister and  mother  of  John  M.  Stevenson,  D.D.,  now  secretary  of 
the  American  Tract  Society).  At  the  organization  of  the  Cross 
Creek  Church,  in  1779,  Mr.  Marquis  was  made  one  of  its  ruling 
elders,  and  later,  upon  the  discernment  of  his  gifts  by  God's 
people,  he  was  led  by  a  divine  impulse,  though  under  the  bur- 
den of  a  family,  at  the  age  of  thirty-six  years,  to  seek  prepara- 
tion for  the  ministry.  Some  classical  instruction  under  his  pas- 
tor, the  Rev.  Joseph  Smith,  a  course  in  the  Cannonsburg  Acade- 
my and  subsequent  theological  training  at  the  hands  of  Dr. 
John  McMillan,  and  all  joined  with  the  most  rigid  and  neces- 
sary self-denial,  constituted  his  opportunities.  But  acute  intel- 
lect, strong  emotions,  pleasing  address,  thrilling  eloquence  and 
a  consecrated  spirit,  combined  to  make  him  a  powerful  pleader 
for  Christ  and  an  honored  winner  of  souls.  Though  most 
earnestly  sought  in  other  directions,  he  became  a  prophet  of  ex- 
ceptional honor  "  in  his  own  country  and  among  his  own  kin- 
dred," and  such  he  continued  to  be  throughout  an  average  gen- 
eration. His  first  four  years  of  service  were  shared  by  the 
church  of  Upper  Buffalo.  Richly  crowned  with  spiritual  fruits 
in  his  own  pastoral  work,  he  was  known  far  and  wide  as  "  the 
silver-tongued  orator  "  of  the  Western  pulpit.  Small  in  stature 
and  features,  the  lines  of  thought  were  on  his  face,  and  there 
was  power  in  his  presence. 

THE  REV.  GEORGE  M.  SCOTT 

Was  born  at  Neshaminy,  Bucks  County,  Pa.,  November  9,  1759, 
but  removed,  with  his  father,  shortly  before  the  American  Revo- 
lution, to  Northampton  County,  on  the  Delaware,  nearly  oppo- 
site to  Belvidere,  New  Jersey.  After  adequate  preparation  he 
became  a  student  in  the  University  of  Pennsylvania  (at  Phila- 
delphia), and  was  graduated  from  it  in  the  class  of  1793,  under 
the  presidency  of  the  distinguished  Dr.  John  Ewing.  After 
graduation  he  spent  three   or  four  years  in  teaching,  the  last 


DECEASED  MINISTERS.  1 23 

two  in  the  Preparatory  Department  of  Princeton  College,  and, 
at  the  same  time,  pursued  his  theological  studies  under  the  no 
less  distinguished  Rev.  Samuel  Stanhope  Smith,  D.D.,  then 
president  of  the  college.  He  was  licensed  to  preach  by  the 
Presbytery  of  New  Brunswick,  May  31,  1797,  and  ordained  by 
the  same  body  in  the  autumn  of  1798,  having,  on  the  17th  of 
the  previous  May,  been  married  to  Anna,  daughter  of  Col. 
Samuel  Rea,  of  Mount  Bethel,  Pa.  Under  order  of  the  Synod^ 
of  New  York  and  New  Jersey,  he  fulfilled  a  missionary  tour  of 
six  months  in  the  frontier  settlements  of  Western  New  York, 
shortly  after  which,  in  1799,  he  .visited  Western  Pennsylvania, 
and  soon  accepted  calls  to  the  associated  churches  of  Mill 
Creek,  in  Beaver  County,  Pa.,  and  Flats  (now  Fairview),  in 
Brooke  County,  Virginia,  and  some  two  months  later  was  in- 
stalled as  their  pastor. 

The  former  of  these  churches  Mr.  Scott  served  with  great 
fidelity,  until  1837,  though  he  resigned  the  latter  in  1826.  Af- 
ter his  retirement  from  pastoral  work,  at  the  age  of  seventy-six 
years,  he  still  devoted  the  remnant  of  his  life  to  such  general 
labor  for  the  Master  as  his  increasing  infirmities  might  permit, 
and  so  for  ten  more  years  he  delighted  to  press  the  claims  of  the 
gospel  upon  the  attention  of  sinful  men.  His  last  sermon, 
founded  upon  Matthew  5  :  6,  was  marked  with  special  holy  ar- 
dor and  power,  and  was  followed  with  two  funeral  services  dur- 
ing the  ensuing  week.  But  on  the  next  Sabbath,  August  15, 
1847,  under  a  sudden  attack  of  cholera  morbus,  he  exchanged 
earth  for  heaven,  in  the  fullness  of  gospel  peace,  at  the  vener- 
able age  of  eighty-eight  years. 

Mr.  Scott's  life-work  of  nearly  a  half  century  in  the  ministry 
of  the  Gospel,  was  deeply  marked  with  the  spirit  of  consecration. 
He  came  to  his  western  charge  just  in  time  to  reap  the  harvest 
of  a  religious  awakening,  under  the  labors  of  the  Rev.  Thomas 
E.  Hughes,  then  a  licentiate,  and,  under  this  impulse,  to  rise  into 
full  sympathy  with  the  matchless  revival  of  1802,  which  covered 
this  whole  region  with  a  baptism  of  divine  power,  and  still  remains 
a  most  sacred  record  in  the  hearts  of  the  generations  which  until 
now  have  shared  its  blessings.  Often  afterwards,  but  especially 
in  1816  and  1822,  the  seal  of  Heaven  was  put  upon  the  labors  of 


124        '^'^'^   PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

this  faithful  servant — in  the  latter  instance,  the  ingathering  of 
souls,  to  the  number  of  two  hundred,  continuing  for  full  five 
years.  Nor  was  this  all.  He  performed  two  missionary  services 
of  three  months  each — one  among  the  destitutions  of  Northern 
Ohio,  then  a  wilderness,  in  1803,  and  another  among  the  Indians 
about  Detroit  and  Sandusky.  Both  these  services  were  rendered 
under  the  direction  of  the  Missionary  Board  of  the  Synod  of 
Pittsburgh,  not  long  after  its  formation.  In  his  earlier  and  more 
active  years,  he  also  conducted  a  small  classical  academy,  in 
which  a  considerable  number  of  young  men  were  prepared  for 
entrance  into  Washington  and  Jefferson  Colleges,  with  a  view  to 
the  ministry.  As,  in  part,  the  outgrowth  of  his  home  work,  at 
least,  within  its  territory,  the  churches  of  Bethlehem,  Hookstown, 
New  Cumberland  and  Frankfort,  still  carry  down  the  stream  of 
blessings  from  the  fountain  opened  in  the  wilderness,  almost  a 
century  ago. 

The  facts  of  this  sketch  have  been  derived  from  various  pub- 
lished sources,  including  especially  the  Life  of  Elisha  McCurdy, 
by  Dr.  Elliott.  But  I  am  greatly  indebted,  also,  for  much  of  the 
material  to  my  valued  friend,  the  Rev.  John  W.  Scott,  D.D.,  a 
son  of  this  venerable  man.  This  honored  son,  after  a  long  and 
eminent,  as  well  as  useful,  service  as  both  minister  of  the  Gospel 
and  educator,  abides  in  wonderful  preservation  and  not  in  idle- 
ness, at  the  nation's  capitol,  having  entered  with  unabated  spirit 
into  his  ninetieth  year.  The  shadows  of  life's  evening  gather 
gently  over  his  head,  whilst  faith's  sunshine  beckons  him  to 
brighter  skies,  and  to  "a  city  whose  builder  and  maker  is  God.* 

Very  prominent  for  his  works'  sake,  if  not  indeed  accounted 
a  leader  of  his  brethren  in  intellectual  culture,  stands  the  sainted 

EIvISHA  McCURDY, 
the  story  of  whose  life,  so  admirably  written  by  the  late  Dr. 

^  Since  the  preparation  and  delivery  of  this  historical  address,  and  before  its  pub- 
lication, Dr.  John  W.  Scott  has  been  permitted  to  see  his  distinguished  son-in-law. 
General  Benjamin  Harrison,  of  the  State  of  Indiana,  elected  and  inaugurated  President 
of  the  United  States.  Without  expecting  any  distinctive  political  advantage  therefrom, 
the  Presbyterian  Church  may  well  be  pardoned  for  a  just  satisfaction  in  the  elevation 
to  the  headship  of  the  nation  "  at  such  a  time  as  this,"  of  one  of  her  best  sons,  and 
most  prominent  ruling  elders. 


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David  Elliott,  renders  needless  any  more  than  brief  mention  here. 
He,  too,  like  Marquis,  without  early  education,  passed  through 
the  academy  at  Cannonsburg,  and  was,  also,  one  of  the  one  hun- 
dred instructed  in  theology  by  Dr.  John  McMillan,  after  which 
he  was  licensed  by  the  Presbytery  of  Ohio,  June  20,  1799,  and 
the  following  November  ordained  and  installed  as  pastor  of  the 
churches  of  Cross  Roads  and  Three  Springs.  That  pastorate, 
covering  a  period  of  thirty-seven  years,  included  the  stated  min- 
isterial service  of  his  consecrated  life.  Resigning  then  his  official 
responsibilities  to  younger  hands,  in  advance  of  the  wishes  of  his 
people,  he  spent  life's  last  decade  in  Allegheny  City,  and  died, 
July  22,  1845,  in  heavenly  peace,  at  the  venerable  age  of  eighty- 
six  years. 

Father  McCurdy's  name  will  ever  come  up  in  hallowed  asso- 
ciation with  the  wonderful  revivals  of  religion  which  swept,  as 
the  breath  of  God,  over  this  and  other  regions  of  our  land,  con- 
secrating the  early  years  of  the  present  century,  and  redeeming 
this  whole  region  from  the  divided  dominion  of  popery  and 
infidelity.  In  these  he  took  a  prominent  and  effective  part.  Nor 
was  Ke  less  active  in  the  missionary  efforts  among  the  destitute 
settlements  West  of  the  Ohio,  and  notably  among  the  Indian 
tribes  which,  largely  under  his  leadership,  engaged  the  early 
Western  church,  and  which  greatly  influenced  the  whole  Presby- 
terian Church  towards  the  movements  shortly  afterwards  con- 
summated in  the  Home  and  Foreign  Boards  of  Missions.  A 
friend  he  was,  also,  of  liberal  education,  and  the  founder  of  an 
academy  in  his  parish,  which  gave  a  long  list  of  its  worthy  sons 
to  the  ministry  of  the  Gospel.  But  highest  of  all  rose  the  flame 
of  his  zeal  in  the  evangelical  preaching  and  the  wrestling  prayer, 
the  memory  of  which  is  still  an  inspiration  to  his  successors  in 
the  Lord's  work. 

THE.  REV.  JOHN  ANDERSON,  D.D., 

pastor  of  the  church  of  Upper  Buffalo  during  the  years  1802- 
1833,  was  one  of  the  most  distinguished,  though  most  retiring, 
of  these  early  fathers.  Born  in  Guilford,  North  Carolina,  April 
10,  1767,  he  received  both  his  classical  and  theological  training 
under  the  eminent  Rev.  David  Caldwell.     He  was  brought  to 


126        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

Christ  through  the  preaching  of  the  Rev.  James  McGready,  a 
pupil  and  spiritual  son  of  the  Rev.  Joseph  Smith  at  Buffalo,  who 
had  meanwhile  gone  South.  Here,  perhaps,  we  have  the  cord 
which  drew  Mr.  Anderson  to  the  scene  of  his  life-work.  Having 
been  licensed,  and  shortly  afterward  ordained,  by  the  Presbytery 
of  Orange,  at  a  date  not  later  than  1793,  and  having,  partly  for 
health's  sake,  spent  several  years  of  itinerant  labor  in  the  Caro- 
linas,  Tennessee  and  Kentucky,  he  finally  reached  Pennsylvania, 
and  here  settled  permanently.  He  was  received  into  the  Presby- 
tery of  Ohio  January  19,  I802,  and  installed  pastor  of  Upper 
Buffalo  Church  in  the  spring  following.  Dr.  Anderson's  preach- 
ing was  plain,  direct,  terse,  scriptural,  practical,  discriminating 
and  pungent,  insomuch  that  "  the  screw-auger  "  was  the  sobriquet 
by  which  he  was  widely  known.  His  pastorate  began  amidst 
the  glow  of  the  great  spiritual  baptism  of  the  opening  century, 
and  some  of  its  most  striking  manifestations  were  in  his  own 
church.  His  ministry,  thus  sanctified,  was  both  edifying  and 
fruitful,  whilst  the  wisdom  that  stamped  it  brought  him  without 
his  seeking,  quiet  but  powerful  leadership  in  ecclesiastical  affairs, 
as  well  as  in  all  enterprises  in  behalf  of  education,  missions, 
temperance  and  the  like.  The  prominence  of  Dr.  Anderson  may 
be  inferred  from  his  presidency  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of 
Washington  College  from  the  time  of  the  charter  in  1806  until 
1833.  The  degree  of  D.D.  was  conferred  upon  him  by  this 
institution  in  1821.  Theological  pupils  resorted  to  him  for 
instruction  in  unwonted  numbers,  especially  after,  by  reason  of 
age,  Dr.  McMillan  had  been  compelled  to  give  up  that  great 
work  for  the  church.  Among  the  pupils  of  Dr.  Anderson  was 
his  own  son,  the  Rev.  William  C.  Anderson,  D.D.,  one  of  our 
most  popular  preachers  in  his  day.  His  other  son,  yet  living, 
John  B.  Anderson,  LL.D.,  has  been  a  distinguished  educator  and 
engineer,  as  well  as  elder  of  the  church.  The  venerable  father 
fell  asleep  in  Jesus  February  8th,  1835,  having  borne  his  witness 
of  the  grace  of  God  until  his  last  breath. 

THE  REV.  JOSEPH  STEVENSON 

Had  been  pastor  for  ten  years  of  the  church  of  Three  Ridges 
(West   Alexander)   when   the    Presbytery  of  Washington  was 


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formed.  During  the  first  three  of  those  years  his  charge  had 
also  included  Forks  of  Wheehng.  He  was  born  near  Hagers- 
town,  Maryland,  March  25,  1779.  His  spiritual  birth  and  his 
preparation  for  college  both  came  through  the  instrumentality  of 
the  Rev.  Thomas  E.  Hughes,  so  long  and  eminently  useful  both 
as  pastor  and  as  principal  of  the  log-cabin  academy,  at  Greers- 
burg,  now  Darlington,  Beaver  County,  Pa.  Mr.  Stevenson  was 
one  of  fifteen  candidates  for  the  ministry  at  one  time  students  in 
that  institution,  all  but  four  of  whom  became  very  efficient 
preachers.  After  a  course  of  three  years  in  Jefferson  College, 
he  was  graduated  in  the  class  of  1807.  He  received  his  pro- 
fessional training  at  the  hands  of  his  father-in-law,  the  Rev. 
Thomas  Marquis,  and  was  licensed  October  29,  1808,  by  the 
Presbytery  of  Ohio.  June  21,  1809,  he  was  ordained  and  in- 
stalled by  that  body  as  pastor.  Upon  his  resignation  in  1825, 
he  removed  to  a  farm  near  Bellefontaine,  O.,  where  the  remainder 
of  his  life  was  spent  in  the  character  of  "  a  voluntary  and  self- 
sustaining  home  missionary."  He  was  released  from  life's  con- 
flicts by  a  happy  death  in  February,  1865,  sixteen  years  after  he 
had  laid  down  his  devoted  wife  to  her  rest  in  the  grave.  They 
are  still  nobly  represented  by  their  son,  the  Rev.  Dr.  John  M. 
Stevenson,  already  referred  to. 

THE  REV.  CEPHAS  DODD,  M.D., 

Was  born  at  Ten  Mile,  Washington  County,  Pa.,  October  12, 
1779,  and  was  a  son  of  Thaddeus  Dodd,  one  of  the  four  eminent 
fathers  of  Presbyterianism  in  the  West,  or  the  original  members 
of  the  Presbytery  of  Redstone  at  its  organization,  in  1781.  Like 
so  many  others  of  that  period,  he,  too,  was  a  son  of  the  Academy 
at  Cannonsburg,  and  a  theological  pupil  of  Dr.  McMillan.  His 
natural  life  extended  to  the  year  1858,  when,  on  the  verge  of 
fourscore  years,  he  ceased  from  his  labors.  For  sixteen  years, 
commencing  in  1 801,  he  was  the  successor  of  his  father  as  pastor 
of  the  united  churches  of  Upper  and  Lower  Ten  Mile,  and  of  the 
latter  for  thirty-four  years  longer.  If  less  brilliant  and  scholarly 
than  his  honored  father,  he  was  wise,  constant,  evangelical  and 
faithful.  During  most  of  this  service  his  meagre  salary  was  sup- 
plemented by  his  practice  as  a  physician.     In  both  relations  he 


128        THE  PRESBYTERY  OP  WASHINGTON. 

enjoyed  the  affectionate  confidence  of  his  people,  and  among 
their  descendants  his  name  is  held  in  reverence  unto  this  day, 

THE  REV.  JAMES   HERVEY,  D.D., 

Is  still  remembered  by  a  few  of  us  for  the  wisdom  and  goodness 
of  his  character,  as  well  as  for  his  fatherly  gentleness.  He  was 
the  honored  pastor  of  the  Forks  of  Wheeling  Church,  from  his 
ordination,  in  1814,  until  the  Lord  took  him  as  a  ripe  saint  to  the 
upper  glory,  September  13,  1859,  at  the  venerable  age  of  seventy- 
seven  years. 

Dr.  Hervey  was  born  in  Brooke  County,  West  Virginia,  Aug. 
13,  1782,  being  the  eldest  of  three  ministerial  sons  of  Henry 
Hervey,  who,  as  an  emigrant  from  the  North  of  Ireland,  landed 
in  Philadelphia  in  1770,  and  five  years  later  established  his  home 
— still  held  by  his  descendants  under  a  patent  signed  by  Patrick 
Henry,  then  Governor  of  Virginia.  The  qualities  of  the  enter- 
prising pioneer  and  elder  of  the  church  of  Lower  Buffalo  from  its 
formation,  and  of  his  energetic  wife,  descended  to  their  son.  He 
was  graduated  from  Jefferson  College  in  18 10,  under  the  admin- 
istration of  Dr.  James  Dunlap,  its  second  President.  Hp  was 
one  of  the  one  hundred  theological  sons  of  Dr.  John  McMillan. 
At  the  time  of  his  settlement  as  pastor  of  the  Forks  of  Wheeling 
Church,  and  for  thirteen  and  a  half  years  thereafter,  the  congre- 
gation, still  passing  under  the  name  "  Wheeling,"  embraced  the 
then  small  town  five  miles  from  the  mother  church,  which  has 
since  risen  into  the  important  city  of  Wheeling,  the  largest  and 
wealthiest  in  the  State  of  West  Virginia,  with  four  Presbyterian 
Churches.  Even  then  it  was  an  attractive  outpost  where  the 
young  pastor  bestowed  much  labor.  It  is  claimed  that  he  was 
the  finst  minister  of  any  denomination  to  hold  regular  services  at 
that  place,  and  that  at  the  first  he  found  only  one  male  and  three 
female  members  of  any  church  resident  there.  When  he  ceased 
he  left  an  organization  strong  enough  to  employ  a  pastor  for  his 
entire  time.  Upon  retiring  from  that  part  of  his  field  he  took 
charge,  instead,  for  several  years,  of  the  young  church  of  West 
Union,  at  Dallas,  West  Virginia,  which  was  chiefly  a  growth 
from  the  planting  and  nurture  of  his  own  diligent  hand,  cheer- 
fully resigning  it  to  other  care  when  it  came  to  be  self-sustaining. 


DECEASED   MINISTERS.  129 

Thenceforward,  until  his  death,  September  13,  1859,  he  con- 
tinued to  serve  as  the  v/ise,  faithful  and  efficient  pastor  of  the 
church  which  had  honored  him  with  confidence  and  gratitude 
for  almost  a  half  century. 

The  fine  record  of  Mr,  Hervey  is  abiding.  His  people,  old  and 
young,  ever  held  him  in  high  reverence,  alike  for  his  character 
and  his  work.  His  ministerial  brethren,  also,  gave  him  their 
affectionate  confidence, and  were  much  influenced  by  his  opinions. 
In  recognition  of  his  scholarship  Washington  College  conferred 
upon  him  the  degree  of  D.D.  in  1847.  As  a  preacher  he  was  at 
once  instructive  and  evangelical.  As  a  theologian  he  was  clear, 
acute,  sound  and  well  informed.  As  an  ecclesiastic  he  was  judi- 
cious, conscientious  and  firm.  As  a  pastor  he  lived,  labored 
and  watched  for  the  edification  of  the  church,  and  for  the  salva- 
tion of  souls.  For  almost  an  average  human  generation  his 
flesh  has  slept  among  the  congregation  of  the  dead,  whose  steps 
in  life  he  led  heavenward,  in  blessed  hope  of  the  glorious  resur- 
rection when  they  shall  together  rise  and  be  satisfied  in  the  like- 
ness of  their  Lord. 

THE  REV.  THOMAS  HOGE, 

A  native  of  Ireland,  came  to  this  country  as  a  licentiate  of  the 
Presbytery  of  Tyrone,  and  for  some  years  resided  in  Greensburg, 
Pa.,  without  charge,  and  engaged  in  merchandise.  He  afterward 
transferred  his  residence  and  occupation  to  Washington,  where 
he  resided  until  1836,  when,  shortly  before  his  death,  he  re- 
moved to  Philadelphia.  But  while  connected  with  this  Presby- 
tery he  did  much  valuable  service,  with  little  earthly  reward,  in 
supplying  vacant  churches,  and  in  forming  and  fostering  new  or- 
ganizations. The  warm  gratitude  of  the  survivors  from  among 
the  people  he  so  generously  saved,  still  keeps  his  memory  fresh. 
The  churches  of  East  Buffalo,  Claysville  and  Mt.  Nebo,  were  all 
debtors  for  their  existence  chiefly  to  his  laborious  zeal.  He  was 
pastor  of  East  Buffalo  and  Claysville  during  the  years  1821-25, 
and  again  of  Claysville  in  1830-35.  He  also  served  the  Presby- 
tery for  a  considerable  time  as  its  select  clerk. 


130  THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

THE  REV.  ANDREW  WYLIE,  D.D., 

Was  undoubtedly  one  of  the  most  talented,  scholarly  and  influ- 
ential of  the  original  members  of  the  Washington  Presbytery. 
As,  however,  he  was  primarily  an  educator,  the  arrangements 
of  this  occasion  assign  the  chief  notice  of  him  to  Dr.  Cunning- 
ham. In  that  capacity,  though  circumstances  embarrassed  his 
work  with  peculiar  difficulty,  the  twelve  years  of  his  administra- 
tion as  President  of  Washington  College  were  marked  with 
able  service,  and  as  much  success  as  could  have  been  expected. 
His  decision  and  energy  of  character  gathered  around  him  ar- 
dent friends  both  in  and  out  of  the  college,  though  indeed  the 
same  traits  rallied  more  or  less  of  opposition  in  his  way.  Both 
the  devotion  of  friends  and  the  antagonism  of  opponents  were 
intensified  "by  the  bitter  controversy  to  which  his  transfer,  in 
18 16,  from  the  Presidency  of  Jefferson  College,  after  four  years 
of  service,  to  that  of  Washington,  gave  development.  But  until 
this  day  the  college  cherishes  his  memory  with  pride,  and 
takes  honor  from  his  name.  He  resigned  in  1828  to  become 
President  of  the  University  of  Indiana,  at  Bloomington,  where 
he  died  November  11,  185 1,  in  the  sixty-third  year  of  his  age. 

Dr.  Wylie  held  a  high  place,  both  in  the  Presbytery  and  be- 
fore the  public,  alike  as  a  preacher  and  an  ecclesiastic.  His 
judgment  and  advocacy  had  much  weight  in  local  church  af- 
fairs, and  also  in  the  movements  of  the  church  at  large. 
Though  without  a  pastoral  charge,  he  was  called  to  preach 
widely  through  the  churches  during  the  first  half  of  his  resi- 
dence at  Washington,  but  during  the  years  1822-28,  he  had 
charge  of  the  church  of  Pigeon  Creek — one  of  our  most  his- 
toric churches — as  stated  supply.  His  able  and  attractive 
preaching  and  his  personal  wisdom  and  power  were  greatly 
blessed  in  healing  the  distractions  of  that  people,  and  turning 
the  bitterness  of  strife  into  solid  unity  and  peace.  He  like- 
wise prepared  the  way  for  the  large  ingatherings  of  converts 
which  sealed  the  labors  of  his  successors.  Even  the  lapse  of 
sixty  years  has  not  obliterated  the  memory  of  his  great  work 
from  the  cherished  traditions  of  that  venerable  church. 

It  was  a  source  of  regret  to  many  that  Dr.  Wylie,  in  his  life, 


DECEASED   MINISTERS.  I3I 

felt  constrained  to  transfer  his  relations  to  the  Protestant  Episco- 
pal Church.  One  of  his  sons,  however,  Rev.  A.  McElroy 
Wylie,  of  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  honorably  represents  him  in  the  min- 
istry of  the  church  of  his  fathers. 

THE  REV.  JACOB  COSAD, 

A  licentiate  at  the  formation  of  the  Presbytery,  was  ordained  and 
installed  January  5,  1820,  as  pastor  of  the  church  of  Lower  Buf- 
falo, but  also  served  the  Centre  Church,  of  the  Presbytery  of 
Steubenville,  one-half  of  his  time.  His  relation  to  Lower  Buf- 
falo was  dissolved  April  19,  1827,  at  which  time  he  was  dis- 
missed to  the  Presbytery  of  Steubenville.  The  traces  of  his  life- 
work  are  not  sufificiently  at  our  command  to  enable  us  to  do  jus- 
tice to  his  memory,  but  will  doubtless  appear  in  the  history  of 
the  Presbytery  to  which  he  was  transferred. 

Here,  under  formal  limits,  would  end  our  sketches  of  the 
original  members  of  the  Presbytery.  But  justice  to  the  truth  of 
history  demands  the  introduction  of  another  name  not  second  to 
any  other  in  the  work  and  influence  which  have  served  to  make 
the  Presbytery  of  Washington  what  it  is, 

THE  REV.  MATTHEW  BROWN,  D.D.  LL.D., 

Was  not  ecclesiastically  a  member  of  the  Presbytery  of  Washing- 
ton. For  special  reasons  of  expediency,  and  according  to  his 
own  desire,  he  was  at  the  organization,  retained  in  the  Presby- 
tery of  Ohio,  as  was  also  the  Church  of  Washington  for  his  sake. 
Upon  his  acceptance,  however,  of  the  call  to  the  Presidency  of 
Jefferson  College,  in  1822,  and  the  settlement  of  his  successor, 
Dr.  Jennings,  the  boundary  line  was  changed,  and  both  the  pas- 
tor and  the  church  were  embraced  in  the  Presbytery  of  Wash- 
ington, as  originally  designed. 

Dr.  Brown  was  a  power  in  the  early  religious  and  educational 
history  of  Western  Pennsylvania.  For  what  he  was,  and  what 
he  accomplished,  as  the  first  President  of  Washington  College, 
from  December  13,  1806,  until  December  16,  1816,  and  as 
President  of  Jefferson  College  in  the  1822-45,  it  is  enough  to  re- 
fer to  the  excellent  paper  of  Dr.  Cunningham,  in  another  part  of 
this  volume.  But  primarily  he  was  settled  at  Washington  as  a 
pastor,  and  as  such  he  is  here  presented. 


132        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

Of  Scotch-Irish  descent,  born  in  1776  in  Northumberland 
County,  Pa.,  graduated  from  Dickinson  College,  Carlisle,  Pa.,  in 
the  class  of  1795,  having  for  his  theological  instructors  succes- 
sively the  Rev.  James  Snodgrass.  Dr.  Charles  Nisbet,  President 
of  his  ahna  mater,  and  Dr.  John  King,  a  distinguished  pastor  at 
Mercersburg,  Pa.,  and  the  fourth  moderator  of  the  General  As- 
sembly, he  was  licensed  to  preach  by  the  Presbytery  of  Carlisle, 
October  3,  1799.  In  the  spring  of  1805,  he  was  tran.sferred  from 
his  first  charge  over  the  united  congregations  of  Mifflin  and 
Lost  Creek,  in  the  Presbytery  of  Huntingdon,  to  Washington, 
Pa.,  as  the  first  pastor  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  there,  and 
also  as  principal  of  the  Washington  Academy,  which  a  year 
later — and  largely  through  his  influence — was  chartered  as 
Washington  College.  For  the  ten, following  years  he  served  in 
the  double  character  of  President  of  the  college  and  pastor  of 
the  church,  but,  resigning  then  the  former,  he  continued  in  the 
pastorate  until  his  election,  September  25,  1822,  to  the  Presi- 
dency of  Jefferson  College,  a  position  which  he  held  with  great 
success  and  usefulness  until  the  annual  commencement  of  1845, 
when  he  retired,  because  of  the  infirmities  of  age,  nearly  eight 
years  before  his  death. 

Dr.  Brown  was  a  very  pungent  and  effective  preacher.  His 
mind  was  vigorous  and  his  heart  was  warm.  His  nervous  tem- 
porament  betJayed  him  at  times  into  eccentricities  which  gave 
offense,  but  the  ardor  of  his  piety  and  the  reactions  of  generosity 
in.  his  disposition  ordinarily  repaired  the  injury  and  turned 
enemies  into  warm  friends.  Encountering  the  free  manners  of 
early  western  life  at  the  outset,  his  persevering  zeal  gained  for 
him  great  ascendency  over  the  public  mind,  and  he  left  the  deep 
impress  of  an  evangelical  spirit  on  the  church  he  so  faithfully 
served.  Having  a  strong  taste  for  metaphysics,  his  sermons 
were  nevertheless  peculiarly  marked  with  scriptural  proof  and 
illustration  to  enforce  the  saving  truth  of  the  gospel.  Alike 
in  prayer  and  exhortation  also,  he  often  rose  to  the  highest 
fervor.  His  ministry  was  largely  blessed  with  revivals  of  re- 
ligion and  the  ingathering  of  converts  into  the  communion  of 
the  church.     But  widest  and  most  abiding  of  all  was  his  influ- 


DECEASED   MINISTERS.  1 33 

ence  over  students   under  his  care,  in   winning  them  in  large 
numbers  to  Christ  and  into  the  church  and  the  ministry. 

The  mantle  of  Dr.  Brown  fell  gracefully  upon  his  no  less  dis- 
tinguished son,  the  Rev.  Alexander  B.  Brown,  D.D.,  a  noble 
Christian  gentleman,  one  of  the  best  preachers  in  the  church, 
and  for  nine  years  an  honored  successor  of  his  father  in  the 
presidency  of  Jefferson  College.  Another  successor  was  his 
son-in-law,  the  Rev.  David  H.  Riddle,  D.D.,  LL.D.,  widely 
known  and  respected  for  his  pulpit  eloquence  and  Christian 
character,  alike  in  Pennsylvania  and  his  native  Virginia.  A 
grandson,  the  Rev.  Matthew  Brown  Riddle,  D.D.,  holding  a 
foremost  rank  among  the  Greek  scholars  of  our  church  and 
country,  is  now  the  professor  of  New  Testament  exegesis  and 
literature  in  the  Western  Theological  Seminary  at  Allegheny,  Pa. 

We  turn  now  from  the  original  members  of  Presbytery  to  fol- 
low the  long  line  of  succession  of  seventy  years,  which  carries 
us  from  18 19  to  the  present  time. 

Propriety  as  well  as  express  limitation  will  forbid  the  open- 
ing to  view  of  the  men  yet  living,  who  have  preached  the  gospel 
from  these  pulpits,  and  who,  as  under-shepherds,  have  led  the 
.several  bands  of  Christ's  flock  into  the  "  green  pastures  "  and 
"  beside  the  still  waters  "  of  gracious  instrumentality.  Let  their 
history  be  written  when  they  shall  have  "  fallen  asleep."  Nor 
would  it  be  possible,  if  even  desirable,  to  outline  in  the  present 
form  the  life-work  of  all  the  heralds  of  salvation  who,  within 
these  seventy  years,  have  come  into  this  blessed  work  in  this 
territory,  and  hive  been  called  from  toil  to  reward  and  glory. 
Happily  every  one  of  them  has  a  just  place  in  the  condensed 
personal  record  of  our  stated  clerk.  We  must  of  stern  necessity 
limit  ourselves  chiefly  to  memories  of  such  brethren  of  this  long 
and  deserving  list,  as,  by  time  and  efficiency  of  service  combined, 
have  made  their  history  more  or  less  inseparable  from  the  his- 
tory of  the  Presbytery  itself. 

No  worthier  name  could  head  this  list  than  that  of 

THE  REV.  OBADIAH  JENNINGS,  D.D. 

He  was  born  December  12,  1778,  at  Basking  Ridge,  N.  J., 
and  was  the  fourth  son  of  Jacob  Jennings,  a  physician,  who,  at 


134  THE  PRESBYTERY   OF  WAvSHINGTON. 

the  age  of  forty  years,  became  a  minister,  and  settled  as  pastor 
of  the  Dunlap's  Creek  Church,  in  the  Presbytery  of  Redstone. 
After  a  course  in  the  Cannonsburg  Academy,  Mr.  Jennings 
studied  law  in  the  office  of  John  Simonton,  Esq.,  of  Washington, 
Pa.,  and  commenced  legal  practice  in  1800,  at  Steubenville, 
Ohio.  At  the  end  of  eleven  years  of  brilliant  success,  he  re- 
turned to  Washington  and  opened  an  office  there,  having,  one 
year  before,  entered  the  communion  of  the  Presbyterian  Church. 
He  continued  the  practice  of  his  profession  several  years  more, 
with  the  highest  esteem  of  the  bar  and  people  alike  for  his 
ability  and  his  Christian  consistency,  having  meanwhile  been 
made  a  ruling  elder  in  the  church  of  Washington.  But  the 
realized  call  of  the  Master,  enforced  by  the  convictions  of  his 
brethren,  led  to  his  consecration  to  the  ministry,  followed  by  his 
licensure  to  preach,  in  18 16,  and  his  settlement  the  next  spring 
as  pastor  at  Steubenville.  At  the  end  of  six  years,  however, 
upon  the  vacancy  made  in  the  Washington  Church,  by  the  call 
of  the  Rev.  Matthew  Brown.  D.D.,  to  the  presidency  of  Jeffer- 
son College,  he  accepted  a  call  to  that  church,  and  so  was  trans- 
ferred to  the  other  sphere  of  his  former  legal  practice.  The 
noble  tribute  thus  twice  paid  to  his  Christian  character  by  peo- 
ple familiar  with  his  conduct  amidst  the  conflicts  of  courts,  can 
well  be  appreciated.  His  removal  from  Washington,  in  1828, 
after  five  years  of  the  happiest  union,  to  become  pastor  of  the 
First  Church  of  Nashville,  Tenn.,  was  a  tearing  of  the  heart- 
strings of  his  people,  as  well  as  an  agony  to  himself,  tolerable 
only  under  a  sense  of  mingled  duty  and  pastoral  despondency. 
And  yet  the  decision  of  change  had  scarcely  been  announced, 
when  a  powerful  revival  of  religion  set  in  at  Washington,  and 
continued  for  a  year  under  the  ministrations  of  his  nephew,  the 
late  Dr.  Samuel  C.  Jennings,  then  a  licentiate,  when  souls  were 
gathered  in  scores,  as  precious  fruits  of  the  very  labors  which, 
to  Dr.  Jennings'  own  mind,  had  been  covered  with  discourage- 
ment. His  preaching  is  indeed  said  to  have  fallen  in  eloquence 
below  his  freer  manner  at  the  bar.  but  a  full  compensation  was 
found  in  its  richness  of  truth  and  experience,  whilst  his  daily 
life  was  a  continual  sermon.  In  general  influence,  both  in  the 
church  and  the  community,  he  was  not  excelled.     In  discussion 


DECEASED   MINISTERS.  1 35 

upon  the  floor  of  ecclesiastical  bodies,  not  excepting  the  General 
Assembly,  he  was  equal  to  the  strongest.  He  presided  over 
the  Synod  of  Pittsburgh  in  1826  as  Moderator.  In  1822  he  was 
Moderator  of  the  General  Assembly.  His  death,  January  12, 
1832,  at  the  age  of  fifty-four  years,  amidst  the  rapid  growth  of 
his  reputation,  and  of  the  affections  of  his  people  for  him, 
brought  tears  of  lamentation  in  many  parts  of  the  land. 

THE  REV.  JOHN  STOCKTON,  D  D., 

Was  for  many  years  one  of  the  leading  and  influential  members 
of  the  Washington  Presbytery.  He  was  born  near  Washington, 
Pa.,  November  18,  1803;  was  graduated  from  Washington  Col- 
lege October  3,  1820;  studied  theology  under  the  instruction  of 
Dr.  John  Anderson,  and  Hebrew  and  church  history  under  Dr. 
Andrew  Wylie  ;  was  licensed  by  the  Presbytery  of  Washington 
April  20,  1825  ;  after  a  supplementary  year  at  Princeton  Semi- 
nary, was  ordained  and  installed  as  pastor  of  the  Church  of 
Cross  Creek  June  20,  1827  ;  and,  at  his  own  request,  was  re- 
leased from  his  charge  June  20,  1877,  the  fiftieth  anniversary  of 
his  settlement.  Jefferson  College  had  done  double  honor,  to 
herself  and  to  him,  in  the  degree  of  D.D.  conferred  upon  him  in 
1846.  He  died  at  his  home  May  5,  1882,  and  two  days  later, 
after  solemn  funeral  exercises  iri  the  church  hallowed  by  his 
impassioned  and  eloquent  proclamations  of  the  gospel,  his  body 
was  borne  in  reverent  silence  to  the  company  of  sleepers  whom 
he  had  guided  and  helped  heavenward. 

The  handsome  volume  issued  on  the  occasion  of  Dr.  Stock- 
ton's retirement  from  pastoral  work  five  years  before  his  death, 
to  commemorate  his  "  Half  Century  Pastorate,"  is  so  largely  in 
circulation  as  to  render  needless,  on  this  occasion,  the  repetition 
of  his  honorable  and  useful  history.  Scholarship  consecrated 
at  the  Lord's  altar,  animated  and  pungent  words  loaded  with 
saving  truth;  assiduous  vigilance  and  labor  to  win  souls ;  wis- 
dom, prudence,  consistent  example  and  tender  sympathy  among 
the  people — these  were  the  leading  characteristics  of  his  long 
ministry.  Powerful  revivals  put  the  seal  of  heaven  upon  his 
work;  more  than  fifteen  hundred  souls  were  led  to  the  cross  by 
his  gentle  hand ;  two-score  ministers  of  the  gospel  were  debtors 


136        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

to  him  for  the  instrumentality  of  their  consecration ;  and  not 
less  than  one  hundred  ruling  elders  scattered  among  the  churches 
learned  of  him,  first  how  to  serve  and  then  how  to  govern  in  the 
house  of  God.  He  was  eminently  a  friend  of  liberal  education. 
Few  if  any  names  will  occupy  a  more  conspicuous  place  in  the 
annals  of  our  Presbytery. 

THE  REV.  JOHN  McCLUSKEY,  D.D. 

Was,  for  a  full  quarter  of  a  century  and  more,  the  active  and  suc- 
cessful pastor  of  the  church  of  West  Alexander.  He  came  to  it 
a  licentiate  from  the  Presbytery  of  Philadelphia,  at  thirty-three 
years  of  age,  and  was  ordained  by  this  Presbytery  as  pastor 
October  8,  1828.  Chester  County,  Pa.,  claims  the  honor  of  his 
birth,  June  17,  1795,  though  the  discipline  of  his  youth  came 
from  Washington  County,  the  future  sphere  of  his  chief  labors. 
Jefferson  College  sent  him  forth  in  the  class  of  1822,  adorned 
with  her  culture,  and  better  still  as  a  new  man  in  the  purpose  of 
his  life;  for  while  an  undergraduate  he  made  his  confession  of 
Christ  in  the  Chartiers  Church,  then  under  the  pastoral  c^re 
of  Dr.  John  McMillan.  Not  a  little  of  his  mental  development, 
before  and  after  his  collegiate  training,  came  through  his  own 
efforts  as  a  teacher,  and  the  habit  thus  acquired  increased  and 
widened  his  influence  throughout  his  pastoral  work.  He  re- 
ceived his  theological  training  partly  under  the  instruction  of 
Dr.  Ezra  Stiles  Ely,  of  Philadelphia,  and,  for  one  year,  in  the 
Princeton  Seminary. 

Dr.  McCluskey,  though  far  from  deficient,  was  more  a  man  of 
action  than  of  severe  study.  His  preaching  was  plain,  scrip- 
tural, sound  and  spiritual,  abounding  in  illustrations  from  daily 
life.  It  was  attended  with  steady  ingathering  to  the  commu- 
nion of  the  church,  and  often  with  special  revivals.  He  was 
pre-eminently  a  man  of  affairs,  ever  taking  the  temporal  as  well 
as  spiritual  interests  of  his  people  into  his  care.  Thus,  under 
his  influence,  the  general  advancement  of  society  around  him 
kept  pace  with  the  progress  of  the  church.  He  was  a  special 
friend  of  liberal  education.  He  established  the  West  Alexander 
Academy,  and  conducted  it  with  much  success  and  reputation 
during  most  of  his  pastorate,  sending  forth  from  its  walls  about 


DECEASED   MINISTERS.  I37 

fifty  students  who  became  ministers,  besides  many  candidates 
for  the  other  professions.  Like  Dr.  Stockton,  he  was  also  an 
active  trustee  of  Washington  College, 

Dr.  McCluskey's  resignation  of  his  charge,  April  15,  1854,  in 
the  fifty-ninth  year  of  his  age,  was  not  for  the  purpose  of  in- 
glorious ease,  but  rather  for  a  change  of  work.  After  a  year 
spent  in  the  service  of  the  Board  of  Education,  he  supplied  the 
pulpit  of  the  church  of  Neshaminy,  Pa.,  and  afterwards  that  of 
Smyrna,  Del.,  through  a  period  of  five  years.  In  1859  ^^ 
founded  a  church-school  in  West  Philadelphia.  In  1864  he  es- 
tablished an  institution  at  Hightstown,  N.  J.,  for  the  free  tuition 
of  the  children  of  ministers,  and  especially  of  missionaries. 
Returning  to  Philadelphia  in  1870,  he  acted  for  a  time  as  asso- 
ciate principal  of  the  Mantua  Academy.  The  evening  of  his 
declining  life  was  spent  among  friends  at  Wooster,  Ohio.  On 
March  31,  1880,  in  the  eighty-fifth  year  of  his  age,  his  life- 
work  came  to  its  end  in  Philadelphia,  and  he  ascended  to  the 
upper  skies. 

Tender  memories  spring  up  at  the  mention  of  the  name  of 

THE  REV.  JAMES  WILSON  McKENNAN,  D.D. 

He  was  born  in  Washington,  Pa.  He  was  the  youngest  son  of 
Col.  William  McKennan,  an  officer  of  the  Revolution,  and  a 
brother  of  the  Hon.  Thomas  M.  T.  McKennan.  After  gradua- 
tion from  Washington  College,  in  the  class  of  1822,  he  pursued 
the  study  of  law,  and  practiced  his  profession  for  a  little  season 
at  Millersburg,  O.,  but  grace  took  possession  of  his  heart,  and 
he  dedicated  himself  to  the  ministry,  when  he  placed  himself 
under  the  care  of  Dr.  John  Anderson,  of  Buffalo,  along  with 
John  Stockton,  Samuel  McFarren,  William  C.  Anderson,  John 
L.  Hawkins  and  H.  M.  Koontz,  all  candidates  for  the  sacred  of- 
fice. Licensed  October  8,  1828,  and  ordained  and  installed  De- 
cember 9,  1829,  by  the  Presbytery  of  Washington,  he  labored, 
for  five  years,  as  pastor  of  the  churches  of  Lower  Buffalo  and 
Short  Creek  (West  Liberty).  Afterwards,  with  an  interval  of 
prostrate  health,  during  which  he  spent  two  years  in  the  South- 
ern States  and  Cuba,  he  had  charge  successively  of  the  First 
Church  of  Indianapolis    and   the   churches    of    Circleville,   O., 


138        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

and  later  of  Florence,  Lower  Ten  Mile  and  Frankfort,  in  this 
presbytery.  He  also  engaged  for  a  time  in  teaching,  in 
Wheeling,  later  at  Moundsville  and  for  several  years  as  rector 
of  the  Preparatory  Department,  and  Adjunct  Professor  of  Lan- 
guages in  Washington  College.  That  institution  gave  him  the 
honorary  degree  of  D.D.  in  i860. 

Advancing  disease  suspended  the  service  of  Dr.  McKennan 
for  the  last  year  of  his  life.  It  was  during  a  visit  to  a  relative, 
Mrs.  Charles  Neave,  at  Clifton,  a  suburb  of  Cincinnati,  that  he 
came  to  a  peaceful  and  triumphant  death,  July  19,  1861,  in  the 
fifty-seventh  year  of  his  age.  His  body  was  brought  home,  and 
laid  with  kindred  dust  in  the  Washington  Cemetery,  to  await 
the  resurrection.  "  Devout  men  carried  him  to  his  burial,  and 
made  great  lamentation  over  him."  Our  beloved  brother  was  a 
model  of  candor,  meekness  and  benevolence,  as  well  as  of  faith, 
fervor  and  zeal.  His  sermons  were  without  pretension  to  learn- 
ing or  eloquence,  yet,  in  evangelical  truth,  directness,  earnest- 
ness and  pathos,  they  were  powerful  and  effective.  He  espe- 
cially excelled  in  exhortation.  Common  sense,  fired  with  affec- 
tion, was  the  secret  of  his  force.  Careless  of  his  worldly  interests 
to  a  fault,  he  was  unsurpassed  in  generosity.  Ever  ready  to 
occupy  a  subordinate  position,  none  rejoiced  more  than  he  in 
the  promotion  of  his  brethren.  We  remember  him  as  "an  Is- 
raelite, indeed,  in  whom  was  no  guile."  He  left  no  earthly 
possessions  ;  he  cared  not  for  fame  ;  but  his  memory  abides  in 
the  church  as  that  of  a  beloved  disciple. 

THE  REV.  DAVID  HERVEY, 

A  junior  brother  of  Dr.  James  Hervey,  and  class-mate  of  another 
honored  brother,  the  Rev.  Henry  Hervey,  D.D.,a  leading  pastor 
and  educator  at  Martinsburg,  Ohio,  spent  nearly  his  whole  min- 
isterial life  in  connection  with  our  Presbytery.  He  was  born 
October  29,  1794.  He  commenced  business  life  as  a  farmer, 
and  in  1818  was  married  to  Dorothea,  daughter  of  Adam  Faris, 
of  Ohio  County,  (West)  Virginia.  But  realizing  the  Lord's 
call  to  the  ministry,  he  entered  Jefferson  College  as  a  student  in 
1820  and  was  graduated  as  a  member  of  the  class  of  1825.  His 
theological  studies  were  pursued   under  the  instruction  of  his    , 


DECEASED   MINISTERS.  1 39 

brother,  Dr.  James  Hervey,  and  he  was  hcensed  to  preach,  by 
the  Presbytery  of  Washington,  December  13,  1827,  One  year 
later,  viz.,  December  21,  1828,  he  was  ordained  and  installed  by 
the  same  body  as  the  first  pastor  of  the  newly  formed  church  of 
Mount  Prospect.  In  this  field  he  labored  with  great  acceptance 
and  usefulness  until  June,  1835,  when  pursuant  to  a  call,  dated 
March  2,  of  that  year,  he  was  installed  as  pastor  of  his  native 
church  of  Lower  Buffalo,  devoting,  however,  one-third  of  his 
time  to  Wellsburg,  where,  in  1839,  he  organized  a  church  com- 
posed of  twenty  members.  Meanwhile  he  had  resigned  his 
charge  in  October,  1838,  to  accept  a  call  to  the  church  of  Crab 
Apple,  in  Ohio,  but  resumed  it  in  the  following  spring,  and 
ceasing  to  preach  at  Wellsburg  in  1840,  he  contined  in  active 
service  at  Lower  Buffalo  until  October  3,  1849,  when  he  was  re- 
leased for  chosen  retirement.  He  shortly  afterwards,  however, 
spent  a  couple  of  years  in  missionary  labor  in  Illinois  and  organ- 
ized several  churches. 

Mr.  Hervey  spent  the  remainder  of  his  life  on  his  farm  near 
Wellsburg,  but  found  great  delight  in  preaching  the  gospel  in 
vacant  churches  and  destitute  places,  as  well  as  in  assisting  his 
brethren  at  their  call.  To  the  end  of  his  life  he  sustained  his 
well  earned  reputation  as  a  heroic  defender  and  zealous  pro- 
claimer  of  the  truth  and  grace  of  God,  as  found  in  the  inspired 
word,  and  embodied  in  the  standards  of  the  Presbyterian  Church. 
He  was  also  a  vigilant  and  useful  member  of  the  courts  of  the 
Church.  His  peaceful  death  occurred  June  19,  1881.  His  un- 
broken record  illustrates  the  courage  of  deep  conviction,  whether 
called  forth  in  the  peaceful  work  of  the  church,  or  in  her  stormy 
conflicts  with  error  and  sin.  Nor  was  he  a  less  pronounced 
patriot  when  through  the  bloody  strife  of  Civil  War.  the  flag  of 
the  nation  was  dishonored  and  its  integrity  was  sought  to  be 
overthrown.     '"'The  memory  of  tJicjiist  is  blessed.'' 

THE  REV.  JOHN  EAGLESON,  D.D., 

Next  claims  our  notice.  The  mention  of  his  name  recalls  the 
sacred  memories  of  thirty-nine  years  of  able  and  successful  la- 
bor as  the  pastor  of  the  venerable  church  of  Upper  Buffalo,  and 
of  active  membership  in  the   Presbytery  of  Washington.     Ohio 


140        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

claims  the  honor  of  his  birth,  on  the  12th  of  February,  1809; 
Jefferson  College  numbered  him  among  her  honored  Alumni  of 
the  class  of  1829,  and  in  1859  added  the  degree  of  Doctor  of 
Divinity;  the  Allegheny  Seminary  gave  him,  in  part,  his  theo- 
logical training;  the  Presbytery  of  Steubenville  sent  him  forth 
January  8,  1833,  as  a  licentiate,  to  make  trial  of  his  gifts;  but 
his  life-work  had  its' beginning  and  end  just  Jiere.  He  was  or- 
dained and  installed  December  24,  1834,  about  a  year  and  a 
half  after  the  retirement  of  Dr.  John  Anderson,  on  account  of 
the  infirmities  of  age,  and  only  a  month  before  the  latter's 
decease ;  and  on  this  Mount  Zion,  he  stood  in  his  lot,  until 
called  to  his  seat  in  glory,  January  23,  1873,  in  the  sixty- 
fonrth  year  of  his  age.  Six  hundred  and  twenty-three  members 
were  added  to  this  church  during  his  pastorate,  making  an  an- 
nual average  of  sixteen. 

The  older  members  of  the  presbytery  readily  unite  with  the 
fathers  and  mothers  of  this  congregation  in  honoring  the  mem- 
ory of  Dr.  Eagleson  as  among  our  best  ministers  and  presby- 
ters. Earnest  in  piety  and  exemplary  in  conduct,  he  was  stu- 
dious in  preparation  for  his  work  and  constant  in  its  execution. 
His  sermons,  if  not  oratorical,  were  rich  in  Biblical  material, 
lucid  and  compact  in  style  and  solemn  and  fervid  in  utterance. 
At  his  hands  the  people  were  habitually  fed  with  truth,  and 
stimulated  with  motives  drawn  from  Christ  and  eternity.  In 
their  homes,  also,  they  were  wont  to  receive  the  kind  personal 
attentions  of  a  true  under-shepherd  and  friend.  He  was  wise  in 
counsel,  careful  in  speech,  faithful  in  service,  and  now  his  works 
do  follow  him. 

It  is  among  the  tender  memories  of  Dr.  Eagleson's  close  of 
life  that  the  first  use  of  this  excellent  building,  upon  the  erec- 
tion of  which  he  had  so  much  set  his  heart,  was  the  funeral 
service  of  song  and  prayer  and  the  study  and  application  of  the 
lessons  of  his  death,  ere  we  bore  his  cold  body  to  its  resting- 
place,  in  the  company  of  his  honored  predecessors,  Smith  and 
Anderson,  and  of  the  generations  of  saints,  whom  they  and  he 
had  been  permitted  to  lead  and  help  in  their  heavenward  way. 
Let  the  shadow  of  God's  temple  still  fall  gently  upon  their 
graves,  and  the  songs  of  other  generations  continue  to  swell  up- 


DECEASED   MINISTERS.  I4I 

ward  to  the  throne  from  beside  the  silent  city  of  their  waiting, 
until  the  trumpet  peal  of  the  resurrection  glory  shall  summon 
the  whole  church  of  the  redeemed  to  the  joy  of  their  Lord. 
Though  he  speaks  not  with  audible  voice,  he  is  represented  by 
two  sons  in  the  work  of  the  ministry. 

THE  REV.  DAVID  ELLIOTT,  D.D.,  LL.D., 

Spent  seven  years  of  his  most  active  service  as  pastor  of  the 
First  Church  of  Washington,  having  come  to  it  in  the  autumn 
of  1829,  from  a  pastorate  of  seventeen  years,  at  Mercersburg, 
Pa.  In  the  midst  of  the  highest  esteem  of  his  people,  he  was 
called  by  the  voice  of  the  General  Assembly  of  1836,  to  a  chair 
in  the  Western  Theological  Seminary,  a  position  which  he  held 
with  distinguished  success  and  the  entire  confidence  of  the 
church  until  his  death,  March  18,  1874,  in  the  eighty-eighth 
year  of  his  age.  During  his  happy  pastorate  at  Washington  he 
reorganized  Washington  College  in  1831,  which  had  been  sus- 
pended in  1829,  and  for  eighteen  months  acted  as  its  president 
and  Professor  of  Moral  Philosophy.  From  his  resignation  un- 
til 1865  he  was  president  of  the  College  Board  of  Trustees. 
His  degree  of  Doctor  of  Divinity  came  from  Jefferson  College 
in  1835,  and  that  of  LL.D.  from  Washington  College,  just 
twelve  years  later.  The  same  qualities  of  talent,  piety,  wisdom 
and  conscientiousness  which  so  distinguished  him  as  a  seminary 
professor,  were  as  conspicuous  in  his  pastoral  service  and 
general  work  as  a  minister.  He  was  also  an  eminent  leader  in 
the  several  courts  of  the  church,  and  was  Moderator  of  the 
General  Assembly  of  1837.  Those  who  desire  a  full  account 
of  his  life  and  service,  are  referred  to  the  memorial  volume, 
published  at  his  death,  by  the  authorities  of  the  seminary,  which 
he  had  served  so  long  and  well. 

Dr.  Elliott  was  succeeded  in  the  pastorate  at  Washington  dur- 
ing the  years  1836-48,  by  four  excellent  brethren,  all  esteemed, 
useful  and  honorably  remembered,  but  each  of  whom,  for  good 
reasons  of  his  own,  resigned  after  a  short  term  of  service.  The 
first  was  the  Rev.  Daniel  Deruelle,  who  closed  an  earnest  and 
fruitful  work  of  three  years  in  1840,  to  become  an  agent  of  the 
Board  of  Home  Missions.     He  died  suddenly,  of  apoplexy,  at 


142        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

Rockingham,  N.  C.  March  4,  1858,  in  the  sixty-second  year  of 
his  age.  He  was  followed  by  the  Rev.  James  Smith,  D.D.,  a 
Scotchman  of  decided  ability  as  a  preacher,  and  attractive  as  a 
man,  who  was  compelled  by  advancing  disease  to  return,  at  the 
end  of  three  years,  to  his  native  land,  that  he  might  die,  soothed 
by  the  tender  ministrations  of  his  mother  and  sisters.  Next  in 
order  came  the  Rev.  William  C.  Anderson,  D.D.,  who  served 
this  church  for  a  year,  ending  in  1846,  but  who  will  be  more 
properly  noticed  later  as  pastor  of  the  church  of  Pigeon  Creek. 
The  last  in  this  rapid  succession  at  Washington  was  the  Rev. 
John  B.  Pinney,  LL.D.,  whose  pastorate  commenced  in  1847, 
and  continued  one  year.  Commencing  his  work  as  a  missionary 
to  Africa,  he  was  sodn  called  back  to  his  country  by  broken 
health,  and,  with  the  exception  of  his  brief  pastorate  at  Wash- 
ington, devoted  his  subsequent  life  to  the  cause  of  African 
colonization.  The  entire  four  thus  grouped  were  men  of  high 
character  and  ability,  and  carried  with  them  the  esteem  of  the 
brethren  of  the  presbytery  and  of  the  church  they  had  served 
briefly  but  well. 

THE  REV.  HENRY  R.  WEED,  D.D., 

held  for  many  years  the  highest  place  of  honor  among  the  mem- 
bers of  the  Presbytery,  alike  for  his  talents,  wisdom  and  piety. 
He  was  born  in  Ballston,  N.  Y,,  July  20,  1787;  graduated  from 
Union  College  in  181 2;  was  a  member  of  the  first  class  in 
Princeton  Seminary ;  was  licensed  in  181 5;  and,  shortly  after- 
wards, settled  as  pastor  in  Jamaica,  Long  Island.  At  the  end 
of  four  years  he  accepted  a  call  to  the  First  Church  of  Albany, 
as  successor  to  the  distinguished  and  eloquent  Dr.  Nott,  and 
there  he  remained  in  success  for  six  years,  until  failing  health 
constrained  him  to  accept  an  agency  for  the  Board  of  Education, 
a  cause  ever  dear  to  his  heart.  It  was  in  this  work  that  he  was 
providentially  brought  to  Wheeling  in  1832.  The  congregation 
there,  hitherto  divided,  gave  him  a  unanimous  call,  February  5, 
1833,  which,  however,  he  did  not  accept  for  two  years  ;  waiting 
doubtless  to  see  how  far  the  blendings  of  the  people  would  open 
his  way.  But  he  was  installed  June  16,  1835,  ^^^  so  began  his 
long  and  useful  service  In  1838  the  Doctorate  in  Divinity  was 
conferred  upon  him  by  Washington  College. 


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143 


By  the  blessing  of  God  upon  his  great  wisdom  and  zeal  the 
church  soon  forgot  its  old  controversies,  and  came  into  unity 
and  power,  insomuch  that  ultimately  his  one  church  multiplied 
itself  into  four.  And  there  he  continued  for  thirty  years,  with 
growing  reputation  and  usefulness,  ever  instructive  and  eloquent, 
until  advancing  years  came  to  demand  retirement  from  active 
labor.  But  the  people  who  had  so  long  in  reverence  and  love 
sat  at  his  feet,  would  not  consent  to  his  release,  but  called  the 
Rev.  Daniel  W.  Fisher,  a  brother  beloved,  now  Dr.  Fisher,  the 
president  of  Hanover  College,  as  co-pastor,  to  bear  the  chief 
burden  of  the  work. 

It  was  shortly  after  the  death  of  his  beloved  wife,  August  22, 
1 86 1,  terminating  a  happy  union  of  forty  years,  that  the  vener- 
able doctor  sought  the  entire  repose  suited  to  life's  evening. 
Removing  first  to  Norristown,  Pa,,  and  thence  to  West  Phila- 
delphia, he  lingered,  loved  and  prayed  until  December  14,  1870, 
when  the  Lord  came  and  took  him  to  himself  His  body  was 
bi  ought  to  the  church  of  his  long  service  at  Wheeling,  where 
tender  and  impressive  funeral  services  were  held,  and  then,  in 
accordance  with  his  own  choice,  was  conveyed,  for  interment, 
to  the  "  old  stone  church  "  (Forks  of  Wheeling),  and  laid  to  rest 
beside  the  remains  of  his  wife.  Tenderly  we  placed  him  in  the 
narrow  house,  joyful  in  his  triumph  and  only  sorrowing  that  we 
should  see  his  face  no  more. 

When  Dr.  Weed  was  taken  from  us  we  all  felt  that  a  great 
man  had  fallen  in  Israel.  His  powerful  and  cultured  intellect, 
his  paternal  tenderness,  his  enlarged  field  of  study,  his  profound 
argument,  often  crowned  with  eloquent  application,  his  evangeli- 
cal spirit,  his  wise  and  wholesome  influence  in  the  courts  of  the 
church,  and  his  sanctified  walk  all  warrant  the  great  honor  con- 
ferred on  him  in  life,  and  remain  a  precious  treasure  of  memory, 
and  withal  a  precious  pledge  of  heavenly  fellowship  and  song. 
Realizing  that  in  person  he  was  gone  from  our  sight,  we  felt  like 
joining  in  Elisha's  cry:  "My  father,  my  father,  the  chariot  of 
Israel  and  the  horsemen  thereof!  ' 

In  connection  with  these  memories  of  Dr.  Weed  it  is  not  unfit 
that,  for  a  little  while,  we  should  again  suspend  the  order  of 
dates  in  favor  of  that  of  association  m  place  and  work. 


144  '^'^^   PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

THE  REV.  ALFRED  PAULL, 

A  son-in-law  of  Dr.  Weed,  was  an  alumnus  of  "Washington  Col- 
lege of  the  class  of  1838,  having  been  born  in  18 15,  After  a 
full  course  in  Princeton  Seminary  he  was  licensed  by  this  Pres- 
bytery in  1843,  and  labored  for  two  years  in  missionary  fields 
on  both  sides  of  the  Ohio  River,  after  which  he  was  ordained  as 
evangelist  April  17,  1850.  He  then  preached,  chiefly  at  his 
own  expense,  in  the  suburbs  of  Wheeling  through  an  aggregate 
of  fifteen  years,  and  was  the  chief  instrument  in  the  organization 
of  the  Third  and  Fourth  Churches  of  that  city.  His  last  and 
most  useful  service  was  at  Hestonville,  Philadelphia,  during  the 
four  years  ending  eighteen  months  before  his  lamented  death, 
November  18,  1872.  In  bodily  health  he  was  feeble;  but  in 
spirit  he  was  one  of  the  most  consecrated  of  men — a  marvel  of 
self-abnegation,  a  centre  of  love.  His  worthy  son  preaches  the 
same  glorious  gospel  of  which  he  was  a  devoted  witness. 

THE  REV.  CYRUS  DICKSON,  D.D., 

Was  a  co-laborer  with  Dr.  Weed  in  Wheeling.  He  came  into 
the  Presbytery  in  the  thirty-second  year  of  his  age,  under  a  call 
to  become  the  pastor  of  the  Second  .Church  of  Wheeling,  at  its 
organization  in  1848,  to  which  service  he  gave  eight  years 
among  the  most  active  of  his  life-work.  He  had  labored  in  his 
first  pastorate,  at  Franklin,  Pa.,  just  the  same  length  of  time, 
greatly  endearing  himself  to  the  people  there.  He  had  received 
both  licensure  and  ordination  from  the  Presbytery  of  Erie, 
within  whose  territory  he  was  born,  having  been  graduated  from 
Jefferson  College  in  the  class  of  1837,  and  pursued  his  theologi- 
cal studies  chiefly  at  Princeton.  His  call  to  the  Westminster 
Church,  of  Baltimore,  in  1856,  lifted  him  into  a  higher  and 
broader  sphere,  and  still  further  opened  the  way  of  preparation 
for  his  crowning  work,  as  a  representative  servant  of  the  whole 
church  as  secretary. 

Upon  the  happy  reunion  of  the  old  and  new  school  branches 
of  the  Presbyterian  Church  in  1870,  Dr.  Dickson  was  elected 
permanent  clerk  of  the  General  Assembly  and  soon  afterwards 
chosen  secretary  of  the  Board  of  Home  Missions,  both  of  which 


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DECEASED   MINISTERS.  1 45 

offices  he  filled  to  the  admiration  of  the  church,  but  the  latter 
especially  with  an  energy  too  great  for  his  strength.  Alike  in  office 
work,  extensive  traveling,  able  and  eloquent  addresses  before 
Synods  and  the  General  Assembly,  and  all  other  forms  of  ac- 
tivity he  was  a  model  secretary,  and  the  impulse  of  his  efforts  is 
still  an  abiding  power.  A  year  of  rest  was  compelled  by  the 
strain  of  overwork,  but  it  came  too  late  and  was  scarcely  ended 
before  the  Lord's  call,  September  11,1881,  opened  to  him  the 
rest  and  glory  of  the  upper  church. 

All  of  us  who  were  associated  with  Brother  Dickson,  as 
members  of  this  Presbytery,  can  bear  cordial  witness  to  his 
genial  temperament,  his  evangelical  spirit,  his  excellence  as  a 
presbyter,  his  great  power  as  a  preacher  and  pastor,  and  to  the 
marked  success  of  his  church  under  the  divine  blessing  upon 
his  labors,  insomuch  that  in  eight  years  from  a  nucleus  of  four- 
teen members,  it  came  to  be  one  of  the  largest  and  most  influ- 
ential of  our  pastoral  charges. 

For  a  full  account  of  Dr.  Dickson's  life,  work  and  character 
we  may  well  refer  to  the  admirable  biography  of  him  prepared 
and  published  by  the  Rev.  S.  J.  M.  Eaton,  D.D.  The  general 
impression  left  behind  him  in  our  region  for  talent  and  culture 
is  attested  by  the  title  of  Doctor  of  Divinity  fitly  conferred  upon 
him  by  the  Trustees  of  Washington  Gollege  in  1858,  two  years 
after  he  left  us.  Along  with  the  whole  church  we  hold  in 
grateful  remembrance  alike  his  character  and  his  great  service. 

REV.  RICHARD  VARICK  DODGE 

Succeeded  Dr.  Dickson  in  the  Second  Church,  of  Wheeling,  in 
1857,  and  continued  in  that  service  about  five  years,  after  which, 
for  a  time,  he  preached  to  the  Fourth  Church  as  stated  supply,  • 
and  was  principal  of  the  Lindsley  Institute,  but  in  1864  he  ac- 
cepted a  call  to  the  Second  Church  of  Washington  as  its  first 
pastor,  and  conducted  it  with  vigor  and  success  until  1868.  Mr. 
Dodge  was  born  at  Kaskaskia,  Illinois,  August  4,  1821,  was  an 
alumnus  of  Yale  College  of  the  class  of  1840,  and  after  a  brief 
study  of  law  passed  into  Princeton  Seminary,  and  there  finished 
his  preparation  for  the  ministry.  After  laboring  for  brief  periods 
in  Princeton,  Vincennes  and  Terre  Haute,  Indiana,  and  for  eight 
10 


146        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

years  in  Springfield,  Illinois,  he  came  to  Wheeling,  and  became 
a  member  of  this  Presbytery  in  1857,  and  so  continued  until 
his  acceptance  of  a  call,  in  1869,  to  Madison,  Wisconsin.  He 
subsequently  served  the  First  Church  of  San  Francisco  and  the 
church  of  San  Diego,  California,  and  died  February  26,  1885,  in 
the  sixty-fourth  year  of  his  age. 

Mr.  Dodge  was  a  man  of  excellent  scholarship,  a  sprightly 
and  earnest  preacher,  a  gifted  teacher,  and  a  very  active  and 
efficient  presbyter.  He  left  warm  friends  in  his  several  pastor- 
ates, and  in  all  of  them  spiritual  fruits  were  gathered,  especially 
at  Washington,  where  an  extensive  revival  of  religion  attended 

his  ministry. 

THE  REV.  JOHN  MOFFAT 

Was  another  pastor  of  the  Second  Church  of  Wheeling,  well 
deserving  of  a  notice  in  these  memorial  sketches.  He  was 
born  at  Westerhall,  Scotland,  January  i,  18 16.  After  his  mar- 
riage he  came  to  this  country  without  capital  to  push  his  for- 
tune, yet  with  the  force  of  great  energy  and  indomitable  will. 
It  was  a  kind  providence  which  led  him  to  New  Lisbon,  Ohio, 
and  brought  him  under  the  pastoral  influence  of  the  late  Dr. 
Andrew  O.  Patterson,  who,  as  his  spiritual  father,  discerned  his 
gifts  and  opened  his  way  toward  the  ministry,  directing  both  his 
classical  and  theological  studies,  except  during  the  year  1846, 
which  he  spent  in  the  Western  Theological  Seminary.  He  re- 
ceived both  licensure  and  ordination  from  the  Presbytery  of 
New  Lisbon.  The  pastoral  service  of  his  life  was  divided 
among  three  charges,  as  follows,  viz.:  St.  Clairsville,  O.,  1848- 
61  ;  Bellaire,  O.,  1861-63  ;  Wheeling,  West  Va.,  1863-75.  His 
death  occurred  at  the  last  of  these  places,  December  27,  1875, 
-on  the  verge  of  sixty  years  of  age,  preceded  by  several  years  of 
declining  health,  during  which  he  was  relieved  by  the  service, 
as  co-pastor,  of  his  son,  then  at  the  beginning  of  his  ministry, 
and  now  our  honored  brother,  the  Rev.  James  D.  Moffat,  D.D., 
president  of  Washington  and  Jefferson  College. 

Mr.  Moffat's  labors  in  the  gospel  were  exceedingly  popular 
among  his  own  people  and  elsewhere.  He  had  a  clear  and  dis- 
criminating perception  of  the  truth,  together  with  a  natural 
power  of  oratory  which,  sanctified  by  grace,  made  his  preaching 


DECEASED   MINISTERS.  1 47 

exceedingly  evangelical  and  effective,  and  by  a  blessiug  upon 
his  touching  appeals  many  souls  were  added  to  the  Lord.  The 
twelve  years  of  his  connection  with  this  Presbytery  have  left 
their  own  deep  impress  upon  the  hearts  of  his  co-presbyters 
who  still  honor  his  memory  as  they  respected  and  loved  himself. 
Before  we  return  to  the  succession  of  time  let  us  set  forth  one 
more  group  associated  by  their  relations  to  one  place. 

THE  REV.  WIIvLIAM  C.  ANDERSON 

Was  the  first  settled  pastor  of  the  church  of  Pigeon  Creek  after 
the  organization  of  the  Presbytery.  The  first  pastorate  of  the 
West,  under  the  venerable  John  McMillan,  had  embraced  this 
church  along  with  Chartiers.  He  was  followed  by  the  Rev. 
Boyd  Mercer  and  the  Rev.  Andrew  Gwinn  as  pastors,  and  by 
Dr.  Andrew  Wylie,  President  of  Washington  College,  as  stated 
supply  during  the  years  1822-1829.  The  service  of  this  last- 
named  eminent  man  was  blessed,  as  we  have  seen,  in  the  resto- 
ration of  peace  after  a  bitter  strife.  The  Rev.  William  P.  Alrich 
then  supplied  the  church  acceptably  for  one  year,  but  declined 
a  call  as  pastor,  to  accept  a  professorship  at  Washington. 

Mr.  Anderson  was  the  son  of  Dr.  John  Anderson,  of  Buffalo, 
.a  graduate  of  Washington  College  in  the  class  of  1824,  a  theolo- 
gical pupil  of  his  father  and  a  licentiate  of  the  Presbytery  of 
Washington.  He  was  ordained  as  pastor  at  Pigeon  Creek  April 
17,  1832,  after  a  year  of  service  as  stated  supply  immediately  fol- 
lowing his  licensure,  and  resigned  July  15,  1836.  He  was,  at 
different  times  later,  the  very  popular  pastor  of  prominent 
churches  in  New  Albany,  Ind.,  Washington,  Pa.,  San  Francisco, 
Cal,,  Dayton  and  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  besides  serving  as  Professor 
of  Hanover  College  and  President  of  Miami  University.  He 
died  lamented  at  the  home  of  his  son,  the  Rev.  John  A.  Ander- 
son, in  Junction  City,  Kansas,  August  28,  1870,  aged  about 
sixty-six  years.  A  tasteful  monument  marks  the  resting-place 
of  himself  and  his  wife,  at  the  place  of  his  death. 

THE  REV.  EBENEZER  S.  GRAHAM 
Was  the  equally  popular  successor  of  Dr.  Anderson.     He  was 
a  spiritual  son  of  the  church  of  Cross  Creek^  an  alumnus  of 


148        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

Washington  College  in  the  class  of  1834,  a  pupil  in  theology  of 
his  pastor,  Dr.  John  Stockton,  and  a  licentiate  of  this  Presby- 
tery. He  was  ordained  and  installed  at  Pigeon  Creek  in  1837, 
and  both  faithfully  and  successfully  fulfilled  the  duties  of  the 
pastorate  for  five  years,  when  in  broken  health  he  was  com- 
pelled to  seek  release,  and  soon  afterwards  was  called  to  his 

rest. 

THE  REV.  JAMES  SLOAN,  D.D., 

Was  the  next  pastor  of  that  venerable  church.  He  also  was  a 
son  of  this  Presbytery,  having  been  born  September  16,  1807, 
and  n,'ared  in  the  congregation  of  Upper  Buffalo.  He  was 
graduated  from  Jefferson  College  in  the  class  of  1830.  His 
theological  studies  were  pursued  under  the  direction  of  his  ven- 
erable pastor,  Dr.  John  Anderson,  to  whose  able  teaching  so 
many  ministers  were  indebted  for  their  power  as  preachers  of 
the  word.  For  a  period  including  his  licensure  by  the  Presby- 
tery of  Washington  in  1834  he  was  a  teacher  in  the  academy  at 
Florence,  then  at  the  height  of  its  prosperity  and  usefulness. 
Soon  afterwards,  receiving  a  call  from  the  church  of  Frankfort, 
he  was  ordained  and  installed  as  its  pastor,  and,  through  the 
nine  years  of  his  service  as  such,  was  greatly  blessed  in  the 
results  of  his  labors.  During  a  portion  of  this  time  he  con- 
ducted an  academy  in  connection  with  his  pastoral  work. 

Dr.  Sloan  was  called  to  the  pastorate  of  the  church  of  Pigeon 
Creek  April  8th,  1844,  and  was  regularly  installed  in  December 
following.  This  relation  continued  for  eighteen  years  and  six 
months,  until  1862.  He  ever  looked  back  upon  that  as  the 
period  of  his  chief  life-work.  He  was  strongly  and  tenderly 
bound  to  his  people,  ever  bearing  their  burdens  and  ministering 
to  their  spiritual  wants,  "  both  publicly  and  from  house  to 
house."  The  church  flourished  under  his  care;  God's  people 
were  edified  by  his  evangelical  discourses,  and  sinners  were 
converted  unto  the  Lord.  After  his  resignation  of  this  charge 
Dr.  Sloan  served  the  church  of  Waynesburg  with  great  accept- 
ance and  benefit  as  a  stated  supply  until  ill  health  compelled 
his  relinquishment  of  labor.  He  died  in  holy  peace  at  Monon- 
gahela  City,  March  11,  1871,  at  the  age  of  sixty-three  years.  As 
many  of  us  as  were  associated  with  him  in  presbyterial  relations 


DECEASED   MINISTERS.  1 49 

and  co-operative  work  cannot  fail  to  recall  his  assiduous  faith- 
fulness to  duty.  We  also  affectionately  remember  him  as  a  true 
servant  of  the  Lord. 

Besides  his  direct  ministerial  work,  Dr.  Sloan  devoted  much 
attention  to  the  social,  educational  and  moral  elevation  of  the 
community  in  which  he  lived.  He  was,  for  twenty  years,  a 
trustee  of  Jefferson  College,  and  then  also  of  the  united  college 
from  the  union  of  1865  until  his  death. 

THE  REV.  SAMUEL  McF.  HENDERSON, 

Born  at  New  Hagerstown,  Ohio,  December  24,  1839,  ^"  alum- 
nus of  Wa.shington  College  of  the  class  of  i860  and  of  the 
Western  Theological  Seminary  in  1863,  and  licensed  in  1862  by 
the  Presbytery  of  Steubenville,  was  ordained  as  pastor  at  Pigeon 
Creek  by  this  Presbytery  November  4,  1863,  and  served  that 
church  with  ability  and  faithfulness  for  four  years,  when  he  ac- 
cepted a  call  to  Wilkinsburg,  where  he  labored  for  eleven  years 
more.  He  was  a  fine  scholar  as  well  as  an  earnest  minister. 
Whilst  pastor  at  Wilkinsburg  he  temporarily  conducted  the 
studies  of  a  chair  in  the  Allegheny  Seminary,  and  the  last  year 
of  his  life  was  spent  as  a  professor  in  Biddle  Institute,  North 
Carolina.     He  died  April  2,  1879. 

After  this  group  of  names  joined  by  the  relation  of  place,  let 
us  come  back  once  more  to  the  succession  of  time. 

THE  REV.  ROBERT  McCREA  WHITE 

Was  born  at  Fagg's  Manor,  Chester  County,  Pa.,  March  2, 181 5. 
He  was  a  son  of  the  Rev.  Robert  White,  and  on  the  maternal 
side  a  grandson  of  the  Rev.  Nathaniel  Grier.  He  became  a 
graduate  of  Amherst  College  in  1834.  He  was  a  student  for 
one  year  in  the  Princeton  Seminary,  but  made  the  rest  of  his 
special  preparation  for  the  ministry  under  private  instruction. 
Having  come  into  our  bounds  as  a  licentiate  of  the  Presbytery 
of  New  Castle,  he  was  ordained  by  this  body  December  27, 
1837,  and  at  the  same  time  installed  as  pastor  of  the  church  of 
Fairview.  That  pastorate  of  eleven  years  proved  to  be  most 
happy  and  fruitful.  It  was  marked  with  strong  mutual  attach- 
ment, and  sealed  with  every  token  of  growth  and  prosperity. 


150        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

Mr.  White,  if  not  a  cultured  orator  in  the  ordinary  sense,  was  a 
powerful  preacher  of  the  truth  and  eloquent  in  pressing  it  home 
to  the  conscience  and  heart.  His  services  were  much  in  demand 
in  surrounding  churches,  and  few  were  more  frequently  called 
to  occupy  the  pulpit  at  meetings  of  Presbytery  and  Synod.  But 
for  the  depression  of  health  and  spirits  coming  forth  from  a 
brain  diseased,  it  was  thought,  by  undue  mental  stress  in  minis- 
terial study  and  work,  he  would  have  seemed  to  have  a  long 
and  bright  future  of  usefulness. 

But  sad  to  his  devoted  people  was  his  announcement  early  in 
1848  of  his  purpose  to  accept  a  call  to  the  church  of  Chartiers, 
near  Cannonsburg,  for  the  sake  of  lighter  labor.  Upon  his  re- 
moval the  trustees  of  Jefferson  College  were  quick  to  tender 
him  a  professorship  in  connection  with  his  pastorate.  But  the 
relief  of  change  came  too  late.  He  returned  to  his  former  home 
broken  in  spirit,  to  die  under  a  cloud,  December  14,  1848.  But 
none  who  knew  him  doubted  that  above  that  cloud  was  the 
sunlight  of  his  Father's  love. 

THE  REV.  JAMES   FLEMING 

Was  the  quietest,  yet  one  of  the  most  trustworthy  members  of 
the  Presbytery  of  Washington  in  his  day.  He  was  born  August 
5th,  1806,  in  the  bounds  of  the  congregation  of  Cross  Creek, 
and  from  the  date  of  his  majority  enjoyed  the  educational  as 
well  as  spiritual  oversight  of  his  pastor,  the  Rev,  Dr.  John 
Stockton.  His  graduation  from  Washington  College  was  in  the 
class  of  1833.  H^s  licensure  by  this  Presbytery  in  1838  fol- 
lowed a  year  of  study  in  the  Western  Theological  Seminary, 
which  had  been  preceded  by  a  course  of  professional  instruction 
at  the  hands  of  his  pastor.  He  was  ordained  and  installed  as 
pastor  of  the  church  of  West  Union,  West  Virginia,  in  1839,  ^Y 
his  mother  Presbytery.  That  relation  of  usefulness  and  mutual 
confidence  was  severed  by  his  own  wish  in  1856,  and  two  years 
later  he  was  installed  in  charge  of  the  church  of  Lower  Buffalo, 
where  he  labored  faithfully  until  his  removal  to  Mansfield,  Illi- 
nois, in  1869.  Seven  years  later  we  find  his  name  in  the  statis- 
tical records  of  the  General  Assembly  marked  "  H.  R.,"  /.  e., 
honorably  retired  on  account  of  the  infirmities  of  age,  having 


DECEASED   MINISTERS.  15I 

reached  the  boundary  line  of  three-score  years  and  ten.  He 
was  a  member  of  this  Presbytery  thirty  years,  and  twenty-eight 
years  one  of  its  pastors.  The  necrological  record  of  the  Gene- 
ral Assembly  of  1887  has  his  name  among  the  deceased  of  the 
preceding  year  at  the  venerable  age  of  eighty  years.  He  is  and 
will  be  remembered  by  our  older  ministers  and  people  for  his 
gentle  spirit,  his  consistent  life,  the  singleness  of  his  devotion  to 
the  work  of  the  gospel  and  the  spiritual  blessings  which  came 
down  upon  the  church  through  his  ministry.  His  son,  the 
Rev.  David  B.  Fleming,  pastor  of  the  church  of  Unity,  Indiana, 
a  son  also  of  this  Presbytery,  nobly  represents  him  in  the  \vork 

of  the  gospel. 

THE  REV.  JOEL  STONEROAD 

Spent  by  far  the  largest  part  of  his  ministerial  life  in  the  Pres- 
bytery of  Redstone,  but  the  eight  years  of  faithful  work  in  our 
connection  (1842-50),  as  pastor  of  the  church  of  Cross  Roads, 
entitle  him  to  a  place  in  these  memorial  records.  His  charac- 
teristic and  habitual  activity  carried  him  beyond  the  limits  of  his 
own  charge,  in  preaching  and  other  labor,  and  was  stamped  with 
the  divine  blessing.  He  was  especially  a  chief  agent  in  preparing 
the  way  for  the  organization  of  the  church  of  Burgettstown,  now 
one  of  our  strong  and  prosperous  churches.  To  survivors  asso- 
ciated with  him,  his  name  is  still  precious. 

Mr.  Stoneroad  was  born  at  Derry,  Mifflin  County,  Pa.,  Janu- 
ary 2,  1806;  was  graduated  from  Jefferson  College  in  1827,  and 
from  Princeton  Seminary  in  1830;  was  pastor  at  Uniontown 
1831-42,  and,  returning  to  Redstone  Presbytery  in  1850,  labored 
in  charge  of  the  churches  of  Laurel  Hill  and  Tyrone  for  eleven 
years,  and  of  the  former  until  1877,  when  he  retired,  to  spend 
life's  evening  of  infirmity  in  preparation  for  his  crown  and  joy. 
He  died  August  11,  1884,  in  his  seventy-ninth  year. 

THE  REV.  JAMES  ALEXANDER,  D.D., 

Departed  this  life,  in  peace  with  God  and  honor  among  men, 
July  26,  1879,  at  the  venerable  age  of  fourscore  years.  From 
i860  until  his  death  he  was  a  valued  member  of  this  Presbytery, 
and  with  the  earnestness  of  his  earlier  years,  through  this  period 
of  his  ripening  for  celestial  glory,  he  gave  to  several  of  our 
churches  the  benefit  of  his  matured  wisdom  and  faithful  labors. 


152      .  THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

Dr.  Alexander  was  born  near  Mercer,  Pa.,  September  25,  1798. 
He  was  graduated  from  Jefferson  College  in  1826,  a  classmate 
of  Drs.  A.  T.  McGill,  Aaron  Williams,  William  C.  Matthews, 
John  W.  Scott,  and  others  of  more  or  less  distinciion.  His 
licensure  by  the  Presbytery  of  Erie,  April  9,  1828,  was  followed, 
October  13th  of  the  same  year,  by  his  ordination  and  settlement 
at  Greenville  and  Big  Bend,  in  the  same  Presbytery.  He  was 
subsequently  pastor,  at  different  periods,  of  the  churches  of  Hope- 
well, Allegheny  County,  Pa. ;  St.  Clairsville,  and  afterwards 
Martin's  Ferry,  in  Ohio.  In  i860  he  took  charge  of  the  churches 
of  Allen  Grove  and  Wolf  Run,  W.  Va.,  which  led  to  the  transfer 
of  his  name  to  our  roll.  From  1867  until  near  his  death,  he  was 
pastor  of  the  church  of  Moundsville.  His  mortal  remains  were, 
with  impressive  ceremonies,  laid  down  to  rest  July  28,  1879,  in 
the  Walnut  Grove  Cemetery,  Martin's  Ferry,  Ohio. 

Dr.  Alexander  was  made  a  Trustee  of  Jefferson  College  in 
1856,  and  so  continued  until  the  union  of  the  colleges  in  1865, 
after  which  he  served  as  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Washington 
and  Jefferson  College  until  his  death.  For  a  number  of  years, 
also,  he  was  a  Director  of  the  Western  Theological  Seminary. 
He  was  ever  held  in  high  regard  by  his  ministerial  brethren,  as 
well  as  by  the  people  whom  he  served  in  the  gospel,  and  has 
left  behind  him  the  memory  of  a  useful  life.  He  is  now  repre- 
sented by  two  sons  in  the  ministry,  viz. :  Rev.  J.  Kirkwood  Alex- 
ander, of  Keokuk,  Iowa,  and  Rev.  Walter  L.  Alexander,  of 
Beallsville,  Ohio. 

THE  REV.  ALEXANDER  McCARRELL,  D.D., 
Was  the  earnest  and  beloved  spiritual  leader  of  the  church  of 
Claysville  for  the  continuous  period  of  thirty-five  years.  For 
six  of  these  years  he  was  a  stated  supply,  but  was  installed  as 
pastor  in  1852,  and  so  remained,  in  the  bonds  of  love,  until  his 
death,  April  18,  188 1.  He  was  born,  September  22,  18 17,  at 
Cross  Creek,  and  was  reared  under  the  ministry  of  Dr.  John 
Stockton,  who  baptized  him,  received  him  into  the  communion 
of  the  church,  guided  his  academical  studies,  instructed  him  in 
theology,  after  his  graduation  from  Washington  College  in  the 
class  of  1 841,  took  part  in  his  licensure,  April  17,  1845,  ^"d  or- 


DECEASED   MINISTERS.  1 53 

dination,  just  two  years  later,  and  ever  afterwards,  while  they 
both  lived,  was  his  fatherly  co-presbyter. 

Dr.  McCarrell  was  highly  esteemed  by  his  brethren,  as  well 
as  by  his  people.  Besides  the  work  of  his  own  church,  he  was 
a  vigilant  member  of  the  various  ecclesiastical  courts,  and,  for 
many  years  preceding  his  death,  was  the  efficient  Stated  Clerk 
of  the  Presbytery.  But  his  best  success  and  reputation  were 
achieved  as  a  pastor.  His  triumphs  were  spiritual.  His  good- 
ness was  his  greatness.  He  attempted  no  philosophical  elabo- 
rations, indulged  in  no  flights  of  fancy,  resorted  to  no  clap-trap, 
coveted  no  sensational  notoriety,  but  simply  aimed  to  "  preach 
the  gospel  with  the  Holy  Ghost  sent  down  from  heaven."  His 
mind,  led  by  his  heart,  ever  turned  to  the  central  themes  which 
bring  the  sinner  and  the  Saviour  together.  He  spoke  the  truth 
in  love,  yet  commended  himself  to  every  man's  conscience  in 
the  sight  of  God.  He  convinced  men  by  "  the  word  of  God," 
whilst  he  won  them  by  "  the  meekness  and  gentleness  of  Christ." 
Through  him  the  body  of  Christ  was  edified  and  souls  were  con- 
verted to  God.  He  died  lamented,  but  his  record  is  in  many 
human  hearts. 

Three  sons  honorably  represent  him  in  the  living  ministry, 
and  the  only  other  is  an  active  and  leading  ruling  elder. 

THE   REV.  DAVID  ROBINSON 

Was  born  at  Cross  Creek,  June  15,  1809.  He  was  graduated 
from  Washington  College  in  1837,  pursued  his  theological  stu- 
dies partly  under  Dr.  John  Stockton,  and  for  one  year  in  the 
Western  Seminary;  was  licensed  October  6,  1 841,  by  this  Pres- 
bytery, and  ordained  as  pastor  of  the  church  of  Mill  Creek, 
April  20,  1842.  He  ministered  to  that  church  twelve  years, 
after  which  his  membership  was  transferred  to  the  Presbytery 
of  New  Lisbon,  and  for  several  years  he  had  charge  of  the 
church  of  Long's  Run,  in  its  bounds.  He  died  at  Hookstown, 
Pa.,  March  17,  1861.  It  was  in  1853,  during  his  pastorate  at 
Mill  Creek,  that  a  very  extensive  work  of  grace  pervaded  that 
church,  during  which  he  was  assisted  by  Professor  Nicholas 
Murray,  of  Washington  College,  when  about  one  hundred  per- 
sons made  profession  of  their  faith  in  Christ,  and  were  added  to 
the  church. 


154        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

THE  REV.  JAMES  TURNER  FREDERICKS 
Was  continuously  the  pastor  of  the  Burgettstown  church  from 
his  ordination  by  the  Presbytery  of  Washington,  in  1858,  until 
his  lamented  death,  July  21,  1886,  in  his  sixtieth  year.  At  the 
age  of  twenty-eight  years  he  received  his  bachelor's  degree  from 
Jefferson  College,  in  1855  ;  after  which  he  took  a  full  course  in 
the  Western  Theological  Seminary,  and  was  licensed  by  the 
Presbytery  of  Richland  in  1857. 

The  pastorate  of  Mr.  Fredericks  was  one  of  general  and  cred- 
itable success.  He  was  a  vigilant,  energetic  and  constant 
worker.  The  church  was  built  up  into  strength,  and  year  by 
year  steady  additions  were  made  to  its  membership  in  gratifying 
proportion,  whilst  a  number  of  special  revival  seasons  brought 
large  numbers  of  the  young  into  the  fold.  A  large  and  hand- 
some house  of  worship  was  erected  in  the  latter  years  of  his 
ministry,  which  has  already  added  much  to  the  stability  and 
progress  of  the  congregation  ;  and  we  may  well  hope  that  it 
will  in  future  years  be  a  hallowed  temple  of  Zion,  where  saints 
shall  still  be  built  up  in  the  faith  and  sinners  converted  to  God. 

When  our  brother  Fredericks  was  called  from  his  earthly 
work,  quite  a  number  of  his  Presbyterial  brethren  and  other 
ministers  came  together  to  bear  their  witness  of  the  unfailing 
comforts  of  the  gospel  to  his  bereaved  family  and  his  afflicted 
church,  and  to  look  together  into  his  open  grave,  sorrowful  that 
he  was  gone  from  their  sight,  and  devoutly  praying  that  the 
lessons  of  his  life  and  death  might  be  made  profitable  to  them- 
selves. The  good  seed  of  the  kingdom  which  he  abundantly 
cast  is  yet  growing;  and  the  full  harvest  is  assured. 

For  several  years  preceding  his  death,  Mr.  Fredericks  was,  by 
the  selection  of  Presbytery,  an  active  and  efficient  member  of 
the  Presbyterian  Board  of  Colportage  located  at  Pittsburgh, 

THE  REV.   NATHANIEL  BARR  LYONS 
Spent  the  last  nine  years  of  his  earthly  life,  almost  to  its  close, 
in  the  membership  of  this  Presbytery,  and  in  pastoral  charge 
of  the  church  of  Upper  Ten  Mile.     He  was  born  in  Ireland, 
November  5,  1822  ;  graduated  from  Washington  College  in  1853, 


DECEASED   MINISTERS.  1 55 

and  the  Western  Theological  Seminary  in  1856,  having  been 
licensed  the  previous  year  by  the  Presbytery  of  Redstone;  and 
ordained,  in  1856,  by  the  Presbytery  of  New  Lisbon,  as  pastor 
of  the  churches  of  Hubbard,  Liberty  and  Brookfield,  Ohio.  He 
was  married,  May  8,  1856,  to  Miss  Mary  Jane  Sample,  of  Wash- 
ington, who  survives  him.  In  1859  ^^  became  pastor  of  the 
church  of  Upper  Ten  Mile,  in  this  Presbytery,  and  so  continued 
until  January,  1868,  when  he  was  dismissed  to  unite  with  the 
Presbytery  of  Ohio  (now  Pittsburgh),  and  take  charge  of  the 
church  of  West  Elizabeth.  He  had  been  laboring  in  this  new 
field  for  about  two  months  in  advance  of  installation,  when  he 
returned  to  his  former  charge  for  a  communion  season,  imme- 
diately after  which  he  took  his  bed,  never  more  to  leave  it  alive. 
The  services  of  his  funeral  were  held  in  the  church  in  which  he 
had  preached  for  nine  years ;  after  which  his  body  was  borne  to 
the  Washington  Cemetery,  there  to  await  the  resurrection.  His 
ministry  was  repeatedly  blessed  with  revival,  and  his  spiritual 
exercises,  during  the  weeks  of  his  last  sickness,  were  marked 
with  peculiar  resignation,  faith  and  joy. 

THE  REV.  ROBERT  SLEMMONS  MORTON 

Spent  three  distinct  periods  of  his  ministry  of  thirty-seven  years 
as  a  member  of  this  Presbytery.  He  was  pastor  of  the  churches 
of  Mill  Creek  and  Hookstovvn,  1855-65  ;  of  East  Buffalo,  1869- 
70;  and  again  of  Hookstown,  1882-85  ;  where  he  died  January 
12,  1885,  in  the  sixty-ninth  year  of  his  age.  He  was  born  Sep- 
tember 29,  1 8 16,  in  Lawrence  County,  Pa. ;  was  graduated  from 
Jefferson  College  in  the  Class  of  1845,  and  from  the  Western 
Theological  Seminary  in  1848;  was  licensed  in  June,  1847,  by 
the.  Presbytery  of  Beaver,  and  ordained  by  the  same  in  June, 
1848.  His  ministry,  though  marked  with  frequent  changes  of 
location,  was  one  of  continual  labor.  He  was  a  good  and  faith- 
ful minister  of  the  word,  and  in  each  of  the  ten  places  where  he 
preached  he  left  precious  fruits  of  his  labors.  Both  as  pastor 
and  presbyter,  he  so  acquitted  himself  as  to  command  the  re- 
spect of  his  co-laborere  in  the  sacred  office,  and  of  the  people 
whom  he  faithfully  served. 


156  THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

THE  REV.  WILLIAM  BUTLER  KEELING 

Was  pastor  of  the  church  of  Mount  Prospect  during  the  years 
1858-63.  He  was  born  in  Pittsburgh  May  4,  1828,  and  was 
graduated  from  Jefferson  College  in  the  Class  of  1855,  after 
which  he  took  the  full  course  of  three  years  in  the  Allegheny 
Seminary,  receiving  license  to  preach  in  April,  1857,  at  the  end 
of  his  second  seminary  year,  by  the  Presbytery  of  Ohio. 

He  possessed  very  decided  ability  and  force  as  a  preacher,  but 
his  tendency  to  controversy  and  stricture  alienated  a  portion  of 
his  people  from  him.  During  his  last  year  at  Mount  Prospect 
he  represented  the  Presbytery  in  the  General  Assembly  at 
Peoria,  Illinois.  His  subsequent  ministry  was  spent  in  several 
fields  of  labor  in  the  west.  He  died  at  Winona,  Illinois,  April 
29,  1878.  During  the  whole  course  of  his  education  and  public 
work  his  superior  talents  and  scholarship  were  freely  acknow- 
ledged. 

THE  REV.  DAVID  R.  CAMPBELL,  D.D., 

Was  a  son  both  of  Washington  County  and  of  the  Washington 
Presbytery.  He  was  born  March  20,  1820,  was  an  alumnus  of 
Jefferson  College  of  the  Class  of  1842,  completed  his  course  of 
preparation  for  the  ministry  at  the  Allegheny  Seminary  in  1846, 
and  was  shortly  afterwards  licensed  to  preach  the  gospel,  and 
ordained  the  year  following  by  the  Presbytery  of  St.  Clairsville. 
After  three  years  of  pastoral  service  in  Ohio,  he  was  called  to 
the  church  of  Mt.  Prospect  in  1850,  and  there  labored  with  force 
and  acceptance  for  five  years  among  a  people  who  were  famil- 
iar with  his  childhood  and  youth.  After  this,  returning  to 
Ohio,  he  labored  for  five  years  as  pastor  of  the  churches  of 
Cross  Creek  and  Two  Ridges,  a  like  period  as  pastor  at -St. 
Clairsville,  and  the  same  number  of  years  as  pastor  of  the  Second 
Church  of  Steubenville.  After  this  declining  health  demanded 
cessation  of  work.  He  died  at  Steubenville  February  25,  1873, 
amidst  the  sympathy  and  sorrow  of  a  church  which  had  learned 
to  appreciate  his  decided  pulpit  ability,  his  evangelical  spirit,  and 
his  uniform  faithfulness. 


DECEASED   MINISTERS.  1 57 

THE  REV.  WILLIAM  J-  ALEXANDER, 

A  licentiate  of  the  Presbytery  of  Erie,  after  serving  the  churches 
of  Concord  and  Deerfield  in  its  bounds  for  two  years,  took 
charge  of  the  church  of  West  Union  in  1858,  when  he  became  a 
member  of  this  Presbytery,  He  was  pastor  of  that  church  for 
ten  years.  For  the  first  part  of  that  term  his  labors  were  accept- 
able as  well  as  profitable  ;  but  during  the  Civil  War  which  pre- 
vailed in  the  land  through  the  years  1861-65,  the  great  questions 
pertaining  to  which  pressed  heavily  upon  the  people  of  West 
Virginia,  strifes  arose,  and  ultimately  the  pastoral  relation  was 
dissolved  on  Mr.  Alexander's  application.  He  accepted  a  call, 
however,  at  that  time  (1868)  to  the  church  of  East  Buffalo,  where 
he  was  met  not  only  with  conditions  of  peace,  but  by  a  people 
longing  for  spiritual  blessings.  The  baptism  of  a  powerful 
revival  came  upon  his  opening  work,  and  many  were  added  to 
the  Lord.  But  ere  the  cloud  of  mercy  had  passed  away,  the 
overworked  pastor  was  called  to  cease  from  his  labors  on  earth 
and  enter  into  the  joy  of  his  Lord. 

THE  REV.  JONATHAN  CROSS 

Was,  for  about  six  years,  a  member  of  our  Presbytery.  He  was 
born  in  the  year  1802,  in  Beaver  County,  Pa.  At  the  age  of 
twenty  years  he  became  a  Christian,  and  afterwards  was  made  a 
ruling  elder.  His  burning  zeal  led  him  to  enter  the  service  of 
the  American  Tract  Society,  in  which  capacity  he  labored  for 
many  years,  chiefly  in  West  Virginia,  in  the  double  work  of 
distributing  evangelical  literature  and  of  winning  souls  by  per- 
sonal appeal  and  prayer.  It  was  his  great  success  in  this  line  of 
service  that  led  him  to  his  entrance  into  the  ministry  late  in  life. 
In  1866,  at  the  solicitation  of  that  godly  man,  Samuel  Ott,  Esq., 
he  came  to  his  only  pastoral  charge,  the  Third  Church  of 
Wheeling,  when  that  church  was  at  the  point  of  disbanding ; 
but  great  success  and  increase  marked  his  work  until  1872, 
when  ill  health  compelled  him  to  retire.  He  died  at  Newark, 
Ohio,  December  18,  1876,  aged  about  seventy-four  years.  In 
many  places  he  is  remembered  as  an  earnest  evangelist. 


158  THE  PRESBYTRRY   OF  WASHINGTON. 

THE  REV.  DANIEL  WILLIAMS,  M.D., 

Was  born  at  Merthyr-Tydvil,  Wales,  March  31,  1826,  but  came, 
as  a  young  man,  to  this  country.  After  a  course  in  Western 
Reserve  College,  he  entered  the  Western  Theological  Seminary 
in  1852,  and  was  graduated  from  that  institution  in  1855,  and 
licensed  to  preach  by  the  Presbytery  of  New  Lisbon  in  the  same 
year.  Very  soon  after  he  was  ordained  and  installed  by  the  Pres- 
bytery of  Redstone  as  pastor  of  the  chuech  of  West  Newton,  Pa., 
a  relation  which  continued  for  two  years,  and  was  followed  in 
1857  by  a  year  of  like  service  at  Schellsburg,  Pa.  In  i860,  he 
became  the  head  of  a  Female  Seminary,  and  having  meanwhile 
studied  medicine  and  received  his  degree  from  the  University  of 
Pennsylvania  in  1865,  he  practiced  as  a  physician  for  two  years. 
Returning  to  the  ministerial  work,  he  was  pastor  of  the  church 
of  Mineral  Ridge,  Ohio,  for  four  years,  ending  in  1872.  At 
that  time  he  entered  upon  his  last  charge  in  the  Third  and 
Fourth  churches  of  Wheeling,  West  Virginia,  as  a  home  mis- 
sionary, and  successfully  conducted  it  for  two  years,  ending  in 
1874.  He  continued  to  preach  as  opportunity  offered  in  vacant 
churches  and  destitute  places,  and  for  a  time,  during  such  ser- 
vice, he  resorted  to  the  seminary  of  his  early  training  at  Alle- 
gheny, Pa.,  for  certain  lines  of  special  and  advanced  study. 
While  thus  engaged,  he  received  a  very  sudden  call  to  the 
triumphant  church,  December  28,  1880,  leaving  a  record  of  ex- 
cellent ministerial  character,  of  earnest  work,  and  of  many 
tokens  of  heavenly  blessing.  The  members  of  this  Presbytery 
hold  him  in  fraternal  remembrance. 

Dr.  Williams  was  twice  married;  first,  in  1849,  ^°  Miss 
Jemima  Evans,  and,  in  1859,  ^^  ^•"S-  Caroline  L.  Williams. 
The  latter  survives  him,  having  not  only  sustained  him  nobly  in 
his  work,  but  since  his  death  having  taken  a  zealous  part  in 
both  foreign  and  home  missionary  work,  along  with  her  sisters 
in  the  church,  who  honor  her  with  their  confidence,  and  feel 
themselves  strengthened  by  her  co-operation. 

THE  REV.  JOSEPH  G.  LYLE 

Was  born  in  Belmont  county,  Ohio,  January  2,  1843.    He  made 
his  confession  of  Christ  in  the  Church  of  Crabapple,  August  25, 


DECEASED   MINISTERS.  1 59 

1889,  under  the  pastorate  of  the  Rev.  Wm,  R.  Vincent.  His 
collegiate  training  was  received  partly  in  Washington  and  Jeffer- 
son College,  but  finished  in  Vermilion  Institute ;  after  which  he 
was  graduated  from  the  Western  Theological  Seminary  in  1873, 
having  been  licensed  in  1872  by  the  Presbytery  of  St.  Clairsville. 
He  was  ordained  December  i,  1874,  by  the  Presbytery  of  Pitts- 
burgh, and  settled  as  pastor  of  the  church  of  Homestead,  and, 
in  1879,  he  accepted  a  call  to  the  Third  church  at  Wheeling,  W. 
Va.,  where  he  labored  faithfully  until  his  death,  April  11,  1884. 

Mr.  Lyle  was  a  very  evangelical  and  earnest  minister  of  the 
word,  both  in  and  out  of  the  pulpit.  His  labors  at  Gardner, 
Illinois,  as  a  licentiate,  and  subsequently  at  Homestead  and 
Wheeling  as  a  pastor,  were  crowned  with  the  divine  blessing. 
Sound  judgment  and  burning  zeal  combined  in  his  incessant 
work,  which  was  also  supplemented  and  sustained  by  the  earnest 
co-operation  of  his  wife,  Mrs.  L.  J.  (Wotring)  Lyle,  who  survives 
him.  Especially  was  his  adaptation  to  his  last  charge  so  largely 
missionary  in  its  character,  manifest  in  his  possession  of  the  con- 
fidence of  its  members  and  its  outside  well-wishers,  as  well  as 
in  his  peculiar  power  over  the  operatives  in  the  manufacturing 
establishments  which  abound  in  that  part  of  the  city.  Many 
souls  were  brought  to  Christ  through  his  instrumentality,  and 
every  interest  was  promoted  by  his  influence.  His  ministerial 
work  was  conducted  under  the  difficulties  of  chronic  disease 
induced  by  service  in  the  army  during  the  Civil  War  of  1861-65. 
But  he  was  as  true  as  a  soldier  of  the  cross  as  he  had  been  for  his 
country's  flag.  Great  was  the  lamentation  of  all  classes  of  per- 
sons at  his  decease,  and  still  his  bereaved  people  carry  him  in 
their  hearts,  rejoicing  gratefully  in  the  abiding  blessings  of  his 
labor  in  the  Lord. 

THE  REV.  SAMUEL  H.  JEFFERY 

Was  born  near  Imperial,  Allegheny  county,  Pa.,  August  19,  18 15. 
In  early  life  he  united  by  profession  of  his  faith  with  the  church 
of  Montours,  of  which  his  parents  were  members.  Soon  after- 
ward he  simultaneously  taught  a  graded  school  at  Hookstown, 
Beaver  county,  Pa.,  and  pursued  classical  study,  partly  alone  and 
partly  under  the  guidance  of  his  future  father-in-law,  the  Rev. 


l6o        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

George  M.  Scott,  one  of  the  original  members  of  the  Presbytery 
of  Washington.  He  was  married  October  15,  1839,  to  Miss 
Jane  Scott,  who  still  survives  him. 

Mr.  Jeffery  was  received  by  this  Presbytery  as  a  candidate  for 
the  ministry  at  the  October  meeting  of  1851 ;  licensed  to  preach 
just  one  year  later,  and  ordained  April  18,  1855.  He  served  the 
churches  of  Unity  and  Waynesburg,  in  Greene  county,  Pa.,  from 
October,  1854,  until  his  much  lamented  death,  November  12, 
1859.  Of  the  former  he  was  stated  supply  during  this  whole 
period,  and  of  the  latter  also  until  November  5,  1855,  when,  by 
installation,  he  became  its  first  pastor.  By  his  own  people  and 
also  by  other  churches  to  which  he  occasionally  ministered,  he 
was  regarded  as  an  able,  studious,  earnest,  consistent,  and  godly 
man,  as  well  as  an  edifying  and  useful  preacher.  The  lamenta- 
tions of  the  community,  at  his  death,  were  general  and  deep, 
and  many  who  had  been  wont  to  hear  Christ  through  his  voice, 
"  sorrowed  most  of  all"  "  that  they  should  see  his  face  no  more." 
The  session  of  the  Waynesburg  church  placed  on  their  records 
the  following  emphatic  testimony,  viz. :  "His  faithfulness  as  a 
pastor  and  friend  has  endeared  him  to  us  to  such  a  degree,  that 
we  feel  that  indeed  our  loss  has  been  great,  and  would  seem 
almost  irreparable."  And  further :  "  He  was  a  true  servant  of 
the  Lord,  who  never  failed  to  declare  the  whole  truth,  and  who 
ever  kept  himself  out  of  view,  whilst  he  held  up  Christ  and  his 
cross  as  the  only  way  of  salvation  to  a  perishing  world.  After 
the  lapse  of  thirty  years,  the  name  of  Jeffery  is  still  a  precious 
memory,  and  the  echoes  of  his  spiritual  messages  still  linger  in 
the  hearts  of  surviving  hearers. 

CONCLUSION. 

All  of  these  and  other  honored  and  beloved  men  once  here, 
though  dead  yet  speak.  Each  of  them,  in  his  measure,  was 
instrumental  in  the  Lord's  hand,  in  shaping  and  executing  the 
work  of  the  gospel  along  the  line  of  this  history.  Their  ability 
and  fidelity,  their  maintenance  and  propagation  of  the  truth, 
their  consistency  and  zeal,  their  work  and  prayers,  all  have  an 
abiding  record  in  the  churches  which  they  served  and  the  people 
whose  characters  they  had  so  much  to  do  in  forming.     Their 


DECEASED   MINISTERS.  l6l 

presbyterial  consultations,  decisions  and  co-operative  influence 
have  made  an  abiding  record.  Their  names  will  go  down  to 
other  generations.  We  and  those  who  shall  come  after  us, 
walking  in  their  footsteps  may  ever  learn  from  their  example, 
and  profit  by  their  faithfulness. 

"  We  gather  up  with  pious  care 

What  happy  saints  have  left  behind  ; 
Their  writings  in  our  memory  bear, 

Their  sayings  on  our  faithful  mind. 
Their  works,  which  traced  them  to  the  skies 

For  patterns  to  ourselves  we  take, 
And  dearly  love,  and  highly  prize 

The  mantle  for  the  wearer's  sake." 

II 


IV. 

RELATION  OF  THE  PRESBYTERY  TO 
EDUCATION, 

WITH  SKETCHES  OF  EDUCATORS. 

I.  Presbvterianism,  by  its  concise  and  comprehensive  sys- 
tem of  doctrine,  by  its  prevalent  type  of  experience  and  charac- 
ter, and  by  its  polity  and  administration,  holds  vital  relations 
with  liberal  and  thorough  education.  No  branch  of  Protest- 
antism has  done  more,  struggled  more,  sacrificed  more,  to  give 
to  all  men  everywhere  the  inestimable  blessing  of  a  sound  edu- 
cation. In  1558,  John  Knox,  writing  from  Geneva  his  "  Brief 
Exhortation  to  England,"  affirmed  that,  "  for  the  preservation 
of  religion,  it  is  most  expedient  that  schools  be  universally 
erected  in  all  cities  and  chief  towns,  the  oversight  whereof  to  be 
committed  to  the  magistrates  and  learned  men  of  the  said  cities 
and  towns ;  that,  of  the  youth  godly  instructed  among  them,  a 
seed  may  be  reserved  and  continued  for  the  profit  of  Christ's 
Church  in  all  ages."  We  hold  ourselves  as  Presbyterians  pre- 
eminently bound  to  utilize  and  diffuse  useful  knowledge,  to  foster 
true  science,  to  sympathize  with  the  best  culture,  and  by  all  just 
means  to  widen  and  exalt  the  thoughts  of  men,  doing  faithfully 
what  we  may  to  lift  humanity  more  and  more  resolutely  up  to 
the  largest  attainable  measure  of  intellectual  as  well  as  spiritual 
life.  The  genius  of  Presbyterianism  is  such  that  it  instinctively 
demands  the  education  of  the  people.  It  must  do  this  in  order 
to  live  and  propagate  itself  It  teaches  that  intelligence  is  neces- 
sary for  the  attainment  of  the  highest  Christian  life,  and  that 
man's  intellectual  and  spiritual  nature  must  be  developed  in 
harmony. 

Our  national  historian,  Bancroft,  writes  :  "  He  who  will  not 
honor  the  memory  and  respect  the  influence  of  Calvin,  knows 
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but  little  of  the  origin  of  American  liberty;"  and  he  further 
states,  "  that  John  Calvin  was  the  father  of  popular  education, 
and  the  inventor  of  the  system  of  free  schools  ;"  and  there  is  no 
more  glorious  leaf  in  the  annals  of  American  Presbyterianism 
than  that  on  which  is  written  the  history  of  her  educational 
institutions. 

The  late  Rev.  Dr.  Curry,  an  able  leader  in  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church  in  America,  has  written  of  the  Westminster 
Confession  that  it  "  is  the  clearest  and  most  comprehensive  sys- 
tem of  doctrine  ever  framed.  It  is  not  only  a  wonderful  monu- 
ment of  the  intellectual  greatness  of  its  framers,  but  also  a  com- 
prehensive embodiment  of  nearly  all  the  precious  truths  of  the 
gospel."  "  We  concede,"  he  says,  "  to  the  Calvinistic  churches 
the  honor  of  having  all  along  directed  the  best  thinking  of  the 
country." 

Dr.  A.  A.  Hodge  said,  in  an  address  which  I  heard  him  deliver 
in  the  Presbyterian  Council  in  Edinburgh,  in  1877,  that  "  it  is  an 
historical  fact,  acknowledged  by  such  impartial  witnesses  as 
Sir  James  Mackintosh,  Eroude,  and  Bancroft,  that  these  Presby- 
terian principles  revolutionized  Western  Europe  and  her  popu- 
lations, and  inaugurated  modern  history.  As  to  their  influence 
upon  civil  as  well  as  religious  liberty,  and  upon  national  educa- 
tion, it  is  only  necessary  to  cite  the  post-reformation  history  of 
Geneva,  Holland,  the  history  of  the  Huguenots  of  France,  the 
Puritans  of  England,  the  Presbyterians  of  Scotland,  and  the 
founders  of  the  American  Republic,  where,  for  the  first  two 
hundred  years  of  its  history,  almost  every  college  and  seminary 
of  learning,  and  almost  every  academy  and  common  school,  was 
built  and  sustained  by  Calvinists." 

How  far  the  Presbyterian  Church  in  this  country  has  been 
identified  with  the  cause  of  education,  is  manifest  alike  by  the 
action  of  its  chief  judicatories,  by  the  story  of  its  practical  effort, 
and  by  the  growth  of  institutions  originating  with  it,  and  still 
standing  as  monuments  of  its  zeal  and  consecration.  Such  eccle- 
siastical action,  taking  note  of  the  intellectual  as  well  as  the 
spiritual  condition  of  the  poor,  especially  in  more  destitute 
regions,  encouraging  the  establishment  of  both  parochial  and 
common  schools,  favoring  the  founding  of  academies  and  semi- 


164        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

naries  for  both  sexes,  furthering  the  planting  and  endowment 
of  colleges  and  universities,  and  directly  assisting  in  the  organiz- 
ation and  control  of  institutions  for  the  special  training  of  young 
men  for  the  ministry.  Such  actioil  may  be  found  everywhere  in 
the  annals  of  American  Presbyterianism,  not  only  committing 
its  various  branches  to  the  support  of  education  in  the  broadest 
sense,  but  also  indicating  a  zeal,  an  energy,  a  devotion  to  that 
great  task  nowhere  surpassed. 

From  the  early  days  when  men,  who  were  Calvinists  in  belief, 
and  largely  Presbyterian  in  their  conception  of  the  Church, 
founded  the  first  colleges  of  New  England,  through  the  subse- 
quent period  when  the  famous  Log  College  and  other  like  insti- 
tutions on  the  Atlantic  coast  rose  into  form  under  Presbyterian 
oversight,  down  to  our  own  time  when  colleges  and  seminaries 
are  springing  up  by  natural  consequence  in  every  State  and 
Territory  where  the  Presbyterian  Church  has  been  introduced, 
that  history  is  one  worthy  of  the  name. 

2.  The  way  is  now  prepared  to  consider  the  question,  W/iat 
connection  has  our  Presbytery  had  zvitli  education  and  prominent 
educators?  The  connection  has  been  most  intimate,  ever  since 
the  organization  of  the  Presbytery  in  18 19.  Even  years  before 
the  organization  had  taken  place,  the  work  of  education  had  vig- 
orously commenced  on  this  territory,  by  the  early  settlers  and 
the  first  ministers.  "  From  the  outset,"  says  Doddridge,  in  his 
"■  Notes,"  ''  they  prudently  resolved  to  create  a  ministry  in  the 
country,  and  accordingly  established  little  grammar  schools  at 
their  own  houses,  or  in  their  immediate  neighborhoods."  With 
a  wise  forecast,  and  in  a  most  catholic  spirit,  the  fathers  made 
provision  for  the  future  of  the  Church,  in  the  founding  of  schools, 
academies,  colleges  and  seminaries.  Literary  institutions  were 
born  within  "  the  sound  of  the  Indian's  war-whoop,  and  within 
sight  of  the  smoke  of  the  Indian's  wigwam."  Thus  the  founda- 
tions of  our  strength  and  greatness  were  laid  by  the  pioneer 
fathers  in  the  wilderness,  upon  the  word  of  God  and  a  liberal 
Christian  education. 

As  early  as  1782,  the  Rev.  Thaddeus  Dodd  had  a  suitable 
house  erected  on  his  own  farm,  and  commenced  in  it  a  classical 
and  mathematical   school,  three  years   after  his   settlement  as 


EDUCATIONAL  HISTORY.  1 65 

pastor  of  Ten  Mile.  That  academy  continued  in  successful 
operation  for  three  years  and  a  half,  until,  for  some  reason,  the 
farm  was  sold.  The  students  were  transferred  to  a  school 
opened  in  the  "  study"  at  Buffalo,  in  1785,  by  the  Rev.  Joseph 
Smith.  That  school  was  successful  for  a  few  years,  and  it  was 
claimed  by  the  author  of  "  Old  Redstone,"  the  grandson  of  Mr. 
Smith,  to  be  "  the  first  school  opened  with  exclusive  reference  to 
the  training  of  young  men  for  the  ministry." 

Contemporary,  in  a  general  sense  with  these,  was  another 
school,  established  by  Rev.  John  McMillan,  whose  pastoral 
charge  was  partly  on  the  field  now  included  in  the  Presbytery  of 
Washington,  and  whose  school,  though  located  just  outside  of 
this  territorial  limit,  dispensed  its  advantages  equally  in  every 
direction. 

To  these  three  men — Thaddeus  Dodd,  Joseph  Smith  and 
John  McMillan — of  whom  biographical  sketches  will  be  found 
elsewhere  in  this  volume,  belongs  the  honorable  distinction  of 
having  been  the  pioneers  of  education  no  less  than  religion  in 
Western  Pennsylvania.  Dodd  was  a  fine  classical  and  mathe- 
matical scholar.  "  His  life  was  gentle,  his  preaching  earnest, 
persuasive,  and  particularly  attractive  to  the  young."  Smith  was 
a  most  devout  man,  mighty  in  prayer,  and,  as  related  by  his 
biographer,  would  frequently  rise  in  the  night  hours  to  hold 
communion  with  God.  McMillan  was  a  man  of  Pauline  zeal  as 
well  as  doctrine,  and,  surviving  the  other  two  some  forty  years, 
did  a  grand  work  in  his  day,  particularly  in  the  instruction  of  the 
rising  ministry. 

These  devoted  men,  together  with  others,  who  carried  the 
gospel  west  of  the  mountains,  convinced  of  the  importance  of  an 
educated  as  well  as  a  pious  ministry,  did  not  hurry  ignorant, 
uncultivated  young  men  into  the  sacred  office,  on  the  ground 
that  laborers  were  greatly  needed.  They  required  their  candi- 
dates to  be  able  to  read  the  Sacred  Scriptures  in  the  original 
tongues,  and  they  provided  the  best  means  in  their  power  to 
give  a  good  education  to  all  who  sought  it. 

A  few  ministers  in  Morris  County,  New  Jersey,  separated 
from  their  Presbytery  and  formed  an  independent  Presbytery, 
not  because  they  differed  in  doctrine,  but  because  so  few  men 


1 66        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

of  education  offered  themselves  as  candidates  for  the  gospel 
ministry,  they  thought  it  necessary  to  license  as  preachers  men 
who  had  very  little  education  or  knowledge  of  theology.  Sev- 
eral such  were  licensed,  and  remained  unemployed.  A  friend  in 
Morris  County  wrote  to  Thaddeus  Dodd,  who  was  from  that 
place,  inquiring  whether  or  not  some  of  those  young  men  could 
not  be  usefully  employed  in  Western  Pennsylvania.  Mr,  Dodd 
replied  to  this  effect :  "  That  Western  Pennsylvania  was  a  very 
rough,  hilly  country,  and  that  the  roots  of  trees  still  green 
required  a  very  strong,  well-trained  team  to  break  up  the  ground, 
and  he  did  not  think  that  two-year  old  steers  would  answer ! " 

Following  the  three  private  schools  which  have  been  men- 
tioned, two  incorporated  academies  quickly  succeeded,  both  of 
which  soon  grew  into  colleges. 

The  history  of  Cannonsburg  Academy  and  its  successor, 
Jefferson  College,  is  an  exceedingly  interesting  one.  Their 
influence  was  most  direct  and  potent  in  moulding  the  religious 
life  of  the  whole  Western  Church.  The  tracing  out  of  this 
influence,  and  putting  on  record  the  history  of  the  two  institu- 
tions, would  constitute  an  attractive  labor.  This,  however,  may 
most  appropriately  be  remitted  to  the  sister  Presbytery  in  whose 
bounds  their  site  was  embraced. 

THE  WASHINGTON   ACADEMY 

Was  chartered  by  an  act  of  the  Legislature  of  Pennsylvania, 
September  24,  1787  ;  but  it  was  not  until  1789  that  it  was  opened 
for  students  under  the  Rev.  Thaddeus  Dodd,  who  was  chosen 
principal  on  account  of  his  scholarly  qualifications.  He  remained 
but  a  year  and  three  months  at  the  head  of  the  institution,  and 
on  account  of  the  burning  of  the  court-house,  in  which  the 
classes  recited,  the  school  was  suspended  in  1791  ;  but  the  sus- 
pension did  not  long  continue,  for  we  learn  that  soon  afterwards  it 
was  re-opened,  and  carried  on  with  greater  or  less  success  until  the 
spring  of  1805,  under  James  Dobbins  and  Benjamin  Mills.  Then  a 
brighter  era  dawned  upon  it,  in  the  call  of  Rev.  Matthew  Brown 
to  its  management  and  instruction,  who  had  also  been  chosen  as 
the  first  pastor  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  of  Washington.  The 
academy  prospered  under  the  able  principalship  and  administra- 


EDUCATIONAL  HISTORY.  1 67 

tion  of  the  gifted  and  skillful  educator,  and  on  March  28,  1806, 
received  an  act  of  incorporation  as  a  college. 

The  foundations  of  the  college  were  firmly  laid,  alike  in 
scholarship  and  administration,  and  a  presidential  reputation  was 
made  of  which  the  alumni  of  both  colleges,  Washington  and 
Jefferson,  are  justly  proud. 

DR.  MATTHEW  BROWN, 

As  the  first  President  of  Washington  College,  during  an  admin- 
istration of  ten  years,  and  afterwards  the  President  of  Jefferson 
College  for  twenty  years,  will  be  recognized  in  history  as  a 
prominent  and  successful  educator.  He  was  a  graduate  of  Dick- 
inson College  in  1794.  The  Rev.  Robert  Baird,  D.D.,  who  was 
one  of  his  students  writes  thus  concerning  him : — "  He  was  an 
excellent  Latin  scholar.  In  Rhetoric,  Logic,  Moral  Philosophy, 
and  Metaphysics,  especially  the  latter,  he  was  admirable.  He 
was  not  only  well  versed  in  these  several  branches,  but  he  pos- 
sessed in  an  uncommon  degree  the  power  of  communicating  to 
others  what  he  knew ;  and  in  this,  quite  as  much  as  in  his 
scholarship,  lay  the  secret  of  his  success  as  a  teacher."  He  was 
an  able  and  effective  preacher.  He  died  after  a  brief  illness  at 
the  house  of  his  son-in-law,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Riddle,  of  Pittsburgh, 
on  the  29th  of  July,  1853,  aged  seventy-seven.  I  heard  him 
make  his  last  public  address  at  the  Communion  table  in  Cannons- 
burgh,  a  few  weeks  before  his  death ;  it  was  spoken  with  great 
fervor  and  tenderness  and  made  a  deep  impression  upon  the  minds 
of  all  the  students  and  others  who  heard  him.  His  body  was 
taken  to  Cannonsburgh,  where  a  funeral  discourse  was  preached 
by  Rev.  Dr.  Elisha  P.  Swift  of  Allegheny.  It  was  then  removed 
to  Washington  for  interment.  Both  at  Cannonsburgh  and  Wash- 
ington, there  was  every  demonstration  of  affectionate  respect. 
The  next  prominent  educator  of  that  early  day  was,  the 

REV.  ANDREW  WYLIE. 

He  was  born  in  Washington  County,  Pennnsylvania,  on  the 
1 2th  of  April,  1789.  He  had  been  a  pupil  of  Dr.  Matthew 
Brown,  in  the  Washington  Academy,  but  graduated  in  the  class 
of  1 8 10,  in  Jefferson  College.     He  was  a  young  man  of  fine 


1 68        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

talents  and  scholarship  and  address,  and  possessed  great  energy. 
At  the  early  age  of  twenty-two  years,  and  only  eighteen  months 
after  his  reception  of  a  diploma,  he  was  elected  to  the  presidency 
of  Jefferson  College,  where  he  continued  for  five  years.  In 
1816,  he  was  transferred  by  election  from  the  presidency  of 
Jefferson  to  that  of  Washington,  where  he  continued  for  twelve 
years ;  so  that  he  was  noted  in  the  administration  of  both  the 
colleges,  and  also  in  their  controversies  at  that  time,  concerning 
which  I  shall  not  speak.  He  retired  in  1828  to  take  charge  of 
the  Indiana  State  University,  at  Bloomington,  where  he  was  dis- 
tinguished as  an  educator,  and  died  November  11,  1851,  having 
passed  three-score  years. 

A  prominent  figure  in  our  picture  gallery  of  educators,  was 

the 

REV.  DAVID  McCONAUGHY,  D.D.,  LL.D. 

He  was  born  in  Adams  County,  Pa.,  September  29,  1775,  and 
was  an  alumnus  of  Dickinson  College,  graduating  in  1795  ;  he 
was  called  from  the  pastorate  at  Gettysburg,  Pa.,  in  the  spring 
of  1832,  to  the  presidency  of  Washington  College.  During  his 
whole  administration,  which  embraced  a  period  of  seventeen 
years  and  six  months,  three  hundred  and  eighty-eight  young 
men  received  the  honors  of  the  institution.  The  college,  during 
the  whole  period,  enjoyed  a  constantly  increasing  prosperity. 
His  resignation,  in  September  1849,  was  followed  by  his  peace- 
ful death  at  his  home  in  Washington,  January  29,  1852,  "  in  the 
seventy-seventh  year  of  his  life,  and  fiftieth  of  his  ministry." 
His  friend.  Rev.  Dr.  David  Elliott,  has  written  concerning  him 
in  the  following  language  : — "  His  commanding  talents,  his  ex- 
tensive and  commanding  scholarship,  his  unswerving  integrity, 
his  purity  of  motive,  his  paternal  care  and  affectionate  regard 
for  his  pupils,  the  uniform  dignity  of  his  deportment,  and  the 
captivating  benevolence  of  his  disposition — in  a  word,  the  con- 
centrated force  of  the  many  rare  qualities  which  constituted  his 
character,  gave  him  a  power  and  control  over  the  public  mind, 
and  over  the  hearts  of  the  young  men,  against  v/hich  any  few 
incidental  defects  in  the  management  of  the  college,  which 
might  perhaps  be  justly  imputed  to  him,  presented  but  slight  re- 
sistance.    The  history  of  the  college  during  his  administration 


EDUCATIONAL  HISTORY.  1 69 

is  a  sufficient  certificate  to  the  ability  and  fidelity  with  which  he 
presided  over  it." 

The  next  educator  whom  I  shall  bring  to  your  view,  is 

NICHOLAS  MURRAY. 

He  was  born  in  Brooke  County,  Va.,  on  the  fifth  of  February, 
1809.  He  served  an  apprenticeship  of  two  or  three  years  at  the 
saddler's  trade,  in  Steubenville,  Ohio.  He  began  to  feel  a  strong 
desire  for  a  liberal  education,  after  he  had  commenced  business 
for  himself  in  West  Liberty,  Ohio  County,  Va.  At  this  time 
Rev.  Dr.  John  McCluskey  was  pastor  of  the  West  Alexander 
Presbyterian  Church.  He  says,  "  I  first  met  young  Murray  at  a 
Bible  class  within  the  bounds  of  my  congregation,  and  my  atten- 
tion was  drawn  to  him  by  the  deep  interest  which  he  manifested, 
especially  in  the  explanations  which  were  given  of  the  more 
difficult  points.  On  inquiry  I  learned  something  of  his  previous 
history,  and  also  his  strong  desire  to  obtain  a  liberal  education, 
in  connection  with  the  untoward  circumstances  which  seemed 
to  forbid  the  hope  of  it.  The  next  morning  I  sent  a  request  to 
him  that  he  would  call  at  my  house ;  he  did  so,  and  the  follow- 
ing is  the  substance  of  the  conversation  that  passed  between 
us  : — 

"  '  Mr.  Murray,  I  have  learned  that  you  desire  a  liberal  educa- 
tion.' '  I  do,  sir,  but  have  no  hope  of  getting  it'  *  Give  candid 
and  full  answers  to  the  questions  I  am  about  to  propose,  and  I 
will  tell  you  whether  you  can  get  an  education  or  not' 

"  I.  *  Have  you  any  engagements,  in  love  matters,  with  any 
lady?'     '  No,  sir.' 

"  2.  '  Have  you  any  money  ?'     *  Not  a  dollar.' 

"  3.  '  Are  you  in  debt  ?'     'About  thirty  dollars.' 

"  4.  *  Have  you  any  friends  who  would  aid  you  ?'  '  I  know  ot 
no  one  who  would  give  me  a  farthing.' 

"  5.  *  Have  you  any  better  clothes  than  those  you  have  on?' 
(Not  only  threadbare  but  rent.)  '  No,  sir;  these  are  the  best  I 
have.' 

"  *  Well,  my  young  friend,  it  is  a  hard  case,  but  if  you  will 
closely  follow  my  directions,  I  will,  under  God,  secure  you  a 
liberal  education.     Come  here  next  Monday,  and  I  will  tell  you.' 


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In  the  meantime  I  visited  a  few  families  of  my  congregation, 
and  obtained  for  him  a  small  English  school.  On  Monday  he 
came.     The  plan  was  submitted.     It  was  as  follows : — 

"  I.  '  You  will  go  with  me  to  the  store,  and,  on  my  credit,  get 
yourself  a  suit  of  clothes.  I  intend  that  you  shall  pay  for  them 
as  soon  as  you  are  able.' 

"  2.  '  You  are  to  teach  a  small  English  school,  and  recite  two 
lessons  per  week  of  your  academic  studies  to  me,  in  my  study. 
I  will  furnish  you  books  and  tuition  gratis.' 

"  3,  'The  first  money  you  earn  must  be  used  in  payment  of 
your  debt  of  thirty  dollars.  So  much  of  the  plan  I  tell  you 
now.'  He  seemed  much  pleased.  I  gave  him  a  Latin  grammar 
and  he  went  to  work.  He  gave  entire  satisfaction  in  his  school, 
and  recited  his  lessons  to  me  with  remarkable  accuracy, — though 
he  taught  six  hours  per  day  he  advanced  in  his  studies  more 
rapidly  than  any  of  the  thirty  pupils  under  my  care  in  regular 
attendance  at  the  Academy.  He  was  admitted,  on  an  examina- 
tion, to  the  full  privileges  of  the  church  in  West  Alexander,  on 
the  29th  of  April,  1832." 

Mr.  Murray  entered  Washington  College  in  1832,  and  very 
soon  obtained  a  tutorship  in  the  college,  at  the  same  time  reci- 
ting in  the  regular  classes.  During  his  whole  collegiate  course 
his  standing  for  talent,  scholarship  and  deportment  was  unusually 
high,  and  he  graduated  with  the  first  honors  of  his  class  in  1834. 

He  studied  Hebrew  and  theology  under  Dr.  McCluskey,  and 
was  licensed  to  preach  by  the  Presbytery  of  Washington  on  the 
2d  of  October,  1839.  He  resumed  his  employment  as  a  teacher 
and  was  for  some  years  at  the  head  of  a  classical  school  of  a 
very  high  order  in  Wheeling,  Virginia.  In  1844  he  was  unani- 
mously appointed  Professor  of  Ancient  Languages  in  the  col- 
lege where  he  had  graduated,  and  immediately  entered  upon  the 
duties  of  his  new  office. 

As  a  teacher  he  was  most  accurate  and  thorough,  laying 
deep  and  broad  the  grammatical  basis  of  each  language  in  the 
minds  of  his  classes,  and  exploring  the  profoundest  depths  of 
its  philosophy. 

He  was  ordained  as  an  Evangelist  at  Wellsburgh,  Va.,  on  the 
1 6th  of  April,  1845. 


EDUCATIONAL  HISTORY.  17I 

Soon  after  his  removal  to  Washington  he  accepted  a  call 
from  the  neighboring  church  of  Ten  Mile.  His  labors,  both  as 
a  professor  and  a  pastor,  were  highly  appreciated  and  emi- 
nently useful.  In  the  early  part  of  his  ministry  he  was  not  so 
spiritual  and  unctional  in  his  preaching,  but  afterwards  he  was 
the  subject  of  remarkable  spiritual  exercises,  which  resulted  in 
a  most  striking  change  of  the  whole  man.  When  he  preached, 
"  it  appeared  that  his  mind  was  so  absorbed  with  the  person, 
office  and  mediatorial  glory  of  the  Redeemer,  that  his  soul  was 
literally  on  fire."  During  the  whole  winter  of  1852-53  his  la- 
bors in  different  places  were  abundant,  and  were  characterized 
by  a  zeal  that  seemed  almost  superhuman.  After  the  most  in- 
tense and  uninterrupted  labor  at  the  church  of  Mill  Creek, 
night  and  day,  for  nearly  a  week,  he  left  for  Washington,  a  dis- 
tance of  nearly  forty  miles,  and  rode  on  horseback,  exposed  to 
a  cold,  violent  March  storm.  He  was  completely  prostrated 
when  he  reached  home,  and  after  a  few  days,  died  on  the  23d 
of  March,  1853,  in  the  forty-fifth  year  of  his  age  and  in  the 
very  prime  of  his  manhood. 

REV.  WILLIAM  P.  ALRICH,  D.D., 

Was  born  and  brought  up  at  Wilmington,  Del. ;  his  preparatory 
studies  were  pursued  at  the  Bucks  County  Academy,  which  was 
located  in  Newtown,  Pa.  He  was  an  alumnus  of  Princeton  Col- 
lege, and  graduated  with  highest  honors,  being  the  valedic- 
torian of  his  class.  He  studied  theology  in  the  Princeton 
Theological  Seminary. 

In  1830  he  was  made  professor  of  mathematics,  astronomy 
and  chemistry  in  Washington  College,  and  so  continued  until 
i860,  when  he  resigned  for  rest.  During  all  the  time  of  his 
connection  with  the  college  he  fulfilled  the  active  duties  of  a 
minister,  preaching  for  a  time  as  supply  at  Pigeon  Creek,  but 
for  the  most  part  of  the  time  at  East  Buffalo.  He  was  a  man 
of  great  kindness  and  integrity.  His  preaching  was  peculiar  in 
style,  but  pithy  and  popular.  Not  a  few  were  brought  to  the 
Saviour  under  his  ministry.  He  was  a  man  of  decided  convic- 
tions, conservative  spirit,  very  conscientious,  plain  in  manners, 
even  old-fashioned,   and   was  a  warm   true  friend.     He  left  a 


172        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

"  good  name."  He  died  in  Winterset,  Iowa,  at  the  residence  of 
his  son-in-law,  Mr.  C.  Ballard,  December  31,  1869,  in  the  sev- 
enty-second year  of  his  age. 

Among  the  names  to  be  mentioned  on  this  occasion  is  that  of 

REV.  JOHN  W.  SCOTT,  D.D.. 

Of  the  Jefferson  Class  of  1827.  He  was  a  fine  scholar,  espe- 
cially in  the  Latin,  and  a  thorough  instructor.  He  conducted 
an  academy  in  Steubenville,  O.,  and  afterwards  in  Wheeling, 
Va.  He  was  called  to  the  presidency  of  Washington  College 
in  1853,  and  continued  in  the  office  until  1865.  The  twelve 
years  of  his  administration  were  not  surpassed  by  any  like 
period  in  thorough  scholarship.  Two  hundred  and  sixteen 
were  added  to  the  alumni,  of  whom  one  hundred  and  eighteen 
became  ministers  of  the  Gospel,  including  six  Foreign  Mission- 
aries. During  this  period  several  revivals  of  religion  extended 
their  influence  into  the  college,  as  others  had  done  before.  A 
brief  notice  of  the  revival  in  Washington  College  was  published 
in  the  Home  and  Foreign  Record  oi  May,  1858,  in  which  there 
is  the  following  statement:  "The  session  just  closed  was  the 
most  pleasant  we  have  had.  It  is  admitted  by  gentlemen  here, 
who  have  the  best  opportunity  of  knowing,  that  in  discipline, 
good  order,  industry,  morals  and  religious  influence,  and  also 
in  the  standard  of  scholarship  maintained  and  required,  the  col- 
lege is  far  in  advance  of  any  former  times."  It  is  recorded 
concerning  President  Scott,  that  in  his  voluntary  retirement, 
preparatory  to  the  union  of  Washington  and  Jefferson  Colleges, 
he  "  carried  with  him  the  high  esteem  of  all  connected  with  the 
institution."  He  afterwards  did  efficient  service  in  the  cause  of 
education,  as  vice-president  and  professor  in  the  University  of 
West  Virginia,  at  Morgantown,  and  died  July  25,  1879,  ^^^^ 
many  years  of  great  usefulness  as  an  educator. 

THE  REV.  E.  C.  WINES,  D.D., 

Was  a  professor  for  about  five  years  in  Washington  College. 
Afterwards,  for  some  years,  he  was  president  of  the  City  Uni- 
versity, of  St.  Louis.  He  was  a  scholarly  and  literary  man, 
and  wrote  some  valuable  books.     Among  the  number  was  one 


EDUCATIONAL  HISTORY.  1 73 

on  "  The  Laws  of  the  Ancient  Hebrews  "  and  one  on  "  Regen- 
eration." He  afterwards  did  splendid  service  in  prison  reform, 
writing  and  lecturing  upon  the  subject,  and  traveling  in  Europe 
to  obtain  information  by  visiting  the  prisons  of  various  coun- 
tries. He  became  an  authority  on  Prison  Reform,  and  was 
counted  a  leader  among  Christian  philanthropists  in  the 
amelioration  of  the  physical  and  moral  condition  of  prisoners 
throughout  civilized  countries.  He  died  at  Cambridge,  Mass., 
December,  1879,  while  revising  the  proof  sheets  of  his  book, 
entitled  "  The  State  of  Prisons."  But  there  is  another  man  who 
has  a  legitimate  right  by  inheritance  to  a  place  in  this  record  of 
the  century.     His  name  is 

SAMUEL  JENNINGS  WILSON. 
He  was  in  every  sense. a  son  of  the  Presbytery  of  Washington. 
He  was  born  in  Washington  County,  Pa.,  July  19,  1828.  He 
was  awakened  and  brought  to  the  Saviour  under  the  ministry  of 
Rev.  James  I.  Brownson,  D.D.,  and  united  with  the  First  Pres- 
byterian Church  of  Washington  while  a  student  of  the  college, 
in  1849.  He  was  graduated  in  the  class  of  1852,  and  from  the 
Western  Theological  Seminary  in  1855  ;  was  licensed  to  preach 
the  gospel  by  the  Presbytery  of  Washington  April  18,  1855,  at 
a  meeting  held  in  Wheeling,  and  was  ordained  by  the  same  Oc- 
tober 20,  1857,  in  the  same  city.  He  was  chosen  instructor  in 
the  Western  Theological  Seminary  in  1855,  just  after  graduat- 
ing ;  for  six  months  he  was  stated  supply  for  the  Second  Church 
of  Wheeling,  and  received  a  call  June  15,  1857,  to  become  pas- 
tor of  that  church,  which  he  declined,  as  he  had  been  elected 
professor  by  the  General  Assembly  of  1857,  and  was  inaugu- 
rated April  18,  1858.  At  his  own  request  he  was  dismissed  to 
the  Presbytery  of  Ohio  (now  Pittsburgh)  October  2,  1866,  and 
in  addition  to  his  duties  as  professor  was  the  pastor  of  the 
Sixth  Church  of  Pittsburgh  for  a  number  of  years.  In  1874  he 
was  chosen  to  be  the  Moderator  of  the  General  Assembly, 
which  met  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.  Under  the  new  arrangement  of 
Synods  by  the  General  Assembly,  he  was  elected  the  first  Mod- 
erator of  the  Synod  of  Pennsylvania,  which  met  in  Harrisburgh, 
October,  1882.     He  was  a  member  of  the  preliminary  "  Gen- 


174        THE  PRESBYTERY  OV   WASHINGTON. 

eral  Council  of  the  Presbyterian  Alliance,"  which  met  in  Lon- 
don, July  21,  1875,  and  was  also  a  member  of  the  Second  Gen- 
eral Council,  which  met  in  Philadelphia  in  1880,  before  which 
he  read  an  able  paper  on  the  "  Distinctive  Principles  of  Presby- 
terianism."  The  General  Assembly,  in  1883,  appointed  him  to 
be  a  delegate  to  the  General  Council,  to  meet  in  Belfast,  Ireland, 
July,  1884.  But  the  Lord  had  other  purposes  concerning  His 
servant ;  after  a  brief  severe  attack  of  typhoid  fever,  he  "  fell 
asleep  in  Jesus,"  August  17,  1883,  in  the  fifty-sixth  year  of  his 
age,  and  after  twenty-five  years  of  faithful  service  as  professor 
in  the  Western  Theological  Seminary.  He  was  interred  in  Al- 
legheny Cemetery,  August  20,  1883.  Professor  Wilson  was  a 
remarkably  modest  man,  as  free  from  arrogance,  and  presump- 
tion, as  humble  in  the  estimate  of  his  own  importance,  as  one 
can  be  well  conceived  to  be  in  this  world  of  sin.  And  yet  he 
was  as  brave  a  man  as  ever  lived.  He  was  a  successful  and 
accomplished  professor  in  the  Theological  Seminary,  and  an 
eloquent  preacher.  He  was  a  thorough  Presbyterian  in  his 
views  of  doctrine  and  order.  He  was  not  merely  acquainted 
with  the  doctrines  of  the  gospel,  but  they  so  imbued  his  whole 
train  of  thought  that  they  came  forth  in  his  teaching  without 
effort  or  labor  in  all  their  native  majesty  and  grace.  He  united 
in  his  own  person  a  remarkable  assemblage  of  those  qualities 
which  fit  a  man  for  discharging  his  high  trust  as  a  professor. 
He  possessed,  in  a  high  degree,  that  dignity  that  commands  re- 
spect, the  accuracy  that  inspires  confidence,  the  ardor  that  kin- 
dles animation,  the  kindness  that  wins  affection.  On  the  whole, 
if  a  bright  intellect,  unaffected  simplicity  of  manners,  staunch 
integrity  of  heart,  unswerving  fidelity  in  friendship,  the  gentle- 
ness of  the  lamb  and  the  boldness  of  the  lion — and  all  those 
qualities,  consecrated  by  a  piety,  the  most  ardent  and  sincere 
on  the  high  altar  of  devotion,  have  any  claim  to  respect,  the 
memory  of  Dr.  Samuel  J.  Wilson  will  long  be  cherished  with 
tears  of  admiration  by  those  who  knew  him.  "  The  righteous 
shall  be  in  everlasting  remembrance.''     (Ps.  112  :  6.) 

PROF.  SAMUEL  JONES 

Is  here  entitled  to  mention  among  our  noted  educators.  He  was 
born  in  Ireland,  and  educated  in  the  University  of  Dublin,     He 


EDUCATIONAL  HISTORY.  17^ 

came  to  this  country  and  took  charge  of  the  Academy  in  Beaver, 
Pa.,  where  he  soon  attracted  attention  as  a  successful  teacher 
and  a  gifted  scholar.  In  1853  he  was  elected  by  the  trustees  of 
Jefferson  College  to  the  chair  of  Natural  Sciences  in  that  institu- 
tion, which  he  accepted  and  filled  with  great  satisfaction  until 
the  union  of  Washington  and  Jefferson ;  he  was  then  transferred 
to  the  same  chair  in  the  united  College,  and  continued  in  this 
position  until  failing  health  and  the  infirmity  of  years  compelled 
him  to  retire  from  active  service.  He  died  May  22,  1885,  after 
an  honored  and  useful  life.  He  was  an  earnest  Christian,  simple 
in  his  habits  of  life,  and  had  the  utmost  contempt  for  shams  and 
lofty  pretensions.  He  was  a  genius  in  his  line  of  study,  and 
possessed  mechanical  skill,  as  was  evidenced  by  the  fact  that  he 
manufactured  many  of  the  instruments  which  he  used  in  his 
laboratory.  He  was  a  popular  teacher,  and  won  the  affection  of 
his  pupils,  and  always  retained  their  highest  esteem  and  respect. 
In  the  class-room  he  was  always  ready  to  answer  a  proper  ques- 
tion ;  but  if  a  student  put  one  out  of  mere  curiosity,  or  for  the 
purpose  of  puzzling  the  teacher,  almost  as  quick  as  the  lightning 
the  Irish  wit  or  sarcasm  would  flash  forth,  to  the  complete  dis- 
comfiture of  the  venturesome  student.  Many  of  the  witty  say- 
ings of  Prof  Samuel  Jones  have  been  transmitted  from  one  class 
to  another,  and  will  live  for  years  to  come  in  the  college  history. 
He  was  an  humble  Christian  and  a  firm  believer  in  the  Word  of 
God  and  in  the  atoning  merits  of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ.  His 
teachings  of  natural  science  were  always  in  harmony  with  the 
teachings  of  the  Holy  Scriptures.  In  his  will  he  left  a  consid- 
erable legacy  to  the  College  which  he  loved  and  for  which  he 
had  so  faithfully  labored.  When  he  died,  he  was  buried  in  the 
beautiful  cemetery  of  Washington,  where  so  many  rest  who  had 
been  faithful  Christian  educators. 

To  this  list  of  successful  educators,  now  deceased,  may  be 
added  others  whose  term  of  service  was  more  brief,  but  whose 
names  should  not  pass  unrecorded. 

In  181 5  John  Reed  was  Professor  of  Languages  in  Wash- 
ington College.  He  was  a  graduate  of  Jefferson  College,  stand- 
ing high  in  the  class  of  18 10,  of  which  Andrew  Wylie  and  Wm. 


176        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

Hendricks  were  members.  He  afterwards  entered  the  ministry, 
and  died  in  1840,  in  Indiana,  Pa. 

At  a  later  date  Andrew  K.  Russell  was  Professor  of  Lan- 
guages, and  subsequently  entered  the  ministry. 

In  1 83 1  Rev.  David  Elliott,  D.D.,  was  president /r<3  tern,  of 
Washington  College. 

In  1831-32  Rev.  J.  Holmes  Agnew  was  Professor  of  Lan- 
guages.    {Vide  Presbyterian  Encyclopedia,  p.  16.) 

He  was  succeeded  by  Robert  Fulton,  who  afterward  entered 
the  ministry. 

At  a  later  date  Rev.  James  W.  McKennan,  at  two  several 
times,  rendered  efficient  service. 

It  is  deemed  sufficient  to  merely  mention  here  the  names  of 
these  servants  of  God.  Their  fuller  record  may  be  found  else- 
where in  this  volume,  in  the  personal  sketches  which  it  contains. 

Other  names  of  deceased  persons  who  were  educators  in  another 
sense  than  that  of  giving  instruction,  may  here  be  introduced. 

The  late  Rev.  Charles  C.  Beatty,  D.D.,  LL.D.,  of  Steuben- 
ville,  O.,  will  never  be  forgotten  as  the  most  generous  benefactor  of 
Washington  and  Jefferson  College,  up  to  this  point  in  the  history. 

Nor  will  the  friends  of  this  institution  ever  let  die  the  name 
of  Dr.  Francis  Julius  Lemoyne,  whose  timely  and  liberal  dona- 
tions have  added  so  largely  to  its  endowments. 

We  also  find  connected  with  the  early  history  of  education  on 
this  field,  in  the  responsible  ofifice  of  trustee,  many  familiar  and 
honorable  names.  Prominent  among  these  at  a  very  early  date 
were  Dr.  Absalom  Baird,  Alexander  Reed,  Andrew  Swea- 
ringen,  Esq.,  James  Brice.  Hon.  James  Allison,  Alex.  Wright, 
Esq.  ,  and  Col.  Wm.  McKennan.  A  little  later  are  the  sons 
instead  of  the  fathers — George  Baird,  Hon.  Thos.  H.  Baird, 
Wm.  Baird,  Esq.,  Hon.  T,  M.  T.  McKennan,  Hon.  Joseph  Rit- 
ner,  Hon.  R.  R.  Reed,  John  K.  Wilson,  John  L.  Gow,  Esq., 
Hon.  John  H.  Ewing,  Colin  M.  Reed,  and  not  a  few  others, 
who,  as  members  or  adherents  of  the  Presbyterian  Church,  were 
faithful  guardians  of  their  trust,  and  zealous  promoters  of  the 
cause  of  sanctified  learning. 

Thus  far,  it  is  only  the  honored  dead  of  whom  mention  has 
been   made.     But  this  record  would  be  plainly  defective  if  no 


EDUCATIONAL  HISTORY.  1 77 

reference  were  made  to  those  who  are  still  among  the  living, 
particularly  those  who  rendered  service  as  instructors. 

From  1824  to  1828*  John  W.  Scott  served  as  Professor  of 

*  Although  the  following  letter  was  not  written  for  publication,  the  privilege  of 
inserting  it  has  been  obtained.  It  will  be  read  with  an  interest  not  a  little  enhanced 
by  the  writer's  venerable  age  and  also  his  relationship  to  the  Chief  Magistrate  of  the 
Nation. — Com.  of  Pub. 

"  Washington,    D.  C,  Feb.  25,  '89. 

"  Rev.  Henry  Woods,  D.D.  : 
"  Rev.  and  Dear  Bro  : 

"I  have  received  yours  of  2d  inst.,  and  I  am  obliged  to  answer  it  very 
briefly.  I  was  received  as  a  candidate  for  the  gospel  ministry  by  the  Washington 
Presbytery — I  believe  it  had  then  the  same  name — at  its  meeting  in  October,  1828, 
at  West  Alexander,  and  had  my  first  two  trial  exercises  assigned  me  for  the  next 
stated  meeting.  In  the  mean  time  I  was  dismissed  to  put  myse3f  under  the  care  otf 
the  Presbytery  of  Cincinnati,  which  I  did  in  the  spring  of  1829.  I  was  licensed  the 
spring  of  1S30,  by  the  Presbytery  of  Oxford  at  its  first  meeting,  after  being  stricken 
off  from  the  mother  Presbytery  of  Cincinnati,  and  ordained,  sine  titulo,  in  the  fall  of 
the  same  year.  I  served  as  a  professor  in  Washington  College,  Pa.,  from  the  spring 
of  1824  till  the  fall  of  1828,  4^  years;  in  the  Miami  University  from  the  fall  of  1828 
till  the  spring  of  1845,  i6j4  years;  in  Farmers,  now  called  Belmont  College,  which 
I  aided  Dr,  Bishop  and  Mr.  Cary  in  founding,  from  the  spring  of  1845  till  that  of 
1849,  4 years;  in  the  Oxford  Female  College  from  1849  till  1859,  ID  years;  in  Han- 
over College  from  i860  till  1868,  8  years;  in  the  commencement  for  the  establish- 
ment of  a  Presbyterial  Academy  for  the  old  Presbytery  of  Sangamon,  at  Springfield, 
111.,  from  1868  till  1870,  2  years;  in  Monongahela  College,  Pa.,  from  1874  till  1881, 
7  years; — in  all  52  years.  I  feel  that  it  is  due  to  myself  in  this  compendious  review 
of  my  educational  life,  to  say,  I  am  perhaps  the  oldest  living  educator  in  the  land. 
I  commenced  at  sixteen  years  of  age,  having  been  prepared  under  the  instruction  of 
my  father  so  as  to  be  able  to  enter  as  a  junior  in  Washington  or  Jefferson  College  of 
that  day.  I  taught,  before  going  to  College,  two  years  of  common  English  school ; 
one  of  Enghsh  and  classical  and  scientific  school  mixed,  under  the  patronage  of 
Father  Macurdy  at  Florence,  Washington  county,  the  origin  and  nucleus  of  the  Flor- 
ence Academy,  which  existed  and  flourished  for  a  number  of  years  after,  but  is  now 
I  believe  extinct ;  and  one  year  and  a  half  as  principal  of  the  old  Beaver  Academy — 
making  my  whole  educational  career  56^  years. 

"  In  regard  to  my  gospel  ministry,  I  never  was  strictly  a  pastor  of  any  church.  My 
preaching  was  in  the  College  Hall,  with  which  I  was  connected,  or  in  neighboring 
vacancies;  of  which  latter  I  did  a  great  deal,  and,  indeed,  in  some  of  them  much 
pastoral  duty,  especially  during  college  vacations.  The  School  of  Camden,  in  the 
Old  Oxford,  now  Dayton  Presbytery,  where  I  was  the  first  to  break  ground  for  and 
organize  a  Presbj-terian  church,  I  supplied  again  and  again  at  different  times,  when 
they  became  vacant,  sometimes  for  months  at  a  time,  while  I  was  a  professor  in  Miami 
University.  I  did  the  same  for  the  Church  of  College  Comer,  but  not  ^o  repeatedly 
or  so  long  terms.  The  churches  of  Harmony,  Reilly,  Somerville,  Collinsville  and 
(Rossville,  now  extinct),  I  supplied  a  good  deal  when  vacant  during  the  years  I  lived 
at  Oxford.     While  I  was  at  Farmers  or  Belmont,  I  supplied  regularly  for  two  or  three 

12 


lyS  THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

Mathematics  in  Washington  College.  He  soon  afterward  entered 
the  ministry,  and  has  given  to  the  Master  some  sixty  years  of 
active  service  as  preacher  and  teacher.  Dr.  Scott  is  a  son  of 
Rev.  George  M.  Scott,  first  pastor  of  Mill  Creek  and  the  Flats, 
in  the  Presbytery  of  Washington.  {Vide,  sketch  elsewhere  in 
this  volume.)  Dr.  Scott,  now  full  of  years  and  honors,  is  spend- 
ing the  evening  of  life  in  Washington,  D.  C. 

REV.  JAMES  CLARK,  D.D., 

Was  President  of  Washington  College  for  two  years,  being  the 
successor  of  Dr.  McConaughy  ;  he  resigned  in  July  1852,  and  is 
still  living  and  residing  in  Philadelphia.  Dr.  J.  I.  Brownson,  the 
able  and  beloved  pastor  of  the  First  Church  of  Washington,  in 
addition  to  his  pastorate  and  at  the  urgent  solicitation  of  the 
Trustees  of  the  College,  presided  over  the  institution  from  July 
15th,  1852,  and  carried  it  most  satisfactorily  to  the  annual  com- 
mencement in  September,  1853.  In  like  manner  he  acted  as 
President  of  Washington  and  Jefferson  for  the  year  ending  with 
the  commencement  of  1870.  As  President  of  the  present  Board 
of  Trustees  of  Washington  and  Jefferson  College,  and  also  of 
the  Female  Seminary  of  Washington,  and  First  Vice-President 
of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the  Western  Theological  Semi- 
nary; as  author  of  the  educational  history  of  colleges,  acade- 
mies and  female  seminaries,  in  Western  Pennsylvania  and  parts 
adjacent;  and  also  author  of  "  The  History  of  the  Western  Theo- 
logical Seminary,"  Dr.  J.  I.  Brownson  will  stand  pre-eminent  in 
our  history  as  a  wise  and  liberal  promoter  of  sound  education. 

Rev.  James  Black  was  made  Professor  of  Greek  in  Washing- 
years  the  Church  of  Cheviot  in  the  Presbytery  of  Cincinnati.  I  was  called  to  Hanover 
College,  with  the  express  understanding  that  I  should  supply  Hanover  Church  as  a 
(^uasi  pastor,  and  thereby  obtain  half  my  salary — which  I  did  for  8  years. 

"  In  regard  to  the  middle  letter  of  my  name,  it  was  assumed  after  I  became  a  resi- 
dent of  your  good  little  city,  as  distinctive,  there  being  three  or  four  other  John  Scotts 
who  received  their  mail  at  the  Washington  office — with  the  approval  of  my  father, 
who  personally  knew  and  greatly  admired  old  Dr.  Witherspoon  while  a  student  of 
theology  under  his  son  in-law.  Dr.  Stanhope  Smith,  at  Princeton — assumed  in  honor 
of  him. 

"  I  have  thus  answered  all  your  inquiries,  in  course ;  though  not  as  briefly  as  I 
intended.  I  remain,  dear  Bro.,  yours,  very  truly, 

"J.  W.  Scott." 


EDUCATIONAL  HISTORY.  1 79 

ton  College  in  1859,  and  in  1865  had  added  to  this  the  official 
dignity  of  Vice-President  of  Washington  and  Jefferson  College, 
which  position  he  continued  to  hold  until  1868,  when  he  re- 
signed it  to  assume  the  Presidency  of  Iowa  State  University. 
After  two  years  of  service  in  this  position,  he  accepted  the  Prin- 
cipalship  of  Pennsylvania  Female  College  at  Pittsburgh,  Pa., 
which  he  held  until  1875.  Since  that  time  he  has  been  Professor  of 
Greek  in  University  of  Wooster,  and  since  1 877,  Vice-President  of 
the  same.     He  bears  the  double  titular  honor  of  D.D.  and  LL.D. 

Rev.  \Vm.  I.  Brugh,  D.D.  was  Professor  in  Washington  College 
from  1 863  to  1 865.  The  names  of  Rev.  Edsall  Ferrier,  D.D.,  Prof. 
Edwin  H.  Twining  and  Prof.  Geo.  Vose,  occur  also  at  this  point. 

Rev.  Geo.  P.  Hays,  D.D.,  pastor  of  the  Central  Presbyterian 
Church  of  Allegheny,  Pa.,  and  alumnus  of  the  Jefferson  class  of 
1857,  was  elected  President  of  the  united  and  re-organized  col- 
leges, and  inaugurated  September  21,  1870,  in  the  presence  of  a 
large  assembly,  composed  of  the  trustees,  faculty,  students,  citi- 
zens and  strangers.  His  administration  was  a  successful  one, 
and  continued  for  eleven  years  ;  the  classes  grew  in  numbers  and 
strength ;  a  new  college  building  was  erected  and  dedicated, 
which  in  beauty  and  adaptation,  was  in  striking  contrast  with  the 
succession  of  old  structures  in  previous  use.  Dr.  Hays  was  Moder- 
ator of  the  General  Assembly  in  1 884,  and  a  member  of  the  Pres- 
byterian Alliance  which  met  in  Belfast,  Ireland,  the  same  summer. 

Rev.  James  D.  Moffat,  D.D.,  the  pastor  of  the  Second 
Presbyterian  Church  of  Wheeling,  West  Va.,  was  chosen  to 
succeed  Dr.  Hays.  Since  his  inauguration  in  1882,  he  has  ren- 
dered most  acceptable  service  as  President  of  the  college,  and  is 
ably  supported  in  his  work  by  a  faculty  who  are  one  with  him, 
alike  in  advanced  scholarship  and  in  religious  faith. 

During  the  incumbencies  of  Drs.  Hays  and  Moffat,  several 
persons  have  filled  various  positions  in  the  College  Faculty,  who 
are  not  now  connected  with  it.  Their  names  are  Col.  W.  H. 
Adney,  Rev.  Geo.  Fraser,  D.D.,  Rev.  W.  F.  Hamilton,  D.D., 
Prof.  James  A.  Lyon,  Rev.  Wm.  Eaton,  Prof  T.  A.  Anderson, 
Prof  Thad.  C.  Noble,  all  whom  are  now  either  ministers  or  mem- 
bers of  the  Presbyterian  Church.  The  present  faculty  are  as 
follows,  not  including  subsidiary  teachers  : 


l8o  THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

REV.  JAMES  D.  MOFFAT,  D.D.,  President. 
Professor  of  Metaphysics,  Political  Philosophy  and  Evidences  of  Christianity. 


ALONZO  LINN,  LL.D.,  Vice-PrESIdent. 
Steubenville  Professor  of  Greek  and  the  Philosophy  of  Languages* 


REV.  HENRY  WOODS,  D.D. 

Memorial  Professor  of  Latin.* 


JAMES  S.  SIMONTON,  A.M. 
Professor  of  French  Languages  and  Literature. 


DUNLAP  J.  M'ADAM,  A.M. 

Lt  Moyne  Professor  of  Applied  Mathematics. 


EDWIN  LINTON,  A.M. 
Le  Moyne  Professor  of  Agriculture  and  Cor)  elative  Branches, 


JAMES  F.  RAY,  M.S. 
Professor  of  Physics  and  Chemistry. 


WILLIAM  C.  M'CLELLAND,  A.M. 

Professor  of  English  Language  and  Literature. 


J.  ADOLPH  SCHMITZ,  A.M. 
Professor  of  German  Language  and  Literature. 


JOHN  L.  LOWES,  A.B. 
Adjunct  Professor  of  Mathematics. 

*  Endowed  by  the  late  C.  C.  Beatty,  D.D.,  LL.D. 


EDUCATIONAL  HISTORY.  l8l 

But  alongside  of  the  college  has  grown  up  like  a  "  fruitful 
vine,"  the  Female  Seminary,  presided  over  gracefully  for  many 
years  by  the  late  Mrs.  Hanna,  and  now  with  so  much  efficiency 
and  fidelity  by  Miss  N.  Sherrard.  In  this  institution  multitudes 
of  the  daughters  of  the  Presbytery  and  the  surrounding  regions 
have  been  educated,  and  not  a  few  have  gone  out  into  the  great  mis- 
sion fields  of  the  world,  where  they  are  winning  souls  for  Christ. 

We  have  had  within  our  territory,  at  different  periods,  a  num- 
ber of  academies  chiefly  under  Presbyterian  control,  namely, — 
West  Alexander,  Cross  Creek,  Linsley  Institute,  in  Wheeling, 
and  West  Liberty  Academy.  These  primary  institutions  have 
been  the  doors  by  which  many  of  the  youth  have  found  their 
way  to  the  colleges,  and  ultimately  into  the  various  learned  pro- 
fessions. We  can  never  fully  estimate  what  blessings  these 
smaller  institutions  have  been  in  the  great  field  of  education. 
The  men  who  taught  in  them  did  foundation  work. 

Finally,  eternity  alone  can  disclose  how  far-reaching  have 
been  the  blessed  influences  of  our  Presbyterian  teaching.  We 
possess  a  *'  goodly  heritage."  Our  fathers  laid  the  foundations 
in  faith  and  prayer.  They  brought  with  them  the  Word  of  God, 
and  "  The  Shorter  Catechism."  In  the  school  and  in  the  home 
they  taught  the  children  and  youth,  that  "  man's  chief  end  was  to 
glorify  God  and  to  enjoy  Him  forever."  They  ever  insisted  that 
no  divorce  should  be  wrought  between  education  and  religion. 
They  ever  claimed  that  the  great  and  primary  principles  of  re- 
ligion should  be  revered  and  inculcated  in  some  form  in  every 
place  where  the  young  are  being  trained  for  the  responsibilities 
of  maturer  life.  And  we  rejoice  that  our  college,  planted  by 
the  care  and  sacrifice  of  our  Presbyterian  fathers,  is  not  like 
some  old  universities,  a  harboring  place  for  doubt,  or  a  citadel 
of  unbelief,  but  that  it  is  a  fountain  sending  forth  pure  and 
healthful  streams.  Between  three  and  four  thousand  alumni 
have  gone  forth,  and  by  their  noble  achievements  in  the  service 
of  patriotism,  humanity  and  religion,  have  blessed  the  world. 
Many  of  these  have  been  in  the  front  ranks  of  educators,  in  this 
and  other  lands.  May  we  be  true  to  our  trust,  so  that  the  re- 
ligion of  Christ  and  a  Scriptural  education  may  go  hand  in  hand 
for  the  redemption  of  our  race. 


V. 
MISSIONARY  HISTORY. 

THE  RELATION  OF. THE  PRESBYTERY  TO  MISSIONS,  WITH 
SKETCHES  OF  MISSIONARIES. 

The  work  of  the  church  of  Christ  is  twofold — to  hold  what 
it  already  has,  and  to  gain  what  it  does  not  possess,  The  early- 
settlers  of  Pennsylvania  realizing  this,  having  planted  the  home 
and  the  church  together,  at  the  same  time  carried  the  gospel 
into  the  regions  beyond.  At  the  close  of  the  last,  and  the  be- 
ginning of  the  present  century,  living  in  the  then  unsettled 
State  of  Ohio,  and  on  the  head-waters  of  the  Allegheny  River, 
in  Pennsylvania  and  New  York,  were  several  native  tribes, 
speaking  their  own  language  and  worshipping  according  to  the 
custom  of  their  ancestors.  These  untutored  Indians  had  souls 
to  save,  and  were  not  beyond  the  reach  of  the  gospel.  Acting 
on  this  conviction,  the  pioneer  church  went  into  the  wilderness, 
carrying  "  the  bread  of  life  "  to  these  perishing  children  of  the 
forest.  This  Presbytery  was  not  then  organized,  but  ministers 
living  within  its  present  bounds  engaged  in  this  missionary 
work. 

The  Synod  of  Pittsburgh  covering  the  ground  of  this  Pres- 
bytery was  organized  in  1802.  At  that  meeting  the  following 
action  was  taken  in  reference  to  missionary  work  :  "  The  Synod 
of  Pittsburgh  shall  be  styled  the  Western  Missionary  Society. 
The  object  of  this  society  is  to  diffuse  the  knowledge  of  the 
gospel  among  the  inhabitants  of  the  new  settlements  and  the 
Indian  tribes."  Their  field  of  labor  was  among  the  Wyandotts 
of  Sandusky,  the  Senecas  of  New  York,  the  Ottawas  of  Mau- 
mee  and  the  Cornplanter  Indians  in  Pennsylvania  and  New 
York.  They  opened  schools,  taught  the  arts  of  agriculture 
and  preached  the  gospel. 

The  Rev.  George  M.  Scott,  pastor  of  the  church  of  Mill 
182 


Missionaries,  I. 


MISSIONARY  HISTORY.  1 83 

Creek  and  Fairview,  one  of  the  earliest  ministers  in  this  region, 
a  man  of  deep  and  ardent  piety,  went  out  into  the  wilderness  to 
do  this  work.  He  is  said  to  have  been  a  man  fearless  in  danger, 
patient  in  hardships  and  ready  for  duty.  He  labored  at  San- 
dusky in  1803-04.  On  his  return  he  made  the  report  of  his 
labors  to  Synod,  which  entered  on  its  minutes :  ''  the  approval 
of  the  diligence,  fidelity  and  prudence  of  its  missionary." 

Rev.  Elisha  McCurdy,  a  man  of  Apostolic  spirit,  whose 
praise  is  yet  in  the  churches,  was  conspicuous  for  his  interest  in 
and  labors  among  the  Indians.  Before  and  after  he  became  the 
pastor  of  the  church  of  Cross  Roads,  he  spent  a  considerable 
time  planning  for  their  welfare  and  preaching  the  gospel  among 
them. 

Under  the  Synod,  between  the  years  1805-10,  Samuel  Old- 
ham and  his  wife,  members  of  the  church  of  Three  Ridges  (now 
West  Alexander),  lived  nearly  three  years  among  the  Corn- 
planter  Indians,  imparting  religious  instruction  and  teaching 
them  the  useful  works  of  home  life.  Many  others,  besides 
their  pastoral  labors,  did  similar  service  among  these  tribes. 
The  way  to  their  fields  lay  through  the  pathless  forest.  They 
could  have  no  communication  with  their  homes  and  friends  ;  it 
was  only  toil  and  self-denial,  yet  moved  by  the  constraining 
love  of  Christ  they  "  counted  not  their  lives  dear  to  them,"  so 
they  might  bring  these  lost  ones  into  the  fold  of  the  Saviour, 

Before  Samuel  J.  Mills,  Gordon  Hall  and  James  Richards, 
on  the  banks  of  the  Hoosac,  under  the  hay-stack  near  Wil- 
liamstown,  Mass.,  prayed  into  existence  the  embryo  of  Foreign 
Missions  in  the  East,  these  consecrated  men  had  already  be- 
gun this  work  in  the  West.  In  1810  The  American  Board  of 
Foreign  Missions  was  organized  at  Boston.  In  1802,  at  Pitts- 
burgh, the  work  of  converting  the  world,  at  home  and  abroad, 
took  definite  shape.  The  missionary  zeal  of  those  fathers  may 
be  inferred  from  the  sermons  preached  at  the  annual  meetings 
of  Synod.  In  1805  Rev.  Thomas  Marquis,  of  the  church  of 
Cross  Creek,  preached  from  Sol.  Song  8  :  5.  "  What  shall  we 
do  for  our  sister  in  the  day  when  she  shall  be  spoken  for  ?  " 
1806  Rev.  James  Hughes,  of  the  churches  of  Lower  Buffalo  and 
Short  Creek,  preached  from  Isa.  49  :  16.   "  Behold,  I  have  graven 


184        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

thee  on  the  palms  of  my  hands,  thy  walls  are  continually  before 
me."  1809  Elisha  McCurdy,  of  the  churches  of  Cross  Roads 
and  Three  Springs,  preached  from  Mark  16:  15.  "And  He 
said  unto  them,  go  ye  into  all  the  world,  and  preach  the  gospel 
to  every  creature."  The  first  sermon  preached  before  the  Gen- 
eral Assembly  of  our  church  on  Foreign  Missions  was  at  Pitts- 
burgh, in  1833,  by  Rev.  Joseph  Stevenson,  of  the  church  of 
West  Alexander. 

These  sermons,  in  the  interest  of  missions,  breathed  the  spirit 
of  the  last  command  of  our  Lord  to  His  disciples  "to  preach 
the  gospel  to  every  creature."  They  were  the  seed-sowing 
from  which  has  grown  the  abundant  harvest  of  Christian  work- 
ers in  heathen  lands. 

With  the  removal  or  extinction  of  the  Indian  tribes  the 
church  turned  to  a  wider  field.  Looking  from  these  hill-tops 
they  saw  the  far  off  nations  sitting  in  "  darkness  and  in  the 
shadow  of  death."  They  felt  increased  responsibilities  were 
laid  upon  them,  and  a  closer  union  for  more  united  effort  was 
necessary.  Hence,  in  1831,  there  sprung  from  the  bosom  of  the 
Synod  of  Pittsburgh  the  "  Western  Foreign  Missionary  So- 
ciety." The  directors  of  this  society  from  this  Presbytery  were 
Rev.  David  Elliot,  D.D.,  of  the  church  of  Washington  and 
James  McFarren,  Esq.,  elder  of  the  church  of  Cross  Roads. 
It  was  "  the  day  of  small  things,"  but  the  beginning  of  larger. 
The  principle  that  animated  these  fathers  was  the  "  constraining 
love  of  Christ,"  the  mightiest  power  ever  wrought  upon  the  hu- 
man heart. 

We  read  from  an  early  report  the  platform  on  which  they 
stood  and  worked.  "  We  believe  the  Presbyterian  Church  owes 
it  as  a  sacred  duty  to  her  glorified  Head,  to  yield  a  far  more  ex- 
emplary obedience  to  His  command,  '  go  ye  into  all  the  world* 
and  preach  the  gospel  to  every  creature.' 

"  We  believe  it  to  be  among  the  causes  of  the  frowns  of  the 
Master  which  are  now  resting  on  our  beloved  Zion,  in  the  de- 
clensions of  vital  piety,  in  the  divisions  that  distract  us,  that  we 
have  done  so  little  to  send  the  gospel  to  the  heathen,  the  Jews 
and  the  Mohammedans." 

This  clear  statement  insists  the  church  was  designed,  adap- 


MISSIONARY  HISTORY.  1 85 

ted,  and  is  bound  to  give  "  the  bread  of  life  "  to  a  spiritually 
lost  race. 

After  the  division  in  1837,  the  energies  and  benevolence  of  the 
church  were  concentrated,  and  the  "  Western  Foreign  Mission- 
ary Society  in  Pittsburgh  was  reorganized  in  Baltimore  into  the 
Presbyterian  Board  of  Foreign  Missions  in  the  United  States," 
with  New  York  as  the  seat  of  its  operations,  and  the  Hon.  Wal- 
ter Lowrie  its  corresponding  secretary. 

Fifty-one  years  have  passed  since  the  foundation  of  the  For- 
eign Board.  "  What  hath  God  wrought  ?  "  Ministers,  teachers 
(male  and  female),  schools,  colleges,  converts  and  churches  have 
increased  more  than  "  an  hundred  fold,"  and  God's  people  are 
coming  into  sympathy  with  her  glorified  Head.  O  that  this 
sympathy  were  a  thousandfold  greater  and  stronger  than  it  is ! 

Only  a  brief  notice  can  be  given  of  those  who  have  gone  from 
this  Presbytery  to  do  the  Lord's  work.  To  outline  the  lives  and 
work  of  those  who  have  labored  under  the  Home  Board,  would 
be  a  difficult  task.  A  large  part,  perhaps  a  majority,  of  all  who 
have  been  licensed  and  ordained  by  the  Presbytery,  have,  for  a 
time  at  least,  gone  to  the  weak  and  destitute  places  in  our  own 
land.  The  self-denial  exercised,  the  hardships  endured  and 
labors  done  have  been  much  the  same,  whether  in  the  Home  or 
Foreign  fields. 

Only  those,  therefore,  who  have  gone  to  the  Foreign  work 
will  have  a  place  in  this  paper.  Owing  to  the  difficulty  of  obtain- 
ing information  concerning  them,  in  some  instances  only  the 
name  can  be  given. 

Rev.  William  McCombs  was  born  in  Pittsburgh,  Pa.,  in  1803. 
Graduated  at  Washington  College,  Pa.,  in  1833,  and  at  the 
Western  Theological  Seminary  in  1836.  Licensed  by  the  Pres- 
bytery of  Washington  in  1836.  Ordained  by  the  same  in  1837. 
Married,  in  1837,  Miss  Mary  B.  Morgan,  a  member  of  the  Pres- 
byterian Church  of  Washington.  His  life  was  spent  in  pastoral 
work  in  this  country.     Died  in  1854. 

Rev.  John  McClintock  was  born  in  Washington,  Pa.,  in  1808. 
Graduated  at  Washington  College  in  1836,  and  at  the  Western 
Theological  Seminary  in  1837.  Licensed  by  the  Presbytery  of 
Washington  in   1838.     Ordained  in    1840.     Married,   in    1832, 


1 86        THE  PRESBYTERY  OP  WASHINGTON. 

Miss  Mary  Orr.  Blessed  in  his  work  and  beloved  by  all,  he 
will,  if  spared,  soon  complete  fifty  years  of  pastoral  service  in  the 
Presbyterian  Church  of 'New  Providence,  Greene  County,  Pa. 

These  brethren  and  their  wives  gave  themselves  to  the  Foreign 
work,  and  were  under  appointment  of  the  Presbyterian  Board  to 
Smyrna.  Owing  to  difficulties  on  the  field,  the  mission  was 
abandoned  and  they  were  not  sent  out.  It  was  the  disappoint- 
ment of  their  lives.  For  more  than  a  year  they  waited,  prepared 
for  their  departure  at  the  shortest  notice.  Providence  closed  the 
door  to  their  going  abroad,  and  they  gave  themselves  to  the 
work  at  home. 

Rev.  John  Cloud*  was  born  in  1801  in  Cross  Creek,  Pa. 
Graduated  at  Jefferson  College  in  1830,  and  at  the  Western 
Theological  Seminary  in  1833.  Ordained  by  the  Presbytery  of 
New  York,  with  a  view  to  the  Foreign  work.  He  sailed  for 
Africa  in  November,  1833.  Soon  after  his  arrival  at  Monrovia, 
he  was  prostrated  by  the  African  fever.  Having  partially  re- 
covered, he  was  taken  with  the  dysentery,  and  died  in  April, 
1834.  He  was  a  man  of  genial  manners  and  warm  affections. 
The  love  of  Christ  and  of  perishing  souls  took  him  to  that  land, 
but  the  Master  had  need  of  him,  and  he  was  called  early  to  the 
service  above. 

Miss  Julia  N.  McGiffen,  member  of  the  church  of  Washing- 
ton, was  married  to  the  Rev.  William  Hamilton  in  1837.  They 
went,  under  the  Foreign  Board,  to  the  Indian  tribes  in  the  West. 
She  died  in  1867.  She  was  honored  with  thirty  years  of  mis- 
sionary labor  for  the  Master  in  the  field.  Hers  was  a  life  of  pa- 
tient, faithful,  blessed  service,  and  was  crowned  with  "  so  an 
entrance  shall  be  ministered  unto  you  abundantly  into  the  ever- 
lasting kingdom  of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ." 

Miss  Theresa  Dennis,  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church 
of  Washington,  Pa.,  was  married  to  the  Rev.  Fdmund  McKinney. 
They  were  missionaries,  under  the  Presbyterian  Board,  to  the 
Creek,  Otoe  and  Choctaw  Indians,  from  1844  to  1856,  and 
among  the  Freedmen  from  1865  to  1871. 

Rev.  William  Clemens  was  born  in  Wheeling,  West  Va.,  in 

*  The   facts  of  Mr.  Cloud's   early  life  are  obscure.     His   father  was   a  member 
of  Cross  Creek  Church  early  in  the  century.    At  a  later  date  he  belonged  at  Raccoon. 


MISSIONARY  HISTORY.  1 87 

1825.  Graduated  at  Washington  College,  Pa.,  in  1850,  and  at 
Princeton  Theological  Seminary  in  1853.  Ordained  by  the  Pres- 
bytery of  Washington,  and  was  missionary,  under  the  Presbyte- 
rian Board  of  Foreign  Missions,  to  Africa,  from  1S53  to  1862. 
Broken  in  health,  he  was  on  his  return  to  this  country,  and  died 
on  shipboard,  June  24,  1862.  "  He  was  a  man  of  great  devoted- 
ness  and  efficiency.  His  labors  were  useful  to  no  ordinary 
degree."  A  life  was  concentrated  and  poured  out  in  those  nine 
years  of  service  for  Christ. 

Miss  Flora  Lee,  a  daughter  of  Professor  R.  H.  Lee,  and 
member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  of  Washington,  was  sent 
out  by  the  Foreign  Board,  in  1855,  to  the  tribes  in  the  Indian 
Territory,  and  there  labored  till  1861,  when  the  breaking  out  of 
the  war  compelled  her  to  give  up  the  work  to  which  she  had 
devoted  her  life,  and  for  which  she  was  well  qualified. 

Rev.  John  Kelly,  member  of  the  church  of  Forks  of  Wheel- 
ing. Graduate  of  Washington  College  in  185 1,  and  Princeton 
Theological  Seminary  in  1854.  Ordained  in  June,  1854,  by  the 
Presbytery  of  Washington,  under  appointment  of  Foreign  Board, 
to  go  to  Corisco,  Africa.  Owing  to  infirm  health,  he  was  not 
sent  out.  He  has  been  engaged  in  successful  pastoral  work  in 
this  country. 

Miss  Mary  McKean,  a  member  of  the  church  of  Washington, 
graduate  of  the  Washington  Female  Seminary,  went  out  under 
the  Presbyterian  Board  to  the  Creek  Indians.  Her  labors  ex- 
tended from  1856-60.  She  died  in  1861.  She  is  said  to  have 
had  remarkable  qualifications  for  her  work — a  gifted  mind,  con- 
secrated spirit  and  blessed  in  winning  souls  to  Christ.  The 
tribute  paid  to  her  worth  by  one  of  the  secretaries  of  the  board 
was  :  "  She  was  one  of  the  best  missionaries  in  the  Presby- 
terian Church." 

Alexander  L.  Blackford,  D.D.,  was  born  in  Jefferson 
County,  O.,  in  1829.  Graduated  at  Washington  College,  Pa.,  in 
1856,  and  at  the  Western  Theological  Seminary  in  1859.  Li- 
censed by  this  presbytery  in  1858,  and  ordained  by  the  same  in 
1859.  He  went  under  the  Foreign  Board  in  i860,  to  Rio  de 
Janeiro,  Brazil ;  has  continued,  and  is  now  in  the  church's  work 
in  the  same  country.     He  is  a  man  of  good  mind  and  scholar- 


1 88        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

ship,  industrious  and  persevering  in  labors.  He  has  been 
greatly  blessed,  in  preaching  the  word,  organizing  churches  and 
establishing  schools.  The  foundation  of  a  grand  and  perma- 
nent work  has  been  laid  in  that  Roman  Catholic  country, 
largely  by  him.  He  has  helped  gather  in  the  first  fruits,  the 
promise  of  an  abundant  harvest. 

Samuel  G.  McFarland,  D.D.,  was  born  in  Washington 
County,  Pa.,  in  1830,  a  member  of  the  church  of  Burgettstown, 
Graduate  of  Washington  College,  Pa.,  in  1857,  and  at  the  West- 
ern Theological  Seminary  in  i860.  Licensed  by  Presbytery  of 
Washington,  1859,  ordained  by  same  in  i860.  He  went  the  same 
year,  under  the  Presbyterian  Board,  to  Siam.  For  a  number  of 
years  he  was  engaged  successfully  in  the  regular  missionary 
work.  In  1878  he  became  "  Superintendent  of  English  educa- 
tion for  the  Government  of  Siam."  This  educational  work 
seemed  to  be  the  opening  for  an  enlarged  usefulness  in  the 
Master's  cause,  hence  the  transfer  from  the  Board's  to  the  Gov- 
ernment's service.  In  addition  to  his  other  labors  he  has  pub- 
lished "  Evidences  of  Christianity,"  "  Compend  of  Church  His- 
tory,'' and  has  translated  "  the  Pentateuch,  Minor  Prophets  and 
Confession  of  Faith  "  into  the  Siamese  language. 

Mrs.  Jane  Hays  McFarland,  his  wife,  is  a  native  of  Wash- 
ington County,  and  was  a  member  of  the  church  of  Miller's 
Run,  and  subsequently  of  the  First  Church  of  Washington.  A 
graduate  in  1853  of  Washington  Female  Seminary.  She  is  an 
enthusiastic  and  devoted  laborer.  No  one  can  see  and  hear  her 
without  feeling  her  heart  and  life  is  devoted  to  Siam.  In  every- 
thing she  seems  to  say  :  Siam  is  my  country,  its  people  are  my 
people,  and  their  salvation  is  the  work  of  my  life. 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Ewing  Speer,  wife  of  Rev.  Wm.  Speer,  D.D., 
and  daughter  of  Hon.  J.  H.  Ewing,  was  a  member  of  the 
church  of  Washington.  Owing  to  Dr.  Speer's  feeble  health,  he 
did  not  return  to  China,  where  he  had  labored  several  years  un- 
der the  Presbyterian  Board.  They  engaged  in  the  first  mission- 
ary labors  of  the  church  among  the  Chinese  in  California,  for 
which  Dr.  Speer  was  fitted  by  his  knowledge  of  the  language. 
After  this  they  were  in  the  Home  Missionary  work  in  Minneso- 
ta until  he  was  called  to  the  secretaryship  of  the  Board  of  Edu- 


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MISSIONARY  HISTORY.  1 89 

cation.  Her  heart  and  life  are  devoted  to  the  cause  and  to 
stimulating  others  to  its  furtherance. 

Rev.  Joseph  P.  Graham,  son  of  Rev.  John  B.  Graham,  was 
born  in  1847.  Graduate  of  Washington  and  Jefferson  College 
in  1869.  Studied  theology  at  Princeton,  N,  J.,  1869-72.  Was 
licensed  by  the  Presbytery  of  Washington  and  ordained  as  an 
Evangelist  in  1872.  Went  out  the  same  year  under  the  Pres- 
byterian Board  to  Kolapoor,  India. 

He  is  a  man  of  excellent  scholarship,  sprightly  mind,  patient 
in  labors  and  devoted  to  the  work.  The  words  of  Henry  Mar- 
tyn,  the  sainted  missionary,  spoken  of  himself  are  not  inappro- 
priate to  him.  "  I  take  whatever  of  learning,  talents  and  time 
I  have,  and  twining  them  in  one  wreath,  lay  it  at  the  cross  of 
my  Saviour." 

It  may  be  stated  in  this  connection  that  most  of  those  who 
have  gone  from  this  presbytery  to  the  missionary  field  ranked 
high  as  scholars  in  their  college  and  seminary  studies.  Places 
of  honor  and  usefulness  opened  to  them  in  this  country,  but  the 
Martyn-  the  Christ-spirit  constrained  them,  and  they  chose 
the  front  of  the  battle  for  the  Master's  sake. 

Mrs.  Rachel  Kerr  Johnson,  daughter  of  Mr.  David  Kerr, 
was  born  in  Hookstown,  Pa.,  in  1837,  a  member  of  the  Presby- 
terian Church  of  Hookstown  and  graduate  of  Steubenville  Fe- 
male Seminary  in  1857.  She  married  Rev.  Wm.  F.  Johnson, 
D.D.,  in  i860,  and  died  in  June,  1888.  In  i860,  under  the 
Presbyterian  Board  of  Foreign  Missions,  they  sailed  for  North- 
ern India.  With  the  exception  of  a  short  time  in  this  country, 
they  continued  in  the  field  till  1884.  Pending  arrangements  for 
the  education  of  their  children  in  the  United  States,  they  en- 
gaged in  the  Freedmen's  work,  having  charge  of  the  Biddle 
University,  North  Carolina,  and  were  thus  employed  at  the  time 
of  her  death.  The  results  of  her  life  toils  cannot  be  measured. 
Her  faithful,  tender  and  unselfish  spirit  was  carried  into  the 
schools  and  Zenanas  of  India.  She  drew  the  women  and  chil- 
dren to  herself  only  that  she  might  lead  them  to  Christ.  She 
did  her  work  well  "  as  a  good  steward  of  the  manifold  grace  of 
God."  In  her  visits  to  this  land,  before  Female  Missionary  So- 
cieties and  public  assemblies,  she  was  an  effective  pleader  for 


igo  THE, PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

missions.  Her  memory  is  treasured  in  many  hearts  at  home 
and  abroad.  If  she  needed  any  proof  of  her  abiding  in  her 
Saviour  she  had  it  in  her  death,  which  was  occasioned  by  faUing 
from  a  carriage.  Though  suffering  great  bodily  pain,  she  was 
in  full  possession  of  her  faculties,  and  gave  precious  testimony 
of  her  undoubting  and  peaceful  trust  in  her  Lord.  "  She 
rests." 

Her  eldest  daughter,  Miss  Mary  Johnson,  at  the  time  of  her 
mother's  death,  was  under  appointment  of  the  Foreign  Board 
to  labor  in  India,  her  native  land. 

Rev.  David  F.  McFarland  was  born  in  this  county,  in  1820. 
A  member  of  the  church  of  Cross  Creek.  Graduated  at  Wash- 
ington College  in  1849,  and  at  the  Western  Theological  Semi- 
nary in  185  I.  Licensed  by  this  presbytery  in  185  i.  He  was  a 
pastor  in  the  home  work  till  1866.  That  year  he  went  as  mis- 
sionary to  the  Spanish-speaking  people  of  Santa  Fe,  N.  M., 
where  he  labored  with  great  self-denial  and  usefulness  till  called 
from  the  service  of  earth  to  that  of  heaven. 

After  his  decease  his  widow,  Mrs.  Amanda  Reed  McFarland, 
went  under  the  Home  Board  to  the  Indian  tribes  in  the  terri- 
tory of  Alaska.  Encountering  great  difficulties  and  discourage- 
ments, she  has  made  the  beginning  of  a  Christian  civilized  so- 
ciety, in  opening  schools  and  organizing  churches.  She  has 
realized  the  truth  of  "  Forasmuch  as  ye  know  that  your  labor  is 
not  in  vain  in  the  Lord." 

Miss  Eliza  Dare  was  born  in  Wheeling ;  resident  of  Wash- 
ington, Pa,,  and  member  of  First  Presbyterian  Church.  She  was 
married  to  the  Rev.  Edward  Cornes  in  1868.  They  were  sent 
out  by  the  Presbyterian  Board  of  Foreign  Missions  to  Yoko- 
hama, Japan,  "  where  they  labored  with  marked  ability  and 
gratifying  success,"  Their  prospects  of  usefulness  were  unu- 
sually bright,  but  "  the  Lord  had  need  of  them."  They,  together 
with  their  eldest  child,  were  killed,  August,  1870,  by  the  explo- 
sion of  a  boiler  on  the  steamer  "  City  of  Jeddo."  An  infant  son, 
three  months  old,  was  saved,  who  is  now  with  his  grand-parents 
Cornes  in  this  country. 

Mrs.  Julia  (Dodge)  Carothers,  daughter  of  the  Rev.  Richard 
V.  Dodge,  D.D.,  pastor  for  many  years  of  the  Second  Presbyte- 


MISSIONARY  HISTORY.  191 

rian  Church  of  Wheehng  and  the  Second  Presbyterian  Church 
of  Washington,  Pa.,  went  with  her  husband,  Rev.  Christopher 
Carothers,  under  the  Foreign  Board,  to  Japan,  several  years 
since.  Owing  to  her  failing  health,  they  soon  returned  to  this 
country.  She  is  the  gifted  author  of  several  books  on  Japanese 
manners,  customs  and  religion.  Her  attractive  and  instructing 
writings  have  greatly  aided  to  inform  our  people  on  the  pros- 
pects and  wants  of  a  nation,  lately  unknown,  now  rising  into 
prominence. 

Mrs.  Lucinda  (Crouch)  Leaman  was  born  near  Independence, 
Pa.,  within  the  bounds  of  Lower  Buffalo  Church.  While  attend- 
ing the  Female  Seminary  at  Washington,  Pa.,  she  was  received 
on  profession  of  faith  into  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  of  that 
place.  Soon  afterward  she  gave  herself  to  the  Lord  in  the  work 
of  Foreign  Missions,  and,  having  completed  her  education  at 
Wooster  University,  O.,  she  went  out  under  the  care  of  the 
Foreign  Board,  in  1874,  to  China  (unmarried).  For  many  years 
she  was  a  teacher  in  the  Mission  Schools  in  Canton.  Zealous, 
wise  and  faithful,  she  won  the  confidence  of  the  native  children 
and  women,  and  it  may  be  said  of  her,  few  have  done  better  or 
more  successful  work  than  she.  After  her  marriage  to  the 
Rev.  Charles  Leaman,  she  was  transferred  to  Nankin,  her 
husband's  field,  where  she  now  labors  with  the  same  fidelity 
and  success. 

Miss  Belle  Caldwell,  member  of  the  First  Presbyterian 
Church  of  Wheeling,  went  out,  under  the  Foreign  Board,  to 
Bankok,  Siam,  in  1879.  She  married  the  Rev.  John  N.  Culbert- 
son,  of  the  same  mission.  After  two  years  of  faithful  service, 
owing  to  failing  health,  she  returned,  and  is  now  in  this 
country. 

Mrs.  Jennie  (Sherrard)  Ewing,  daughter  of  Rev.  John  H. 
Sherrard,  pastor  of  the  church  of  Upper  Ten  Mile,  a  graduate  of 
Washington  Female  Seminary,  went  out  with  her  husband,  Rev. 
J.  C.  R.  Ewing,  D.D.,  to  India,  in  1879,  under  the  care  of  the 
Foreign  Board.  She  is  a  real  missionary.  Teaching  the  chil- 
dren the  knowledge  of  books,  the  women  true  home  ways,  in 
everything  teaching  Christ,  she  has  brought  light  and  joy  to 
many  hearts  and  lives.    It  is  said  of  a  celebrated  English  singer  : 


192        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

"  She  preached  in  her  singing,  and  by  her  singing  led  many  to 
the  cross."  The  same  may  be  said  of  Mrs.  Ewing.  Her  sweet, 
persuasive  voice,  full  of  the  tenderness  of  the  gospel,  has  given  a 
charm  and  blessing  to  her  missionary  work  and  life. 

Rev.  George  W.  Pollock  was  born  within  the  bounds  of  the 
church  of  West  Alexander.  Graduated  at  Washington  and  Jef- 
ferson College  in  1878  and  at  the  Western  Theological  Seminary 
in  1 88 1.  Licensed  by  the  Presbytery  of  Washington  in  1880. 
Ordained  by  the  same  in  1881.  Married  Miss  Mary  W.  Ewing, 
member  of  the  Second  Presbyterian  Church  of  Washington,  in 
1 88 1,  and  went  to  India,  under  the  Foreign  Board,  the  same 
year.  Returned  to  this  country  in  1887.  Just  as  they  were 
getting  fully  prepared  for  their  work,  "  the  first  fruits  "  already 
gathered,  failing  health  compelled  Mr.  Pollock  to  return  to  this 
country.  He  is  now  in  Colorado,  under  the  Home  Board. 
Their  co-laborers  bear  testimony  to  their  faithful  and  self-deny- 
ing labors. 

Rev.  Arthur  Vernon  Bryan,  son  of  Rev.  Edward  D.  and 
Sarah  (Conger)  Bryan,  was  born  at  Rye,  Westchester  County, 
N.  Y.,  May  11,  1856.  Graduated  at  the  New  Jersey  College  in 
1 878  and  at  the  Western  Theological  Seminary  in  1 88 1 .  Licensed 
by  the  Presbytery  of  Washington  in  April,  1880,  and  ordained 
by  the  same  April  26,  1882.  Married,  October  11,  1882,  Mary 
M.,  daughter  of  Rev.  A.  H.  Dashiell,  at  Lakewood,  N.  J.  He 
went  out  under  the  Foreign  Board,  in  November,  1882,  to 
Japan,  where  he  has  continued  to  the  present  time,  stationed  at 
Hiroshima. 

Rev.  William  H.  Lester,  Jr.,  was  born  in  1856.  Member 
of  the  church  of  West  Alexander.  Graduate  of  Amherst  College, 
Mass.,  in  1878,  and  of  Auburn  Theological  Seminary  in  1881. 
Licensed  by  the  Presbytery  of  Cayuga  April  14,  1881,  and 
ordained  by  the  same  April  12,  1882.  Married  Miss  Sarah  M. 
Anderson,  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  of  Claysville, 
Pa.,  a  graduate  of  Steubenville  Female  Seminary  in  1881  ;  and 
immediately  following  his  ordination,  went,  under  the  Foreign 
Board,  to  Chili,  South  America,  and  is  pastor  of  the  Spanish 
Protestant  Church  in  Santiago,  Chili.  Mrs,  Sarah  M.  Lester 
died  in  July,  1884.     She  had  just  learned  the  language,  and  was 


MISSIONARY  HISTORY.  1 93 

full  of  enthusiasm  for  the  work.  The  prospect  of  usefulness  was 
bright ;  her  hands  were  full  of  seed  for  the  sowing,  when  she 
was  called,  "  Come  up  hither."     With  the  words, 

"  Jesus,  lover  of  my  soul, 

Let  me  to  Thy  bosom  fly,'* 

she  went  to  be  "  forever  with  the  Lord.'' 

Edward  Alexander,  M.D.,  a  member  of  the  church  of  the 
Forks  of  Wheeling,  went  out  under  the  Foreign  Board  as  Medi- 
cal Missionary  to  Persia,  in  1882.  He  married,  the  same  year, 
Miss  Gertrude  Faris,  daughter  of  the  Rev.  William  B.  Faris, 
deceased,  who  was  licensed  by  the  Presbytery  of  Washington. 
Their  labors  in  hospital  and  school  have  been  abundant  and 
blessed.    . 

Rev.  George  S.  Hays  was  born  in  Washington  County  in 
1 86 1.  Graduated  at  Washington  and  Jefferson  College  in  1882 
and  at  the  Western  Theological  Seminary  in  1885.  Licensed  by 
the  Presbytery  of  Washington  in  1884.  Ordained  by  the  Pres- 
bytery of  Mahoning  in  1885.  Holding  a  call  to  the  pastorate 
of  the  Presbyterian  Church  of  East  Palestine,  O.,  he  became  con- 
vinced his  work  for  Christ  was  in  heathen  lands.  He  married 
Miss  Fannie  C.  Corbett,  daughter  of  the  Rev.  Hunter  Corbett, 
D.D.,  in  1886,  and  went  the  same  year,  under  the  Foreign  Board, 
to  North  China,  where  they  are  engaged  in  missionary  work. 
Mrs.  Hays  was  a  graduate,  in  the  class  of  1885,  of  the  Washing- 
ton Female  Seminary. 

Miss  Lillie  White,  member  of  the"  Second  Presbyterian 
Church  of  Washington.  Married,  in  1886,  Rev.  J.  G.  Touzeau, 
and  went  out  the  same  year,  under  the  Foreign  Board,  to  Bogota, 
South  America,  where  they  now  labor. 

Miss  Ellen  Florence  McIlvaine,  a  member  of  the  Presbyte- 
rian Church  of  Pigeon  Creek,  daughter  of  Ruling  Elder  R. 
Campbell  McIlvaine,  and  granddaughter  of  Rev.  James  Sloan, 
D.D.,  deceased.  Married,  in  1887,  Rev.  J.  C.  Mechlin,  and  went 
out  the  same  year,  under  the  Foreign  Board,  to  missionary  work 
in  Persia.  Mrs.  Mechlin  was  a  graduate  of  Washington  Female 
Seminary,  in  the  class  of  1884, 

Rev.  William  B.  Hamilton  was  born  in  1864.     Graduate  of 
13 


194        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

Washington  and  Jefferson  College  in  1883,  and  of  Allegheny  and 
Princeton  Theological  Seminaries  1884-88.  Licensed  by  the 
Presbytery  of  Washington  in  1886.  Ordained  by  the  same  in 
1888,  as  an  Evangelist  for  mission  work  in  China.  Married, 
May,  1888,  Miss  Clara  Linton,*  of  Bellevernon,  Pa.,  a  graduate 
of  Washington  Female  Seminary  in  1885,  who,  during  her  semi- 
nary course,  was  received  on  profession  of  faith  into  the  First 
Church  of  Washington.  Their  station  is  Chinanfu,  capital  of  the 
province  of  Shantung,  where  they  arrived  in  November,  1888. 

Thus  "the  succession"  continues.  Some  have  fallen,  ceased 
from  their  toils,  while  others  have  taken  up  their  "  mantles  "  and 
entered  into  their  labors.  Could  the  lives  of  these  men  and 
women  and  their  struggles  and  victories  on  heathen  soil  be 
written,  it  would  make  one  of  the  bright  pages  in  Christian  his- 
tory and  arouse  a  stronger  missionary  spirit  in  all  our  churches. 

Others  may  have  gone  to  the  foreign  work  from  the  bounds  of 
this  Presbytery  whose  names  we  have  not  been  able  to  learn.  Not 
a  few  names  occur,  also,  of  persons  now  foreign  missionaries, 
who,  during  their  college  course  at  Washington,  were  identified 
with  one  or  the  other  of  the  two  churches  there  as  transient 
communicants,  Sunday-school  teachers  and  constant  worship- 
pers. Of  such  in  more  recent  years  are  held  in  pleasant  remem- 
brance Ewing  and  McCombs  of  India,  Gault,  Good  and  Robinson 
of  Africa,  Touzeau  of  South  America,  Boyce  of  Mexico,  Aiken 
and  Dunlap  of  Siam,  and  Mechlin  of  Persia.  Those  who  have 
labored  in  the  destitute  places  in  this  land,  and  have  gone  to  the 
Freedmen  in  the  South   far  outnumber  those  who  went  to  the 

*  Mrs.  Hamilton  died  at  Chinanfu,  January  lo,  1889.  Though  her  previous  con- 
dition of  health  from  childhood  had  been  good,  and  she  was  fully  approved  by  com- 
petent physicians  as  a  suitable  person  to  engage  in  missionary  work,  she  was  stricken 
down  by  acute  pulmonary  disease  only  six  weeks  after  arriving  at  the  station  assigned 
them  in  the  interior  of  China.  She  seemed  fitted  for  service,  and  eager  to  engage  in 
it.  She  was  bright,  cheerful,  intelligent  and  of  a  most  saintly  life.  Her  qualities  of 
mind  and  heart  bespoke  for  her  a  useful  career.  But  the  Master  accepted  the  pur- 
pose, without  requiring  more.  Her  death  was  quiet  and  painless,  and  she  was  happy 
and  contented,  remarking,  "  I  shall  soon  be  perfect.  Oh,  I  am  so  glad."  She  ex- 
iorted  her  husband  to  be  more  earnest  than  ever,  and  told  him  he  "  must  do  two 
people's  work  now.  Her  own  and  his."  Mrs.  Hamilton  was  a  daughter  of  Mr. 
Robert  J.  Linton,  a  ruhng  elder  of  Bellevernon  Church.  She  was  a  granddaughter 
.of  Rev.  Giles  Doolittle,  an  early  meniber  of  the  Synod  of  Pittsburgh, 


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OFFICIAL    MEMBERS 

IX 

Presbyterial  Missionary  Societies, 


MISSIONARY  HISTORY.  I95 

foreign  field.  The  true  self-denying  missionary  spirit  belongs  to 
them.  Their  difficulties  and  discouragements  equal  those  who 
went  "  into  all  the  world,"  and  in  honor  they  deserve  a  place 
beside  those  who  went  to  heathen  lands.  Owing  to  the  difficulty 
of  tracing  their  life-work,  it  has  not  been  attempted  in  this 
sketch. 

This  is  only  an  imperfect  glance  of  those  who  went  forth  in 
obedience  to  their  Lord's  command.  Unlike  the  Crusaders, 
they  did  not  go  to  recover  the  empty  tomb  of  a  risen  Saviour 
from  the  spoiler,  but  to  carry  a  living  Christ  and  His  gospel  to 
the  lost. 


The  marked  feature  in  missions  of  this  Centennial  Anniversary 
is  "  Woman's  work  for  Women."  There  have  always  been  godly 
women  in  the  CJiiwcJi.  Paul  mentions  such  by  name,  and  com- 
mends their  devotion  and  work  for  Christ.  But  since  the  begin- 
ning of  the  present  century  there  has  been  developed  an  interest, 
a  zeal  and  faith  that  has  united  Christian  women  in  giving  the 
Gospel  to  their  benighted  and  suffering  sisters  in  heathen  lands, 
such  as  no  hundred  years  since  the  days  of  Christ  have  wit- 
nessed. 

This  Presbytery  has  given  her  choicest  daughters  to  the  mis- 
sion work;  and  those  who  remained  at  home  have  been  in  heart 
and  labors  no  less  missionaries  than  those-who  went  out. 

In  1874,  according  to  the  recommendation  of  Presbytery,  a 
committee  met  in  reference  to  Presbyterial  organization,  but 
nothing  definite  was  done  till  1877.  In  May  of  that  year  these 
women  met  in  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Wheeling  and 
were  regularly  organized  for  work.  They  have  met  annually, 
often  semi-annually,  for  prayer  and  conference  how  they  might 
best  advance  Christ's  kingdom  in  the  world.  Interest  in  missions 
has  been  awakened,  increased  efforts  have  been  put  forth,  and 
success  has  attended  their  labors  of  love. 

At  the  organization  in  1877  three  missionaries,  nine  scholar- 
ships and  two  Bible  readers  were  supported  by  the  bands  and 
societies  of  the  churches.  The  missionaries  were  Mrs.  Z.  P. 
Easton  in  Persia,  Mrs.  Mary  Shaw  in  China,  and  Mrs.  Rees 
Thackwell  in  India. 


196        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

After  eleven  years  of  devoted  and  blessed  labor,  Mrs.  Shaw 
returned  to  this  country,  and  owing  to  feeble  health  did  not 
go  back. 

In  1887  six  missionaries,  thirteen  scholarships,  two  Bible 
readers,  and  one  native  teacher  were  supported  by  the  auxiliaries 
of  the  society. 

The  missionaries  were,  Mrs.  Rees  Thackwell,  Mrs.  J.  C.  R. 
Ewing  and  Miss  J.  R.  Carleton,  M.D.,  in  India;  Mrs.  B.  Labaree 
in  Persia,  Mrs.  Fannie  Corbett  Hays  in  China,  and  Mrs.  F.  A. 
March  in  Syria. 

Miss  Dr.  Carleton  was  educated  in  the  Female  Medical  Col- 
lege in  Philadelphia  by  the  society.  She  is  now  their  missionary 
in  the  hospitals  and  Zenanas,  devoting  herself  to  the  spiritual 
and  bodily  needs  of  her  sex  in  the  land  of  her  nativity. 

At  its  organization  the  society  was  composed  of  twenty-three 
auxiliaries  and  about  twenty  "circles"  and  bands.  It  has  an 
enrolled  membership  of  1974. 

In  the  offerings  of  the  society  to  the  funds  of  the  Board  of 
Foreign  Missions  there  has  been  a  gradual  increase  from  the 
beginning. 

At  the  annual  meeting  April  1878,  ;^I788.57  were  reported; 
April  1888,  ;$5 572.38  were  the  society's  contributions  for  fo.-eign 
missionary  work.  In  ten  years  ending  1888,^35,661.23  have 
been  paid  into  the  treasury  of  the  Lord. 

It  is  no  exaggeration  to  say  "  it  is  a  powerful  and  beneficent 
agency,  pouring  its  multiplied  and  collected  rills"  in  a  swelling 
tide  of  blessing  all  over  our  missionary  field.  I  quote  from  one 
of  its  reports :  "  There  is  scarcely  a  mission  field  or  any  form  of 
labor  on  mission  fields  in  which  this  society  has  not  had  a  share. 
Itinerary  work  in  China,  Zenana  visiting  in  India,  medical  and 
hospital  work  in  Siam,  Laos,  Persia,  Korea,  and  India  have  been 
done  through  their  efforts  and  contributions."  Their  faith  looks 
to  the  salvation  of  the  world,  and  their  works  lie  along  the  line 
of  their  faith. 


We  notice  "Woman's  Work  for  Women"  in  the  Home  Field. 
No  country  presents  a  more  important  field   for  missionary 


MISSIONARY  HISTORY.  1 97 

work  than  our  own.  The  wide  regions  of  the  West  filling  up 
with  marvellous  rapidity,  with  settlers  from  the  old  States  and 
immigrants  from  Europe,  make  this  work  imperative  and  press- 
ing. The  Macedonian  cry  from  these  destitute  regions  called 
into  existence  the  Woman's  Presbyterial  Home  Missionary  So- 
ciety. It  was  organized  March,  1883,  in  Washington,  Pa. 
Though  much  younger  than  the  society  for  Foreign  Missions, 
it  has  all  the  machinery,  of  officers,  auxiliaries  and  agencies  for 
effective  service  of  its  older  sister. 

At  its  formation,  in  1883,  there  were  seven  church  societies. 

In  1888  there  were  sixteen  societies  and  thirteen  circles  and 
bands. 

The  women  of  many  churches  not  organized  into  societies 
contribute  to  its  funds. 

1883.  Money  contributed  through  the  treasurer  of  this  so- 
ciety for  home  work  was  1^135.22  ;  in  1887,  ;^  15 20.70;  since  the 
organization,  1^49 12. 22;  value  of  boxes  sent  to  missionaries 
in  1884  was  ^126.00;  in  1888  value  of  boxes  sent  to  Missionaries 
and  Freedmen  was  ^^602. 50;  value  of  boxes  from  1883  to  1888 
was  ^1712.40. 

The  money  has  gone  to  the  support  of  schools  and  teachers 
in  Alaska,  New  Mexico,  Utah  and  the  Freedmen  in  the  South. 

The  society  has  no  missionaries  or  teachers  directly  under  its 
own  care.  Its  funds  are  sent  to  the  Women's  Home  Board, 
in  New  York.  There  have  gone  from  this  presbytery  Mrs. 
Anna  (McKean)  White,  a  member  of  the  First  Church  in 
Washington,  Pa.,  who  taught  one  year  in  Utah. 

Miss  Annie  Ralston,  a  member  of  the  church  of  West 
Alexander,  went  under  the  Freedmen's  Board  to  the  South  in 
1884.  She  has  continued  in  this  laborious,  self-denying  and 
loving  service  for  Christ,  and  is  now  teaching  in  Virginia.  At 
an  earlier  date,  Miss  Florence  Bausman,  of  the  First  Church  of 
Washington,  rendered  similar  service. 

The  interest  grows,  and  plans  are  enlarged  year  by  year,  to 
rescue  the  young  in  the  South  and  West  from  ignorance,  de- 
gradation and  vice.  A  thankful  feature  of  this  centennial  is 
"  Woman's  Work  for  Women  "  at  home  and  abroad.  Like  the 
branches  of  a  river,  their  waters  unite,  and  flow  in  one  stream, 


198        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

"  to  make  glad  the  city  of  our  God."  They  give  promise  of  a 
bright  future. 

The  growth  of  the  missionary  spirit  is,  in  a  measure,  indi- 
cated by  the  increase  of  the  church's  offerings  to  advance  the 
Master's  cause  in  the  world.  Before  the  organization  of  the 
Presbyterian  Foreign  Board,  all  money  collected  in  the  Presby- 
tery was  placed  in  one  column  in  the  minutes  of  the  assembly, 
under  the  head  of  "  Missionary  Fund." 

The  average  contributions  of  the  churches,  as  far  as  can  be 
learned,  before  1840,  were  about  ;$i88o  to  the  home  and  foreign 
work. 

Beginning  with  1840  the  average  annual  contribution  for  ten 
years  for  the  foreign  work  was,  from  1840-50,  ^995;  from  1850 
-60,  $iy66;  from  1860-70,  $2330;  from  1870-80,14525;  from 
1880-88,  $7140.  This  includes  the  collections  in  the  churches. 
Sabbath-schools,  societies,  bands  and  partly  bequests  of  de- 
ceased members  The  great  increase  has  been  since  1870,  or 
since  the  formation  of  the  "  Presbyterial  Foreign  Missionary 
Society,"  and  is  a  clear  indication  the  church  is  bringing  into 
line  all  her  force  to  promote  the  Master's  cause  in  the  earth. 
Let  the  Divine  command  "  Bring  ye  all  the  tithes  into  the  store- 
house, that  there  may  be  meat  in  mine  house,  and  prove  me 
now  herewith  "  be  obeyed  fully,  and  the  promise  "  I  will  open 
you  the  windows  of  Heaven  and  pour  you  out  a  blessing  that 
there  shall  not  be  room  enough  to  receive  it "  will  be  per- 
formed. 

The  one  hundred  years  just  closing  are  the  marvel  age  in  the 
world's  history. 

This  country,  at  the  beginning,  extended  but  little  beyond 
the  Ohio  River,  now  it  reaches  to  the  Pacific  Ocean.  It  was 
then  an  infant  among  the  nations ;  it  is  now  the  stalwart  man. 
Discoveries  have  been  made,  inventions,  educational  and  re- 
ligious facilities,  everything  that  conduces  to  the  true  comfort 
and  advancement  of  the  people  have  developed  without  parallel 
— but  in  nothing  has  there  been  so  great  progress  as  in  the 
spirit  and  work  of  missions.  In  1800  there  was  no  evangelical 
denomination  in  the  entire  land  organized  for  and  engaged  in 
foreign   mission  work.     Under   the    impulse  of  the   last   com- 


MISSIONARY  HISTORY.  1 99 

mand,  "  Go  ye  into  all  the  world  and  preach  the  gospel  to  every 
creature,"  every  church  is  girding  herself  for  the  salvation  of 
the  world.  The  world  for  Christ  is  the  watchword.  Let  this 
be  our  prayer  and  labor,  so  before  another  one  hundred  years 
shall  have  passed,  "  the  kingdoms  of  this  world  are  become 
the  kingdom  of  our  Lord  and  of  His  Christ,  and  He  shall  reign 
forever  and  ever." 

"  And  this  I  know,  though  trouble-bound, 
No  people  need  despair, 
Behind  whom,  on  God's  roll  are  found 
A  hundred  years  of  prayer," 


VI. 
DECEASED  RULING  ELDERS. 

BY  REV.   S.   F.   GRIER,    REV.  W.   F.    HAMILTON  AND  REV.  A.   B.   LOWES. 

Prefatory  Note. — In  compliance  with  the  wish  of  Rev.  S.  F.  Grier,  to  whose 
patient  industry  and  painstaking  care  Presbytery  is  indebted  for  most  of  the  following 
sketches,  but  whose  duties  as  pastor  of  a  large  church  did  not,  in  his  judgment,  allow 
him  to  devote  to  such  labors  all  the  time  which  they  requ  red,  Messrs.  Hamilton 
and  Lowes  were  associated  with  him  as  assistants  in  this  work,  and  the  result  of  their 
joint  endeavors  is  here  put  in  connected  form.  The  task  executed  by  them  has  been 
one  of  great  difficulty,  owing  to  the  scanty  sources  of  information  accessible.  The 
great  number  of  jsersons,  also,  who  have  served  as  elders  in  so  many  churches,  and 
through  so  long  a  period,  has  increased  the  difficulty.  In  the  nature  of  the  case,  this 
chapter  in  the  Qiurch's  history  could  not  be  otherwise  than  fragmentary  and  incom- 
plete. A  few  names  only  are  emphasized,  while  many  others,  no  doubt  equally 
worthy,  are  not.  Whatever  disappointment  may  be  felt  by  any  on  this  account  is 
fully  appreciated.  Those  who  have  labored  at  these  sketches  desire  to  have  it  said 
that,  with  all  that  has  been  accomplished  by  their  joint  endeavors,  they  feel  them- 
selves to  have  but  touched  here  and  there  on  a  vast  field,  which,  if  it  had  been  taken 
in  hand  soon  enough,  would  have  been  fruitful  in  interest,  but  the  thorough  explora- 
tion of  which  is  now  impossible. — Com.  of  Pub. 

This  record  of  those  who  once  lived  and  labored  in  the  Church 
on  earth,  and  are  now  reigning  with  Christ  in  heaven,  is  made 
with  three  purposes  in  view:  ist.  To  perpetuate  their  memory; 
2d.  To  preserve  the  history  of  the  Church ;  and  3d.  For  our 
own  personal  benefit.  These  consecrated  and  devoted  men 
whom  God  called  not  only  into  the  Church,  but  to  places  of 
authority  and  power  in  the  Church,  whom  he  made  rulers  in  His 
house,  should  not  and  must  not  be  forgotten.  Their  memory 
should  be  cherished  as  one  of  the  most  precious  legacies  to  be 
sacredly  kept,  and  to  be  handed  down  to  the  latest  generations 
of  those  who  shall  succeed  us. 

And  the  history  of  their  lives  of  labor  and  self-sacrifice,  of 
self  denial  and  prayers  is  identified  with  the  history  of  the  Church 
in  this  Presbytery.  In  fact  they  are  one  ;  they  cannot  be  sepa- 
200 


HOOKSTOWN. 


Deceased  Elders. 


DECEASED   RULING  ELDERS.  20I 

rated.  Take  away  these  godly  men  and  those  associated  with 
them,  leave  them  out  of  the  history  of  the  Church  in  this  region, 
and  there  is  no  Church  whose  history  we  may  record. 

They  were  not  only  a  part  of  the  Church  :  but  were  also  the 
instruments  in  the  hand  of  God  in  establishing  and  strengthen- 
ing these  churches,  and  making  them  what  they  are  to-day. 
And  will  there  not  be  an  inspiration  to  us  in  the  very  names  of 
these  godly  men  as  they  may  be  mentioned  in  the  progress  of 
this  record,  in  their  devoted  spirit  and  consecrated  lives,  and 
especially  as  we  look  around  us  and  see  what  God  has  wrought 
through  their  labors  and  prayers,  in  connection  with  our  own,  in 
all  these  churches.  In  the  hope  that  these  ends  may  be  secured, 
we  make  our  feeble  effort  to  perform  the  task  assigned  us. 

PIGEON  CREEK. 

Patrick  Scott  was  one  of  the  three  elders  present  at  the  first 
meeting  of  Redstone  Presbytery  in  1781.  He  is  mentioned  in 
McMillan's  journal.  The  young  pioneer  preacher  lodged  with 
him  August,  1775,  on  the  occasion  of  his  preaching  his  first 
sermon  in  the  bounds  of  Pigeon  Creek.  Patrick  Scott  was  born 
in  Ireland  in  1734.  His  parents  were  William  and  Margaret 
Scott  of  County  Tyrone.  He  was  married,  in  1763,  to  Lettice 
Denny,  of  County  Derry.  They  came  west  in  1772,  and  settled 
in  the  bounds  of  what  is  now  Pigeon  Creek  Church.  One  son, 
William,  was  an  elder  in  Ohio ;  he  afterwards  joined  the  Metho- 
dist Episcopal  Church.  Another  son,  James,  studied  law,  and 
became  a  Supreme  Judge  in  Indiana.  He  was  an  exemplary 
Christian,  and  to  the  end  of  his  life  a  firm  Presbyterian.  A 
daughter,  Margaret,  was  married  to  David  McCombs,  an  elder 
in  Upper  Buffalo  Church.  Rev.  David  Scott  McCombs  of  Iowa, 
lately  deceased,  and  his  son.  Rev.  James  M.  McCombs,  of  the 
Lodiana  Mission,  India,  are  descendants.  Patrick  Scott  died 
February  19,  1820,  aged  eighty-six. 

Hugh  Scott  was  born,  1726,  near  to  where  Gettysburg  now 
stands,  then  Chester  County.  He  was  married  to  Jaiiet  Agnew. 
They  came  west  in  1772,  and  settled  in  the  bounds  of  Pigeon 
Creek  Church.  He  was  one  of  the  first  bench  of  elders,  and 
represented  it  in  Presbytery  in  1788.     In  the  same  year  he  was 


202        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

commissioned  Justice  of  the  Peace.  He  had  previously,  in  1781, 
acted  with  James  Edgar  and  others  as  commissioners  to  purchase 
the  site  and  erect  a  court-house  and  jail.  He  died  October  11, 
1 8 19,  aged  ninety-three.  He  was  a  brother  of  Josiah  Scott, 
elder  in  Chartiers  Church.  His  descendants  are  numerous. 
Rev.  Geo.  K.  Scott,  of  Texas,  recently  deceased,  was  a  great- 
grandson.     {Vide  "  History  of  Washington  County,"  p.  883.) 

Patrick  McCullough  was  present  at  the  third  meeting  of 
Presbytery  in  1783.  His  gravestone  in  the  Pigeon  Creek  bury- 
ing-ground  fixes  the  date  of  his  decease  January  8,  181 1,  aged 
76.  He  was  the  grandfather  of  the  late  James  McCullough, 
Esq.,  ruling  elder  in  the  Church  of  Cannonsburg.  Rev.  D.  H. 
Barron,  D.D.,  of  Hollidaysburg,  Pa.,  and  Rev.  R.  F.  Wilson,  of 
Lewistown,  Pa.,  being  sons-in-law  of  the  latter,  their  wives  are 
great-granddaughters  of  Patrick  McCullough. 

Hugh  Cotton  was  of  Puritan  ancestry.  He  was  a  bachelor, 
and  lived  on  a  farm  two  miles  east  of  the  town  of  Washington, 
now  owned  by  John  Vance,  elder  in  the  First  Church  of  Wash- 
ington, and  previously  owned  by  his  father,  Samuel  Vance,  also 
an  elder  in  the  same  church.  Mr.  Cotton's  sister  Mary  was  the 
mother  of  Samuel  Vance,  Mr.  Cotton  was  a  good  man,  and 
faithful  as  an  elder.     He  lived  to  a  full  age. 

William  Ferguson  came  from  near  Chambersburg,  and  in 
1796  purchased  a  farm  in  the  bounds  of  Pigeon  Creek  Church. 
Had  been  married  before  coming  West  to  Sarah  Liggett.  Was 
a  man  of  fine  personal  appearance  and  more  than  average  intel- 
ligence. He  died  1833,  aged  87.  A  few  years  before  his  death 
he  entrusted  his  farm  to  the  care  of  two  sons,  and  removed  to 
Williamsport,  now  Monongahela  City,  where  the  remains  of 
himself  and  wife  lie  buried.  One  son,  Matthew,  was  an  elder 
for  nearly  half  a  century  in  Ohio.  Three  daughters  were  mar- 
ried to  Presbyterian  ministers.  Martha  to  Rev.  Michael  Law; 
Rachel  to  Rev.  Samuel  Ralston,  D.D.,and  Isabella  to  Rev.  John 
Reed.  Many  elders  and  wives  of  ministers  are  descendants. 
One  grandson,  James  Ralston,  died  just  after  completing  his 
preparations  for  the  ministry  at  Allegheny  Seminary.  Rev.  Wm. 
F.  Hamilton,  D.D.,  of  Washington,  Pa.,  and  his  son,  Rev.  Wm. 


DECEASED  RULING  ELDERS.  203 

B.  Hamilton,  missionary  in  China,  are  respectively  grandson  and 
great-grandson. 

John  Stevenson,  Jr.,  was  a  son  of  John  Stevenson,  Esq.,  Sr., 
who,  it  is  held  by  those  best  informed,  was  one  of  the  first  bench 
of  elders,  though  no  written  record  of  the  fact  has  been  found. 
It  was  in  his  house,  according  to  tradition,  that  the  first  meeting 
of  the  Presbytery  of  Redstone  was  held.  He  was  a  native  of 
England;  came  to  Pigeon  Creek  about  1780,  and  at  once  took  a 
leading  position.  Was  commissioned  justice  of  the  peace  in  1782, 
and  was  representative  to  the  State  Legislature,  at  Philadelphia, 
1783-85.  On  his  way  home  died,  of  smallpox,  at  Hagerstown, 
Md.,  March,  1785,  aged  about  50. 

One  of  his  sons  became  a  Presbyterian  minister,  Rev.  Joseph 
Stevenson.     {Vide  Sketches  of  Deceased  Ministers.) 

John  Stevenson,  Jr.,  the  son,  ruling  elder  at  Pigeon  Creek, 
was  born  in  1771  ;  was  married  about  1792  to  Elizabeth  Steven- 
son. They  had  born  to  them  eleven  children,  the  youngest  of 
whom.  Rev.  James  E.  Stevenson,  died  June  29,  1844,  at  Talla- 
hassee, Florida,  and  having  been  but  two  years  in  the  min- 
istry. 

John  Stevenson's  name  first  appears  on  the  records  of  Presby- 
tery in  1804.  He  was  for  nearly  or  quite  half  a  century  an 
acceptable  elder  in  the  Pigeon  Creek  Session.  One  who  knew 
him  sixty  years  ago  writes  :  "  He  is  remembered  as  a  plain,  but 
exceedingly  intelligent  farmer,  with  a  spice  of  humor  in  his 
nature,  which  made  his  home  a  pleasant  resort.  With  his  four 
interesting  daughters,  two  sons,  and  quiet  and  sweet-faced  wife, 
the  house  was  a  charming  Christian  home."  He  died  March 
1852,  aged  81. 

James  Kerr  was  a  cutler,  and  resided  on  the  Mingo  Creek 
side  of  the  congregation.  His  name  first  appears  on  the  roll  of 
Presbytery  in  1808.  He  represented  Washington  county  in  the 
State  Legislature  ten  terms,  at  various  times,  from  1801  to  1817. 
He  was  one  of  the  original  members  of  the  Board  of  Trustees 
of  Jefferson  College  named  in  its  charter,  1802,  and  served  until 
his  death.     He  died  September  7,  1834,  aged  75. 

Mr.  Kerr's  wife  was  a  daughter  of  Rev.  James  Power,  D.D. 
He  had  a  brother,  John  Kerr,  v/ho  was  also  married  to  a  daugh- 


204        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

ter  of  Dr.  Power,  and  a  sister  who  was  the  wife  of  Rev.  John 
Brice.     (Vide  Old  Redstone,  p.  344) 

The  late  William  Kerr,  elder  in  Pigeon  Creek  Church,  was  a 
son  of  James  Kerr. 

Aaron  Kerr  was  born  in  Sussex  County,  N.  J.,  June  4,  1776. 
He  seems  to  have  been  a  very  prominent  man  both  in  civil  and 
religious  affairs.  He  was  three  times  elected  to  the  Legislature 
of  his  native  State.  In  1809  he  removed  to  Washington  county, 
Pa.,  and  located  on  Pigeon  Creek,  in  what  is  now  Somerset 
township.  He  was  elected  to  the  Legislature  of  Pennsylvania 
in  1824,  and  re-elected  in  1825-26-27  and  28.  He  was  chosen 
a  member  of  the  Constitutional  Convention  in  1836,  and  again 
chosen  to  the  Assembly  in  1840.  He  held  the  office  of  ruling 
elder  in  four  different  churches  within  whose  bounds  he  lived. 
He  was  first  elected  and  ordained  to  this  office  in  Hardwick 
Church,  near  Hackettstown,  N.  J.,  when  only  twenty-one  years  of 
age.  During  his  residence  on  Pigeon  Creek  he  was  elected  an 
elder  in  that  church.  Subsequently  he  resided  at  Sparta,  and 
was  an  elder  in  Upper  Ten-Mile  Church.  In  1831  he  removed 
to  Monongahela  City,  where  he  was  soon  after  chosen  an  elder 
in  the  church  in  that  place.  In  April,  1845,  he  removed  to  Cross- 
Creek  Village,  where  he  died  May  i,  1854,  in  the  78th  year  of 
his  age. 

His  wife  was  the  daughter  of  Rev.  Francis  Peppard,  pastor 
of  Hardwick  Church,  N.  J.  He  had  two  sons  who  entered  the 
ministry,  both  of  whom  still  live,  viz.:  Rev.  Joseph  Kerr,  once  a 
missionary  among  the  Indians  and  now  residing  at  Fairfield, 
Iowa,  at  an  advanced  age,  and  Rev.  A.  H.  Kerr,  of  Rochester, 
Minnesota.    Rev.  O.  M.  Todd,  of  Evansville,  Ind.,  is  a  grandson. 

William  Smith,  youngest  son  of  William  and  Mary  (Caldwell) 
Smith,  was  born  in  Nottingham  Township,  Washington  Co.,  Pa  , 
June  28,  1804.  W^s  ordained  an  elder  in  1856.  He  discharged 
with  much  fidelity  the  duties  of  his  office  until  his  death,  which 
occurred  September  29,  1882.  Andrew  Wylie  Smith,  a  member 
of  the  present  session,  is  a  son.  A  daughter,  Sarah  Jane,  is  the 
wife  of  Rev.  Andrew  N.  Haggerty  of  the  United  Presbyterian 
Church,  Kansas  City,  Mo. 


DECEASED   RULING  ELDERS.  205 

UPPER  AND  LOWER  TEN  MILE. 

These  two  churches  constituted  but  one  organization  up  to 
1 817.  Of  the  elders  during  this  early  period  we  particularize 
as  follows : 

Demas  Lindsley  was  one  of  the  three  elders  present  at  the 
first  meeting  of  the  Presbytery  of  Redstone  in  1781.  He  was  a 
leading  man  in  the  colony  which  in  1773  came  from  Morris 
Co.,  N,  J.,  and  located  in  Washington  Co., .Pa.,  on  Ten  Mile 
Creek.  The  fort  erected  by  these  first  settlers  to  defend  them- 
selves against  the  Indians  took  its  name,  Fort  Lindsley,  from 
him.  He  had  been  an  elder  for  many  years  in  New  Jersey,  and 
a  foremost  position  of  respect  and  influence  was  freely  accorded 
to  him.  His  name  is  of  frequent  occurrence  in  the  early  civil 
records  of  the  county.  His  greatest  influence  was  in  the  church. 
But  few  of  the  early  elders  were  more  frequently  in  attendance 
at  Presbytery. 

As  appears  from  the  inscription  on  his  gravestone  at  Ten  Mile, 
he  died  January  22,  181 8,  in  the  eighty-fifth  year  of  his  age  and 
sixtieth  year  of  his  eldership. 

It  is  stated  in  "  Blake's  Biographical  Dictionary,"  that  all  the 
Morris  County  Lindsleys,  or  Lindleys — the  same  name  modi- 
fied by  taste  or  accident — were  descendants  from  Col.  Francis 
Lindsley,  who  came  from  England  in  1685.  It  is  further  stated 
that  the  family  has  been  an  honored  one  in  America,  many  ob- 
taining high  civil  distinction,  and  many  others  becoming  minis- 
ters of  the  gospel.  Among  these  are  enumerated  the  descend- 
ants of  Demas  Lindsley  of  Ten  Mile,  along  with  Rev.  Phillip 
Lindsley,  D.D.,  a  former  professor  in  New  Albany  Theological 
Seminary,  and  his  son  Rev.  John  Berrian  Lindsley,  who  suc- 
ceeded his  father  as  Chancellor  of  Nashville  University.  Of  the 
sons  of  Demas  Lindsley,  one,  Joseph,  became  an  elder  at  Ten 
Mile  while  his  father  was  yet  living.  Another  entered  the  min- 
istry. Rev.  Jacob  Lindsley,  D.D.,  who  was  the  father  of  Rev. 
David  Lindsley,  for  more  than  thirty  years  a  missionary  among 
the  Zulus  in  South  Africa  ( Vide  sketch  of  Rev.  Jacob  Lindsley 
in  list  of  early  ministers). 

William   McFarland,    Esq.,   was   the   son   of  Col.  Daniel 


206  THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

McFarland,  an  officer  in  the  Revolutionary  War,  and  was,  it  is 
believed,  born  in  New  Jersey  in  1756.  He  and  his  father  both 
made  a  profession  of  their  faith  in  Christ  on  the  third  Sabbath 
of  May,  1783,  which  it  is  said  was  the  first  administration  of  the 
Lord's  Supper  in  this  region.     He  died  June  2,  1823. 

Jonas  Condit,  Esq.,  died  July  17,  1850,  in  the  eighty-second 
year  of  his  age,  having  held  the  office  of  elder  for  forty-five 
years.  His  second  wife  was  a  daughter  of  Rev.  Thaddeus  Dodd. 
It  is  said  of  him  that  none  were  more  faithful  or  more  highly 
esteemed.  A  man  of  good  judgment  and  equal  temperament. 
In  him  anxious  souls  found  a  wise  counsellor  and  judicious 
guide. 

Other  elders  of  this  period  whose  memory  is  revered  as  men 
of  marked  zeal  and  influence  were, — Jacob  Cook,  Joseph  Coe, 
Daniel  Axtell  and  Abel  McFarland.  The  last  named  repre- 
sented the  county  several  times  in  each  branch  of  the  Legisla- 
ture. Daniel  Axtell  was  an  active  man  of  business,  dealing 
largely  in  real  estate.  Two  others  of  the  same  name,  Nathan 
and  Luther,  were  elders  at  a  subsequent  period.  The  Coes 
were  a  prominent  family.  Three  of  that  name, — Joseph,  at  Ten 
Mile,  Moses,  at  Chartiers,  and  Silas,  at  Three  Ridges,  were  elders 
in  the  last  century.  The  wife  of  Aaron  Williams,  elder  at 
Mingo,  was  a  Coe.  So  also  was  the  mother  of  Rev.  Moses 
Allen.  Jacob  Cook  was  one  of  the  first  settlers  at  Ten  Mile. 
He  was  to  the  Lower  Settlement  what  Demas   Lindsley  was  to 

the  Upper. 

LOWER  TEN  MIIvE. 

James  McFarland,  son  of  William  McFarland,  was  born  in 
Washington  County,  Pa.  He  was  chosen  to  the  eldership  in  the 
year  1837,  and  served  the  church  faithfully  for  twenty-eight 
years.  He  was  eminently  a  man  of  prayer.  His  grandson  who 
was  a  member  of  his  family  bears  this  testimony.  "  He  prayed 
more  than  any  man  I  ever  knew.  When  a  boy  in  working  with 
him  on  the  farm,  and  we  would  reach  a  secluded  spot,  he  would 
says,  '  this  is  a  good  place  to  pray,'  and  then  we  would  kneel 
down  and  he  would  offer  a  short  prayer."  He  died  February 
26,  1863,  in  the  eighty-third  year  of  his  age. 

Thaddeus  Dodd,  M.D.,  was  the  son  of  Rev.  Cephas  Dodd. 


DECEASED   RULING  ELDERS.  207 

He  was  elected  to  the  eldership  December  9,  1868,  and  died 
August  9,  1877.  It  is  said  of  him  by  one  who  knew  him  :  "  He 
was  a  good  physician,  a  man  of  few  words  but  of  much  thought. 
His  religious  convictions  were  based  on  a  very  extensive  and 
thorough  acquaintance  with  the  word  of  God  and  the  doctrinal 
standards  of  our  church."  And  in  the  Minutes  of  Session  we 
have  this  record, — "  We  delight  to  bear  testimony  to  the  beauti- 
ful Christian  character  of  our  deceased  brother.  It  is  with 
pleasure  we  look  back  upon  our  intercourse  with  him  in  the 
Session,  He  was  prudent  in  counsel,  fervent  in  prayer,  and  ever 
sought  the  purity  and  peace  of  the  Church." 

UPPER  TEN  MILE. 

Lewis  Dille  was  installed  April,  1795,  and  died  April  30, 
1885,  in  the  eighty-ninth  year  of  his  age.  For  fifty-four  years 
he  was  a  faithful  officer,  and  until  disabled  by  the  infirmities  of 
age  was  always  at  his  post.  The  Sabbath- school  and  the 
sanctuary  were  his  delight. 

John  A.  Black  was  installed  May  2,  1875,  and  died  May  8, 
1880.  His  career  was  short,  but  marked  by  wonderful  conse- 
cration. He  was  untiring  in  his  labors,  both  as  an  officer  and 
member  of  the  church,  and  many  still  refer  to  him  as  a  model 
of  Christian  character  and  life,  and  mourn  his  early  death. 

John  McFarland  had  previously  served  as  an  elder  in 
Lower  Ten  Mile  Church,  and  was  installed  in  this  church  No- 
vember 26,  1870.  He  died  February  18,  1878.  It  is  testified 
of  him  that  he  walked  humbly  and  faithfully  before  God. 

CROSS  CREEK. 

Judge  James  Edgar  was  born  in  York  County,  Pa.,  Novem- 
ber 15,  1744.  When  but  eight  years  old  he  began  to  be  con- 
cerned about  his  soul,  which  continued  causing  great  anxiety 
until  his  sixteenth  year,  when  he  saw  the  light,  and  gave  his 
heart  to  Jesus.  He  was  elected  an  elder  before  he  was  twenty- 
three  years  of  age,  and  became  an  elder  in  this  church  in  1779. 
About  1778  he  came  from  York  County,  and  settled  near 
Cross  Creek,  and  became  one  of  the  first  elders  in  this  church, 
and  prosecuted  the  call  for  Rev.  Joseph  Smith  before  the  Pres- 


2o8  THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

bytery  of  New  Castle,  at  Carlisle.  In  Crumrine's  "  History  of 
Washington  County,"  it  is  said  of  him :  "  In  the  numerous 
lists  of  distinguished  men  who  have  been  residents  of  Wash- 
ington County  there  are  found  none  who  bore  a  higher  charac- 
ter, or  were  more  universally  beloved  and  trusted  than  was 
Judge  James  Edgar."  Judge  Edgar  served  both  the  State  and 
the  county,  as  well  as  the  church.  He  was  a  member  from 
York  County,  Pa.,  of  the  Provincial  Council,  which  met  in 
Carpenters'  Hall,  Philadelphia,  June  i8,  1775;  also  a  delegate 
from  that  county  to  the  convention  which  framed  the  constitu- 
tion of  1776,  and  a  member  from  that  county  of  the  Council  of 
Safety  in  1777.  In  1788  he  was  one  of  the  Board  of  Censors 
for  Washington  County,  and  September  30,  1788,  was  commis- 
sioned as  associate  judge,  and  held  that  ojffice  until  his  death. 
In  1794  he  was  prominent  in  the  "  Whiskey  Insurrection,"  on 
the  side  of  law  and  order.     He  died  June  8,  18 14. 

Robert  McCready,  Esq.,  was  born  in  Scotland  in  1752. 
He  came  to  America  in  1772,  and  taught  school  in  York 
County,  Pa.;  went  out  with  a  company  of  volunteers  from 
Harford  County,  Md.,  and  served  his  country  in  the  War  of  the 
Revolution.  From  the  hospital  at  Trenton,  N.  J.,  he  returned 
to  York  County,  and  thence  to  Pittsburgh,  and  joined  a  com- 
pany of  friends  on  Montours  Run.  He  came  to  Cross  Creek 
about  1777.  He  and  two  companions  held  meetings  at  their 
homes,  and  were  soon  joined  by  other  neighbors ;  and  this  is 
known  as  the  Irish  Ridge  Society  in  the  history  of  the  congre- 
gation. He  was  elected  an  elder  near  the  close  of  the  pastor- 
ate of  Rev.  Joseph  Smith.  Mr.  McCready  was  noted  for  his 
piety,  benevolence  and  eminent  Christian  life.  He  was  power- 
ful in  prayer,  and  is  spoken  of  as  "  the  praying  McCready."  In 
the  minutes  of  session  we  find  this  record :  "  He  descended  to 
the  grave  loved,  respected  and  lamented  by  the  whole  congre- 
gation."    He  died  August  10,  1846. 

Henry  Graham  came  from  Chester  County,  Pa.,  in  1776. 
Was  active  in  the  organization  of  Cross  Creek  Church,  and  do- 
nated the  land  on  which  the  church  edifice  was  erected.  He 
was  commissioned  justice  of  the  peace  in   1790.     He  was  the 


DECEASED  RULING  ELDERS.  209 

grandfather  of  Rev.  Ebenezer  Graham,  deceased.  He  died 
January  31,  1827,  aged  eighty-seven  years. 

William  Rea,  Esq.,  came  from  Northampton  County,  Pa., 
in  1789.  He  was  one  of  the  strong  pillars  in  the  church.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Synod's  Board  of  Trust,  and  was  a 
member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  Jefferson  College  from 
1805  to  1827.  He  represented  the  presbytery  in  the  General 
Assembly  in  1809,1817  and  18 19,  and  was  commissioned  jus- 
tice of  the  peace  in  1823.  He  died  in  1835,  aged  seventy-two 
years. 

Robert  Lyle  came  from  Northampton  County,  Pa.,  in  1 784. 
He  was  an  elder,  at  different  periods,  in  Cross  Creek,  Upper 
Buffalo  and  Mount  Prospect  Churches.  His  name  first  appears 
on  the  roll  of  Ohio  Presbytery,  in  1793.  .  He  was  a  brother  of 
Hon.  Aaron  Lyle,  who  represented  the  district  in  Congress 
from  1808  to  1816.  Robert  Lyle  died  November  25,  1843. 
He  was  an  elder  over  half  a  century. 

The  late  Rev.  Joseph  G.  Lyle,  of  the  Third  Church  of 
Wheeling,  and  Rev.  David  D.  Allen,  of  Rockford,  Washington 
Territory,  are  great-grandsons.  The  wife  of  David  A.  Newell, 
of  Dalton,  O. — nee — Elizabeth  Reed,  is  a  granddaughter. 

Hugh  Newell  was  a  native  of  Connecticut.  He  settled  in 
Cross  Creek  not  later  than  178 1.  He  died  in  18 10.  His  farm 
passed  to  his  son,  George  Newell,  who  was  made  an  elder  in 
1 8 18,  and  held  the  office  until  his  death,  in  1840. 

George  Newell  was  married  to  a  daughter  of  Rev.  Thomas 
Marquis.  Two  sons,  Thomas  M.  and  George  B  became  minis- 
ters. 

Hugh  Lee  was  the  son  of  Hugh  and  Mary  Lee,  who  emi- 
grated from  Ireland  in  1790.  He  was  born  in  1793.  His  pa- 
rents located  near  Cross  Creek,  on  the  farm  now  owned  by  his 
great-grandson,  W.  C.  Lee.  He  was  elected  an  elder  in  1818, 
and  of  him  Dr.  Stockton  says  :  "  He  was  one  of  the  most  influ- 
ential of  all  the  elders  God  bestowed  on  that  congregation." 
The  minutes  of  the  session  say  :  "  He  was  a  brother  much  be- 
loved in  the  session,  a  father  who  had  much  influence  in  the 
congregation,  and  died  beloved  and  lamented  by  the  whole 
community."  He  was  noted  as  a  peacemaker.  He  died  April 
14 


2IO  THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

24,  1837,  at  the  house  of  William  McLain,  while  attending  a 
meeting  of  the  presbytery  at  Claysville. 

Walter  Craig  was  born  in  Donegal,  Ireland,  December  i, 
1786.  He  came  to  America  about  1793,  and  settled  near  West 
Middletown,  Washington  County,  Pa.  He  received  a  good 
English  education,  and  became  a  surveyor.  In  early  life  he  was 
a  river  trader.  In  1815  he  was  elected  commissioner,  and  re- 
signed in  18 16.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Legislature  in  18 18- 
1819,  a  member  of  the  State  Constitutional  Convention  in  1837 
-38  and  a  member  of  the  State  Senate  in  1843,  '44  and  '45. 
The  history  of  Washington  County  says  that  his  character  for 
incorruptible  integrity  was  not  excelled  by  any  of  his  com- 
peers. In  1828  he  united  with  the  church,  and  in  1831  was 
elected  an  elder,  whic.h  office  he  held  until  his  death.  He  was 
a  firm  and  faithful  reprover  of  wrong-doing,  a  wise  counselor 
and  remarkably  attentive  to  the  ordinances  of  divine  worship ; 
and  ever  ready  to  sacrifice  his  time,  labor  and  money  to  pro- 
mote the  cause  of  Christ.  He  died  February  10,  1875,  and  his 
dust  rests  in  the  cemetery  at  Cross  Creek. 

Two  of  Cross  Creek's  earliest  elders,  viz.,  Joseph  Patterson 
and  Thomas  Marquis,  became  ministers  of  the  gospel.  Mar- 
quis was  the  second  pastor  of  Cross  Creek  Church,  and  .was 
known  as  "  the  silver-tongued  Marquis,"  Patterson  was  for 
many  years  the  faithful,  beloved  and  successful  pastor  of  Rac- 
coon Church,  Presbytery  of  Pittsburgh. 

UPPER  BUFFALO. 

William  Smiley,  Sr.,  who  came  from  York  County,  Pa.,  was 
one  of  the  first  elders  of  this  church,  and  it  was  he  who  took 
the  flour  to  New  Orleans,  to  sell,  in  order  to  pay  the  salary  of 
Rev.  Joseph  Smith.  In  "  Old  Redstone,"  page  seventy-eight, 
we  have  this  description  of  him :  "  He  was  a  Scotchman,  of  a 
strong  mind,  very  shrewd  and  extremely  pious.  His  manners 
were  somewhat  blunt;  and  he  had  an  integrity  and  honesty 
.about  him  which  would  not  allow  him  to  connive  at  anything 
which  he  thought  wrong.  He  disliked  everything  which  in 
any  way  set  aside  the  claims  of  religion,  and  did  not  give  it  its 
proper  place  in  the  business  of  life  or  the  enjoyment  of  the  so- 


DECEASED   RULING   ELDERS.  211 

cial  circle.  He  was  sixty-four  years  old  when  the  flour  was 
taken  to  New  Orleans.  He  died  November  21,  1813,  aged 
eighty-two  years." 

William  Hughes  was  a  son  of  Rowland  Hughes  and  a  bro- 
ther of  Rev.  James  Hughes  {q.v.),  and  of  Rev.  Thomas  E.  and 
Smily  Hughes.  Their  father's  second  wife  was  Elizabeth  Smily, 
who,  after  her  husband's  death,  removed  with  her  family  to  the 
West,  and  settled  in  what  is  now  Washington  County,  Mount 
Pleasant  Township.  William  had  been  a  soldier  in  the  war  of 
the  Revolution.  He  was  a  tanner  by  trade,  as  his  father  had 
been,  and  built  a  tannery  on  his  place,  which  he  carried  on  for 
many  years.  His  name  first  appears  on  the  roll  of  Presbytery 
in  1802.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  Jefferson 
College  at  its  incorporation,  in  1802,  and  served  until  18 17.  Was 
elected  a  member  of  Synod's  Board  of  Trust  for  Missionary 
Work  in  1808,  and  annually  thereafter  for  several  years.  Was 
recognized  as  a  man  of  eminent  piety  and  influence.  About  the 
year  1825  he  joined  with  others  in  securing  the  organization  of 
Mount  Prospect  Church,  and  was  made  one  of  its  first  Board 
of  Elders,  and  continued  to  serve  until  his  death,  April  17,  183 1. 
He  had  a  son  (James  Hughes)  who  became  an  Elder  in  the  same 
church,  and  was  for  a  long  time  a  justice  of  the  peace. 

James  Dinsmore  came  from  Ireland  and  settled,  not  later  than 
1784,  on  Miller's  Run,  Allegheny  County.  About  1795  he 
removed  to  Washington  County,  in  the  bounds  of  Upper  Buffalo 
Church.  He  had,  while  in  Allegheny  County,  been  an  Elder  in 
Bethel  Church.  He  served  in  the  same  office  in  Buffalo  Church 
until  his  death,  at  an  advanced  age.  He  is  spoken  of  as  a  burn- 
ing and  shining  light,  a  man  wonderfully  full  of  the  spirit  of 
prayer.  A  son  (John  Dinsmore)  was  an  Elder  at  Buffalo  for  a 
long  period.  Among  the  grandsons  may  be  named  Rev.  James 
D.  Mason,  Davenport,  Iowa ;  Rev.  W.  C.  Mason,  deceased,  and 
Rev.  James  H.  Dinsmore,  D.D.,  who,  after  a  long  and  faithful 
ministry  in  Kentucky,  is  now  spending  the  evening  of  his  life  in 
Washington,  Pa.  Rev.  J.  W.  Dinsmore,  D.D.,  of  Bloomington, 
III.,  is  a  great-grandson. 

John  McWilliams  came  from  Ireland,  and  settled  in  the 
bounds  of  Upper  Buffalo  Church  at  an  early  period,  locating 


213        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

lands  granted  him  under  a  Virginia  certificate  and  surveyed  in 
1785.  His  name  first  appears  on  the  roll  of  Presbytery  in  1793. 
From  this  until  18 17  he  was  present  at  eleven  meetings.  His 
descendants  are  very  numerous,  and  to  a  large  extent  are  thrifty, 
church-going  people.  One  son  (General  Wallace  McWilliams) 
was  among  the  foremost  men  of  the  county  in  public  affairs,  and 
represented  the  county  several  times  in  the  State  Legislature. 

William  Wallace  was  enrolled  as  an  Elder  attending  meet- 
ings of  Ohio  Presbytery  in  1803.  His  name  appears  frequently 
in  records  of  Ohio  and  Washington  Presbyteries  up  to  a  short 
time  before  his  death,  which  occurred  November  23,  1845.  In 
his  last  will  and  testament,  after  making  bequests  to  relatives,  he 
states :  "  Because,  in  the  good  providence  of  Almighty  God,  all 
my  sisters  and  near  kindred  are  abundantly  supplied  with  the 
good  things  of  this  present  life,  I  will  and  direct  that  all  the 
remainder  of  my  property,  real  and  personal,  at  my  decease,  be 
sold  by  my  executors,  and  by  them  disposed  of  as  herein 
directed,  that  it  may  be  for  the  extension  of  the  kingdom  and 
glorv  of  our  blessed  Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus  Christ."  The 
bequests  made  were  as  follows :  Western  Theological  Seminary, 
;$500;  Foreign  Missions  (Assembly's  Board),  ;^500;  Board  of 
Missions  for  Support  of  Gospel  in  this  country,  ;^4oo;  American 
Tract  Society,  $400 ;  Board  of  Education,  ^400  ;  American  Bible 
Society,  ^$400 ;  "  Support  of  Gospel  in  American  Colonies  on 
Western  coast  of  Africa,"  ^400.  Balance  to  be  divided  equally 
between  Washington  and  Jefferson  Colleges,  to  educate  persons 
for  the  ministry.  Elder  William  Wallace,  of  Chartiers  Township, 
is  not  to  be  confounded  with  William  Wallace  who  represented 
the  county  several  times  in  the  Legislature.  The  latter  lived  in 
Somerset  Township. 

Samuel  Donahey,  son  of  Joseph  and  Mary  (Alexander)  Don- 
ahey,  was  born  in  county  Tyrone,  Ireland,  May  17,  1787,  and 
brought  by  his  parents  to  this  country  August,  1790.  He  was 
married  in  early  manhood  to  Anna,  daughter  of  William  Reed, 
Esq.,  and  sister  of  Rev.  Messrs.  John,  Samuel  and  William  Reed  ; 
was  ordained  a  Ruling  Elder  in  1840,  and  died  December  25th 
of  the  same  year.  He  was  a  man  of  integrity  arid  enjoyed  the 
confidence  of  his  fellow-citizens. 


DECEASED  RULING  ELDERS.  213 

John  Dinsmore,  Sr.,  was  born  July  14,  1779,  at  Miller's  Run, 
Allegheny  County,  Pa. ;  died  July  7,  1858,  on  the  farm  where  he 
lived  and  served  his  generation  sixty-four  years.  He  was  an 
Elder  forty-one  years,  and  was  a  man  of  good  mind,  well- versed 
in  the  Scriptures  and  practical  divinity  ;  of  great  force  and 
strength  of  character,  thoroughly  faithful  to  his  pastor  and  his 
church.  Judicious  and  punctual  as  an  office-bearer,  systematic 
and  conscientious  in  his  benevolence,  and  much  given  to  prayer 
and  devout  meditation. 

James  Taggart  was  born  in  1782;  died  July  13,  1863,  in  the 
eighty-first  year  of  his  age  and  the  twenty-fourth  of  his  Elder- 
ship. He  was  a  man  of  blameless  life,  unpretentious,  never  put- 
ting himself  forward ;  was  a  great  reader,  very  intelligent  in  the 
Scriptures,  and  was  devoutly  faithful  in  the  discharge  of  his 
official  duties. 

Andrew  Herron.  Born  in  1781  ;  died  November  20,  1869, 
aged  eighty-eight  years  ;  served  thirty  years  as  an  Elder.  He  was 
a  guileless  man,  of  strict  integrity  and  uprightness  of  character. 
A  lover  of  Jesus,  of  His  church  and  of  His  people,  he  died  as  he 
lived,  a  Christian's  death.  He  was  the  father  of  Rev.  Robert 
Herron,  D.D.,  deceased. 

Parker  Reed.  Born  in  18 10;  died  March  27,  1 871,  in  the 
sixty-first  year  of  his  age ;  was  a  native  of  Washington  County, 
Pa.  He  made  a  profession  of  religion  in  early  life,  under  the 
ministry  of  Dr.  Anderson ;  and  was  an  Elder  thirty-one  years, 
"  Hp  was  a  man  of  great  integrity  of  character,  and  performed  the 
duties  of  his  sphere,  whether  as  a  citizen,  a  professed  Christian, 
or  an  officer  in  the  church,  with  remarkable  fidelity."  His  end 
was  peace. 

William  Donahey,  son  of  Samuel  and  Anna  (Reed)  Donahey, 
was  born  near  Taylorstown,  Washington  County,  Pa.,  January 
17,  1816;  was  married,  December,  1843,  to  Mary,  daughter  of 
Martin  Ely,  Elder  in  East  Buffalo  Church  ;  was  ordained  an 
Elder  in  Upper  Buffalo  Church  in  1853,  and  served  until  his 
death,  August  14,  1884,  in  his  sixty-ninth  year.  Mr.  Donahey 
was  a  devout  and  exemplary  follower  of  Christ,  honoring  God  in 
his  household  and  faithful  as  a  Ruling  Elder.     Two  of  his  sons 


214        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

(Rev.  Martin  L.,  of  Ohio,  and  Rev.  Joseph  A.,  of  Waynesburg, 
Pa.)  are  Presbyterian  ministers. 

WEST  ALEXANDER  (THREE  RIDGES). 

John  McPherrin  was  one  of  the  first  bench  of  elders  at  Three 
Ridges,  and  represented  that  church  in  Presbytery  more  fre- 
quently than  any  of  that  first  session  ;  was  present  six  times  from 
1792  to  1807.  Mr.  McPherrin  died  about  the  year  181 5,  having 
made  bequest  of  over  ;^2000  to  the  Trustees  of  Jefferson  College, 
the  interest  to  be  applied  in  aid  of  candidates  for  the  gospel 
ministry. 

George  Lee  was  at  Presbytery  in  1803,  and  as  late  as  18 18. 
The  characteristics  of  this  elder  were  spiritual-mindedness  and 
an  all-absorbing  desire  for  the  salvation  of  others.  It  was  a  rule 
of  his  life  never  to  be  in  the  company  of  others  without  speaking 
to  them  personally  on  the  subject  of  religion.  It  was  never  done 
obtrusively  or  offensively,  but  so  wisely  and  tenderly  that  he 
never  gave  offence.  At  that  time  the  country  was  almost  an 
unbroken  forest,  and  on  Sabbath  morning,  on  his  way  to  church, 
he  would  turn  aside  into  a  thicket  for  a  season  of  prayer ;  and 
as  his  voice,  broken  with  sobs,  went  out  in  cries  for  the  influence 
of  the  Spirit  on  the  preacher,  the  preaching,  and  the  people, 
many  a  one  would  stop  to  receive  an  impression  that  fitted  him 
for  the  house  of  God  and  led  to  a  blessing. 

George  Sutherland  was  at  Presbytery  eight  times  from  1802 
to  1 81 8.  He  was  generally  called  ''  little  George  Sutherland,"  to 
distinguish  him  from  another  man  of  the  same  name.  He  was 
quick,  always  ready,  the  theologian  and  Bible  student  of  the 
Session.  It  is  said  he  could  express  himself  with  the  clearness 
and  force  of  a  theological  professor.  His  creed  was  summed  up 
in  the  "  Five  points  of  Calvinism,"  and  if  his  pastor  or  any  one 
else  occupying  the  pulpit  seemed  to  deviate  from  this  straightest 
of  rules,  he  was  duly  informed  of  it  before  he  left  the  church, 
and  set  right. 

John  McDonald  was  born  March  15,  1788,  and  died  Decem- 
ber II,  1868,  in  the  eighty-first  year  of  his  age;  was  married 
in  1 8 17,  to  Margaret  Byers.  He  was  elected  an  elder  in 
1828,  and  served  in  this  oflfice  for   forty  years.       He   was  also 


DECEASED  RULING  ELDERS.  215 

Superintendent  of  the  Sabbath-school  for  more  than  twenty  years. 
"  His  special  gift  was  that  of  prayer.  His  godly  life  was  an  orna- 
ment to  religion.  He  loved  the  Saviour  and  the  church  ;  but  in 
prayer  he  excelled.  He  would  take  the  congregation  in  the 
arms  of  his  faith  and  lay  them  down  at  the  mercy-seat  for  a 
blessing.  His  words  were  so  simple  and  scriptural  ;  his  tones 
so  simple,  childlike  and  tender,  it  could  only  Have  been  the 
Spirit  making  intercession.  Deeply  moved  himself,  he  as  deeply 
moved  others.  He  was  pre-eminently  a  man  of  prayer."  He 
has  two  sons  in  the  ministry  of  the  Presbyterian  Church — Rev. 
George  McDonald,  of  Upper  Ten-Mile,  and  Rev.  John  McC. 
McDonald,  Ulysses,  Kansas. 

FORKS  OF  WHEELING. 

John  Paris  was  the  eldest  son  of  William  Faris  [q.  v.).  He 
was  brought  from  Ireland  in  childhood.  He  came  to  the 
West  from  Berkley  County,  Va.,  at  a  very  early  date.  His 
name  was  first  enrolled  in  presbytery  in  1799.  His  wife  was 
Agnes  Stewart,  daughter  of  Robert  Stewart,  of  Covenanter  de- 
scent. Their  home  was  near  Roney's  Point.  Mr.  Faris  died 
in  1838.  Several  of  his  sons  became  elders  in  the  Western 
States.  Among  his  descendants  are  the  following  ministers : 
Rev.  John  M.  Faris,  of  Anna,  111.,  Rev.  W.  W.  Faris,  D.D.,  of 
Anna,  III.,  who  has  a  son  now  studying  for  the  ministry.  Rev. 
W.  B.  Faris,  deceased,  whose  daughter  is  the  wife  of  Dr.  E.  W. 
Alexander,  missionary  in  Hamadan,  Persia,  and  Rev.  S.  C. 
Faris,  of  Richmond,  O.  Three  of  these  are  grandsons.  Rev. 
Dr.  W.  W.  Faris,  son  of  Rev.  J.  M.  a  great-grandson. 

Adam  Faris,  son  of  William  Faris,  was  born  near  Martins- 
burg,  Va.,  November  6,  1763.  He  was  married  to  Mary  Find- 
lay,  January  7,  1794.  He  was  a  farmer  and  on  coming  west 
purchased  lands  on  Wheeling  Creek,  Ohio  County,  Va.  He  was 
made  an  elder  in  Forks  of  Wheeling  Church  not  later  than  1802. 
He  represented  his  district  several  terms  in  the  Virginia  House 
of  Representatives,  traveling  to  and  from  Richmond  on  horse 
back.  In  1829  he  was  Vice-President  of  a  temperance  society 
of  which  his  pastor,  Dr.  Hervey,  was  President.  A  son,  David, 
was  made  an  elder  in  Forks  of  Wheeling  Church  in  1838.     A 


2l6        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

daughter,  Mary,  was  married  to  Josiah  Brown,  also  made  an 
elder  in  the  same  church  in  1838.  Another  daughter,  Dorothea, 
became  the  wife  of  Rev.  David  Hervey.  The  last  years  of  Mr. 
Faris'  life  were  spent  with  these  at  their  home  in  Brooke  County. 
He  died  July  6,  1841,  in  his  seventy-eighth  year  and  was  buried 
at  Forks  of  Wheeling  Church.  Mr.  A.  Faris  Hervey  ruling 
elder  in  the  cRurch  of  Wellsburg,  is  a  grandson. 

WEST  LIBERTY,  FORMERLY  SHORT  CREEK. 

John  Wayt.  This  name  appears  on  the  roll  of  Presbytery 
in  1794.  Tradition  assigns  him  to  both  the  Forks  of  Wheeling 
and  Short  Creek.  The"  History  of  the  Panhandle"  published  in 
1879,  contains  the  following  concerning  him  :  "  John  Wayt  emi- 
grated to  Ohio  County,  Va.,  near  the  year  1780,  at  the  age  of 
twenty- five.  He  was  accompanied  by  two  brothers  and  two 
sisters.  Mr.  Wayt  was  educated  for  a  priest  in  the  Catholic 
Church  of  England,  and  upon  his  rejection  of  their  creed  was 
compelled  to  flee.  He  became  here  a  member  of  the  Presby- 
terian Church  and  subsequently  an  elder.  He  was  married  soon 
after  his  arrival  to  Mary  Peyatt.  He  became  a  leading  man 
among  the  early  settlers.  He  died  in  1822,  and  his  remains 
were  interred  in  the  cemetery  of  the  Stone  Church  near  Elm 
Grove." 

Matthew  Anderson  was  present  as  a  ruling  elder  in  the 
Presbytery  of  Ohio  as  early  as  1796.  In  1807  he  removed  to  St. 
Clairsville,  Ohio,  where  he  resided  until  his  death.  His  wife  was 
Isabella  Hughes,  sister  of  Rev.  James  Hughes,  pastor  of  Short 
Creek  and  Lower  Buffalo.  She  survived  her  husband  and  died 
in  the  period  between  1846-52.  Two  of  their  sons  entered  the 
ministry  of  the  Presbyterian  Church, — Rev.  James  H.  Anderson 
who  died  after  a  brief  service  in  North  Western  Ohio,  and  Rev. 
David  S.  Anderson  of  the  Presbytery  of  Maumee,  who  died 
April  2,  1886.  Rev.  Oscar  A.  Hills,  D.D.,  of  Wooster,  Ohio, 
is  a  grandson  of  Matthew  Anderson,  by  his  daughter  Sarah 
Anderson,  who  was  born  at  Short  Creek  July  i,  1805. 

William  Faris  was  born  in  Ireland,  from  which  he  emigrated 
to  Virginia  not  later  than  1770.  He  was  an  elder  in  Back 
Creek  Church,  Berkley  County,  Va.,  of  which  Rev.  Hugh  Vance 


DECEASED  RULING  ELDERS.  217 

was  pastor.  Not  long  after  the  Revolutionary  War  closed,  he 
removed  to  Ohio  County,  Virginia,  settling  on  Magravv's  Run, 
in  the  bounds  of  Short  Creek  Church.  His  farm  is  still  held  by 
some  of  his  descendants.  He  had  two  sons,  John  and  Adam, 
who  were  elders  in  Forks  of  Wheeling  Church.  His  descend- 
ants to  the  fourth  and  fifth  generation  have  been  numerous  and 
have  mostly  held  to  the  ancestral  faith.  One  of  them  writes, 
"  I  think  it  safe  to  presume  that  of  the  descendants  of  Elder 
Wm.  Paris,  not  less  than  forty  persons  have  been  either  minis- 
ters or  elders,  or  wives  of  ministers  or  elders  in  the  Presbyter- 
ian Church.  Among  the  descendants  I  can  recall,  are  Blayneys, 
Yates,  Potters,  Gastons,  Maxwells,  Finleys,  Herveys,  etc.,  in 
all  of  which  have  appeared  elders  and  in  several  of  them  minis- 
ters." Mr.  Paris  died  in  1 81 8,  aged  eighty-four.  He  was  buried 
at  Forks  of  Wheeling. 

William  McKinley  was  one  of  the  first  Board  of  Elders  in 
Short  Creek  Church.  His  name  first  appears  on  the  roll  of  Pres- 
bytery in  1800.  He  was  chosen  Treasurer  of  the  Board  of  Trust 
at  its  erection  by  the  Synod  of  Pittsburgh  in  1802.  Mr.  McKin- 
ley is  spoken  of  as  one  of  the  noblest  of  men,  a  man  to  pattern " 
after.  Of  many  things  spoken  of,  his  conduct  under  calamity 
was  most  frequently  dwelt  upon.  Having  become  liable  for  the 
debts  of  others,  his  property  was  brought  under  the  Sheriff's 
hammer,  and  on  the  day  of  sale  when  it  was  seen  that  the  goods 
levied  upon  would  not  meet  his  liabilities,  he  took  his  watch 
from  his*  pocket  when  he  might  have  legally  retained  it,  and 
manifested  no  regret.  But  when  there  was  still  a  balance  against 
him,  and  "  Scott's  Commentaries  "  must  go  to  meet  it  he  was 
seen  to  zveep  ;  this  book  having  been  such  a  source  of  comfort  to 
himself  and  a  help  in  comforting  others  in  various  ways.  Mr. 
McKinley  represented  his  Presbytery  in  the  General  Assembly 
in  1793  and  in  1797,  1802  and  in  1807.  He  also  frequently  re- 
presented his  county  in  the  Legislature  of  Virginia.  One  of  his 
daughters  was  the  wife  of  Rev.  James  Hervey.  Rev.  Edward 
G.  McKinley  of  Ligonier,  Pa.,  is  a  grandson.  Wm.  McKinley 
died  May  20,  1838,  aged  seventy-five  years. 

Thomas  Yates  began  attending  Presbytery  in   18 19.     Is  be- 
lieved to  have  been  an  elder  much  earlier,  probably  1807.     He 


2l8        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

transferred  his  membership  to  Three  Ridges,  where  he  was  also 
elected  an  elder.  He  died  September  7,  1855.  His  son,  Andrew 
Yates,  was  elected  an  elder  September  6,  1828.  Died  Decem- 
ber 19,  1876.  Byers  T.  Yates,  a  son  of  Andrew,  was  elected  an 
elder  December  12,  1853,  and  is  still  serving.  They  were 
Scotch-Irish  Presbyterians  of  the  most  orthodox  stamp.  Their 
descendants  are  very  numerous  and  are  largely  represented  in 
the  ministry  and  eldership  of  the  Presbyterian  Church. 

LOWER  BUFFALO. 

Arthur  Scott  was  born  in  Lancaster  County,  Pa.,  in  1760. 
Came  west  at  the  close  of  the  Revolutionary  War  and  settled  in 
the  eastern  part  of  Washington  County,  near  Ginger  Hill.  In 
1786,  in  connection  with  his  brother  Samuel,  purchased  land  in 
Hopewell  Township.  He  was  married  in  1789,  to  Ann  Hamil- 
ton, sister  of  David  Hamilton,  Esq.,  of  Ginger  Hill.  They  were, 
it  is  believed,  original  members  of  the  Church  of  Lower  Buffalo, 
and  Mr.  Scott  became  an  elder  at  an  early  date.  Tradition  says 
that  he  was  faithful  in  his  family,  in  the  church,  and  in  all  the 
•relations  of  life  :  a  good  and  useful  man.  He  died  on  his  farm 
four  miles  south  of  Independence  July  24,  1843,  aged  eighty- 
three  years. 

Arthur  Scott  was  the  father  of  Col.  Joseph  Scott,  who  has 
been  an  elder  in  Lower  Buffalo  Church,  and  a  teacher  in  its 
Sabbath-school  for  more  than  fifty  years. 

CROSS  ROADS  (KINGS  CREEK). 

David  Philip  Jackson  was  the  oldest  of  four  brothers  who 
came  with  their  parents  from  Maryland  about  1779,  and  settled 
at  the  Cross  Roads.  Under  the  preaching  of  Rev.  Joseph  Smith 
at  Cross  Creek,  he  was  converted  and  united  with  that  church. 
When  Kings  Creek  was  organized  in  1785,  he  transfered  his 
membership  to  it  and  was  elected  ruling-elder.  In  1798  the 
location  of  the  church  was  changed  to  Cross  Roads,  and  here  in 
1800  the  call  for  the  first  pastor,  Rev.  Elisha  McCurdy,  was 
signed  by  him  in  connection  with  Miles  Wilson  and  John 
McMillan,  and  carried  by  him  to  the  Presbytery  of  Ohio.  In 
the  great  revival  which  followed  the  settlement  of  Mr.  McCurdy, 


DECEASED   RULING   ELDERS,  219 

Philip  Jackson  was  ever  active  and  watchful  for  souls.  He  had 
great  power  in  prayer  and  was  known  as  the  praying  elder.  He 
loved  the  church  and  daily  plead  her  cause  at  the  throne  of 
grace.  During  the  progress  of  this  revival,  when  but  fifty-three 
years  of  age,  he  was  called  home  to  receive  his  reward.  He 
died  February  13,  1803.  He  had  a  brother,  Joseph  Jackson,  who 
became  an  elder  1807,  and  died  1824.  Marion  Jackson,  an 
elder,  who  died  June  24,  1888,  was  a  grandson. 

John  Travis  came  from  Wales  when  quite  young.  He  was  a 
soldier  in  the  war  of  the  Revolution.  He  was  commissioned  a 
sub-lieutenant  of  York  County,  Pa.,  in  1778,  by  Supreme  Ex- 
ecutive Council,  Thomas  Wharton,  Jr.,  President,  signing  the 
commission.  He  was'  married  early  in  life  to  Rebecca  St.  Clair. 
On  first  coming  to  the  west  he  settled  in  Fayette  County,  Pa. 
He  was  an  elder  in  Laurel  Hill  Church  in  1793.  He  repre- 
sented Cross  Roads  Church  in  the  Presbytery  of  Ohio  in  1801. 
His  last  residence  was  near  New  Lisbon,  Ohio.  He  was  an 
elder  there  under  Rev.  C.  Vallandigham.  For  several  years 
before  his  death,  September  26,  1827,  he  had  been  entirely  blind. 
His  preceding  life  had  also  been  shadowed  with  affliction.  While 
resident  in  Fayette  County,  he  was  subject  for  a  time  to  mental 
derangement.  Subsequently  through  misplaced  confidence  he 
lost  his  worldly  estate.  Despite  all,  by  faith  in  God,  he  held  fast 
his  integrity,  and  in  ripe  age  went  down  to  the  grave  in  peace. 
He  was  a  strong  temperance  man,  much  in  advance  of  the  time 
in  which  he  lived ;  was  powerful  in  prayer,  a  comforter  of  those 
in  trouble,  a  man  greatly  honored  and  beloved. 

Of  Mr.  Travis'  descendants  several  have  been  ruling  elders 
and  two  at  least  Presbyterian  ministers.  Rev.  Wm.  Travis  of 
Grand  Fork,  Dakota,  is  a  grandson  by  his  second  son  William, 
who  was  married  to  Alice,  daughter  of  Philip  Jackson,  and  was 
an  elder  at  Wellsville  and  Salem,  Ohio,  and  has  a  son  Israel  T., 
an  elder  at  Youngstown,  Ohio.  Rev.  M.  Moore  Travis,  Super- 
intendent in  the  United  States  Indian  Service,  Pima  Agency, 
Sacaton,  Arizona,  is  also  a  grandson  by  his  youngest  son  Robert, 
who  was  long  an  elder  of  Bethel  Church  in  Steubenville  Presby- 
tery, and  has  a  son  John,  now  an  elder  in  New  Lisbon,  Ohio. 
The  oldest  son  of  Mr.  Travis  was  married  to  a  daughter  of 


220        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

Miles  Wilson.  Their  son  John  T.  is  an  elder.  Several  others 
of  the  descendants  are  elders. 

James  Proudfit,  Sr.,  was  born  about  1760.  He  signed  the 
call  for  the  first  pastor.  He  was  elected  an  elder  in  1803,  led 
the  music  during  the  great  revival  of  1802,  and  was  also  a  teacher 
in  the  Sabbath-school.  He  died  in  1856,  aged  ninety-six  years. 
His  last  words  were,  "  Come,  Saviour,  and  take  me  home." 

Samuel  Fulton  was  a  soldier  of  the  Revolution.  He  had 
the  rank  of  captain,  and  served  to  the  close  of  the  war.  He  re- 
ceived a  gunshot  wound  in  the  cap  of  his  knee  which  rendered 
him  slightly  lame  for  life.  He  declined  to  receive  a  pension, 
saying  that  he  was  amply  compensated  in  the  deliverance  of  his 
country  from  British  oppression.  After  the  war  he  resided  in 
Baltimore,  where  he  was  married  to  Catherine  Smith,  a  relative 
of  Rev.  Joseph  Smith  of  Cross  Creek,  Removing  to  Washing- 
ton County,  Pa.,  he  purchased  a  farm  within  the  bounds  of  Cross 
Roads  Church,  in  which  he  became  an  elder  in  1803,  in  the  time 
of  Father  McCurdy.  A  grandson,  Rev.  Samuel  Fulton,  whose 
home  was  with  him  from  childhood  until  he  went  to  college, 
writes  thus  concerning  him  :  "  He  was  a  regular  attender  of 
church  and  prayer-meetings,  cold  or  hot,  rain  or  sunshine.  He 
was  liberal  and  prompt  in  both  the  spiritual  and  temporal  affairs 
of  the  church,  always  paying  his  subscriptions  and  peiu-rent  the 
day  they  were  due. 

"  He  was  a  strict  observer  of  the  Sabbath,  and  always  ceased 
work  on  the  farm,  with  all  his  hired  men,  at  three  or  four  o'clock 
on  Saturday  to  rest  and  prepare  for  the  Sabbath,  and  on  that  day 
he  never  engaged  in  worldly  conversation.  He  was  a  '  living 
epistle  known  and  read  of  all,'  in  the  community  where  he 
lived." 

Mr.  Fulton  died  about  the  year  1819,  leaving  a  family  of  five 
sons  and  three  daughters,  all  of  whom  were  members  of  the 
church.  One  son,  Robert,  entered  the  ministry.  He  was  a 
graduate  of  Washington  College  in  1833,  where  he  served  for  a 
time  as  tutor  in  the  Latin  and  Greek  languages.  He  afterwards 
taught  at  Florence,  Pa.,  and  Ashland,  O.,  where  he  also  preached 
until  his  death.  Mr.  Fulton  had,  likewise,  three  grandsons  who 
became  ministers :  Rev.  William  Fulton,  who  preached  in  Iowa, 


DECEASED  RULING  ELDERS,  221 

where  he  died ;  Rev.  Robert  J.  Fulton,  who  was  pastor  for  a  few 
years,  until  his  death,  of  the  church  of  Buffalo  in  the  Zanesville 
Presbytery ;  and  Rev.  Samuel  Fulton,  for  many  years  a  pastor 
in  Pittsburgh,  now  spending  the  evening  of  his  life  in  West- 
chester, Pa. 

Four  great-grandsons  also  of  Mr.  Fulton  have  become  preachers 
of  the  gospel :  Rev.  John  M.  Fulton,  of  Fort  Wayne,  Ind. ;  Rev. 
Wm.  P.  Fulton,  of  Huntingdon  Valley,  Pa. ;  Rev.  Albert  A. 
Fulton,  missionary  at  Canton,  China  (whose  sister.  Miss  M.  H. 
Fulton,  M.D.,  is  a  member  of  the  same  mission);  and  Geo.  W. 
Fulton,  a  licentiate,  who  has  offered  his  service  to  the  Presbyte- 
rian Board  of  Foreign  Missions. 

John  Duncan,  Sr.,  was  elected  an  elder  in  1803 ;  he  was  also 
a  teacher  in  the  Sabbath-school,  and  a  zealous  worker  in  his  Mas- 
ter's cause.  He  was  for  several  years  a  member  of  Synod's 
Board  of  Trust,  He  died  March  28,  1850,  aged  eighty-two. 
He  had  a  son,  John  Duncan,  Jr.,  who  was  elected  elder  in  183 1. 
He  died  February  17,  1876,  aged  seventy-six.  Rev,  Jesse  C. 
Bruce,  of  Franklin,  Pa.,  is  married  to  the  youngest  daughter  of 
John  Duncan,  Jr. 

James  Kerr,  father-of  Rev.  John  Kerr,  for  a  number  of  years 
pastor  of  the  church  of  Monongahela  City,  and  now  residing  at 
Parnassus,  Pa.,  was  ordained  an  elder  in  181 5,  and  died  in  1847. 

George  Anderson  was  ordained  in  18 15,  He  was  first  siiper- 
tendent  of  the  Sabbath-school  in  1818,  He  was  married  to  Miss 
Katie  McCloud,  of  Florence.  About  the  year  1820  he  removed 
to  St.  Clairsville,  O.,  where  he  died,  Mr.  Anderson  was  a  brother 
of  Rev.  John  Anderson,  D.D.,  pastor  of  Upper  Buffalo. 

James  McFarren,  Esq.,  a  brother  of  Rev.  Samuel  McFarren, 
D.D.,  was  born  at  Northampton,  on  the  Delaware,  June  12,  1786. 
He  came  west  with  his  father's  family  in  1807,  and  settled  on  a 
farm  near  Florence,  where  he  afterwards  lived  for  fifty-three 
years.  In  1820  he  was  chosen  superintendent  of  the  Sabbath- 
school,  which  office  he  held  until  i860.  He  was  also  a  teacher 
in  the  Sabbath-school  and  trustee  of  the  church,  and  was  elected 
an  elder  in  1831.  In  1842  he  was  elected  a  member  of  the 
Legislature  of  Pennsylvania  from  Washington  County,  and  also 
was  a  Justice  of  the  Peace  for  several  years.     In  all  these  rela- 


222        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

tions,  both  to  the  church  and  the  State,  Mr.  McFarren  acted  the 
part  of  an  upright  man  and  sincere  Christian.  He  died  Novem- 
ber 3,  1866,  and  sleeps  in  the  cemetery  of  the  church  of  Cross 
Roads. 

John  McConxell,  Sr.,  was  born  December  19,  1784,  and  was 
elected  ruHng  elder  February  20,  1853;  he  was  also  a  trustee, 
and  a  teacher  in  the  Sabbath-school  for  many  years.  He  died 
April  II,  1879,  and  his  wife  died  March  9,  1888,  aged  one  hun- 
dred years,  eight  months  and  eleven  days,  having  been  a  mem- 
ber of  the  church  for  eighty-five  years. 

James  Wallace  was  ordained  and  installed  ah  elder  in  1820, 
and  died  October,  1863. 

William  Mercer  was  elected  an  elder  February  20,  1850,  and 
died  June  13,  1876. 

David  Culbertson  was  born  near  Cross  Creek ;  was  elected 
an  elder  September  23,  1867,  and  died  August,  1886.  His  gifts 
to  the  church  and  Sabbath-school  were  many  and  liberal. 

William  J.  Cool  was  a  tailor  by  trade ;  he  was  also  Postmas- 
ter for  many  years.  He  was  elected  and  ordained  an  elder 
December  27,  1855.  He  was  also  a  trustee  of  the  church,  a 
teacher  in  the  Sabbath-school,  and  its  superintendent  from  i860 
until  1879.     He  died  in  Carrollton,  O.,  September  8,  1880. 

THREE  SPRINGS. 

William  Lee  was  one  of  the  first  bench  of  elders,  a  strong 
pillar  in  the  church.  He  represented  it  in  presbytery  fifteen 
times  from  1800  to  18 18.  He  was  one  of  three  elders  chosen  as 
members  of  Synod's  Board  of  Trust  in  1805.  He  died  August 
27,  1819. 

John  Orr  was  born  July  5,  1765,  and  came  into  the  bounds 
of  Three  Springs  Church  from  the  vicinity  of  Carlisle,  Pa., 
about  1795.  His  name  first  appears  on  the  roll  of  presbytery 
in  1803.  He  was  married  August  11,  1788,  to  Mary  Gilson. 
A  second  wife  was  a  Mrs.  Hindman.  He  died  March  i,  1843. 
His  only  son,  Thomas,  became  an  elder  in  the  Holliday's  Cove 
Church  at  its  organization,  in  1846,  having  previously  been  an 
elder  in  the  Three  Springs  Church.  Four  grandsons,  sons  of 
Thomas    Orr,  viz. :    Thomas    S.,    George    G.,    Samuel    H.    and 


DECEASED  RULING  ELDERS.  223 

James  C.  Orr,  became  elders.  The  last-named  alone  survives, 
serving  in  the  Second  Church  of  Wheeling.  Two  great  grand- 
sons are  elders.  On  the  female  side,  the  facts  are  similarly  re- 
markable, nearly,  if  not  quite  all,  the  daughters  and  grand- 
daughters of  John  Orr  having  become  wives  of  elders. 

Samuel  Maxwell  was  born  near  Carlisle,  Pa.  When  a 
young  man  he  came  West,  and  settled  on  a  farm,  in  what  is  now 
Hancock  County,  W.  Va.  He  was,  it  is  believed,  one  of  the 
converts  of  the  great  revival  at  Three  Springs  in  1802. 

It  is  certain  that  he  was  an  attendant  on  those  meetings,  and 
often,  in  his  advanced  years,  dwelt  in  conversation  on  the  inci- 
dents and  scenes  connected  with  that  wonderful  work  of  grace, 
which  seems  to  have  made  a  most  vivid  impression  upon  his 
mind.  About  the  year  1808,  or  possibly  a  few  years  later,  he 
was  ordained  by  Mr.  McCurdy  one  of  the  elders  of  Three 
Springs  Church.  It  was  a  source  of  great  sorrow  to  him  when 
about  the  year  1854,  the  old  stone  church  was  abandoned,  and 
the  congregation  became  two,  one  branch  worshipping  at  Holli- 
day's  Cove  and  the  other  at  Paris.  He  never  ceased  to  think 
regretfully  of  the  old  consecrated  place  of  worship,  about  which 
had  gathered,  for  him,  so  many  hallowed  associations  and 
blessed  memories.  In  the  fall  of  1865,  at  the  age  of  eighty- 
nine  years,  he  died,  and  was  laid  to  rest  in  the  burial  ground  of 
the  church  he  so  dearly  loved. 

He  was  a  truly  godly  man.  One  who  knew  him  well  testifies 
that  his  love  of  prayer  (family,  public  and  private),  of  reading 
the  Scriptures  (in  connection  with  the  annotations  of  Scott  the 
commentator),  of  attending  upon  the  preaching  of  the  word,  and 
of  religious  conversation,  so  absorbed  his  mind  that  he  con- 
stantly seemed  to  live  in  the  world  as  one  who  was  not  at  all  of 
it. 

Mr.  Maxwell  was  twice  married.  From  a  daughter  by  his 
first  wife  was  born  Rev.  Josiah  Welsh,  the  founder,  and  until 
his  death,  in  1877,  the  pastor  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church, 
Salt  Lake  City. 

The  second  wife  was  Mrs.  Jane  Fulton  (widow  of  John  Ful- 
ton, of  Florence),  whose  maiden  name  was  Jane  McCluskey, 
sister  of  Rev.  John  McCluskey,  D.D. 


224        '^^^  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

Rev.  James  M.  Maxwell,  D.D.,  of  Monongahela  City,  Pa.,  is 
a  child  of  this  second  marriage. 

Mrs.  Maxwell,  by  her  first  husband,  was  the  mother  of  Rev. 
Robert  John  Fulton,  who  was  licensed  by  the  Presbytery  of 
Washington,  and  died  at  Cumberland.  Guernsey  County,  O., 
in  1855,  shortly  after  his  installation  as  pastor  of  the  then  large 
and  flourishing  church  of  Buffalo. 

Enoch  Hays  was  born  December  i,  1802,  near  Burgettstown, 
Washington  County,  Pa,,  and  received  in  early  life  into  the  com- 
munion of  the  church  of  Raccoon,  during  the  pastorate  of  Rev. 
Moses  Allen.  He  became  an  elder  in  Three  Springs  Church 
about  the  year  1862  or  '63,  having  previously  been  ordained  to 
the  office  at  the  organization  of  the  Pine  Grove  Church,  from 
which  he  took  his  dismission  to  Three  Springs,  in  1862. 

Mr.  Hays  was  a  consistent  and  exemplary  follower  of  Christ, 
and  faithfully  discharged  the  duties  of  his  office  as  elder. 
Having  lived  forty-one  years  on  his  farm  in  Brook  County, 
W.  Va.,  he  entered  into  rest  February  13,  1872,  aged  three-score 
and  ten.  His  summons  was  a  very  sudden  one.  "  He  walked 
with  God,  and  was  not,  for  God  took  him." 

MILL  CREEK. 

Alexander  McCullough  was  one  of  the  first  elders  in  this 
church.  His  name  first  appears  on  the  roll  of  Presbytery  in 
1800.  He  was,  in  both  lineage  and  character,  a  pronounced 
Scotchman — ("  Auld  Sawney  "  he  familiarly  called  himself).  He 
was  noted  for  his  fidelity  in  reproving  sin,  yet  doing  it  so  judi- 
ciously as  not  to  give  offence.  He  was  seldom  absent  from 
church,  was  active  in  keeping  up  the  prayer  meeting,  and  in 
every  respect  was  an  earnest,  zealous  worker.  He  died  about 
the  year  1830,  full  of  years,  and  of  faith,  and  good  works. 

George  McCullough  was  a  brother  of  Alexander  McCul- 
lough, and  said  to  have  been  younger,  though  his  name  appears 
on  the  roll  of  Redstone  Presbytery  in  1793,  seven  years  earlier. 
The  tradition  is,  that  he  was  an  able  and  efficient  officer  in  the 
church.     He  died  in  18 12. 

David  Kerr  came  from  Ireland  when  a  young  man.  His 
wife's  name   was   Cornelia  Chamberlain.     He  was  owner  of  a 


DECBASED  RULING  ELDERS.  225 

large  farm  one  mile  east  of  Hookstown.  As  an  elder  he  was 
faithful  and  earnest  in  efibrts  to  promote  Christ's  kingdom.  He 
took  delight  in  training  the  young.  He  had  them  come  to  his 
home  to  "  say  their  questions."  At  other  times  he  met  them 
for  the  same  purpose  at  the  home  of  Andrew  Poe.  Mr.  Kerr 
was  an  elder  for  about  thirty  years,  and  died  in  1824. 

Joseph  McCready  was  born  July  9,  1786,  and  died  October 
3,  1862,  having  served  as  an  elder  about  fifty  years.  In  early 
life  he  married  Elizabeth  Ewing.  A  second  wife  was  Mrs. 
Elizabeth  Calhoun.  Father  McCready,  as  he  was  commonly 
called  in  his  later  years,  was  eminent  for  his  piety,  efficiency  and 
usefulness.  His  personal  appearance  was  made  especially  ven- 
erable by  gray  locks  reaching  to  his  shoulders  and  a  healthy 
countenance  that  beamed  forth  the  spirit  of  Christian  love.  He 
was  remarkably  endowed  with  the  spirit  of  prayer  and  exhorta- 
tion. He  had  a  deep  voice,  somewhat  tremulous  in  its  opening 
utterances.  He  often  spoke  with  tears  rolling  down  his  cheeks 
and  words  of  entreaty  flowing  from  his  heart.  In  the  great  re- 
vival of  1853  he  was  a  most  efficient  helper  in  leading  anxious 
souls  to  the  Saviour.  Mr.  McCready  was  also  particularly 
zealous  for  the  temperance  cause,  both  in  word  and  deed.  His 
lamented  death  was  the  result  of  a  lamp  explosion.  But  the 
call,  though  unexpected,  did  not  overtake  him  unready.  It  was 
the  Master's  voice  which  he  heard,  and  he  entered  into  rest. 

J.AMES  Moody  was  born  April  6,  1793,  near  Easton,  Pa.  He 
came  to  the  Mill  Creek  neighborhood  with  his  parents,  in  18 19, 
and  was  made  an  elder  in  1833,  serving  nearly  forty  years,  until 
his  death,  December  30,  1872.  He  was  an  earnest  friend  of  the 
temperance  cause,  and  being  a  man  of  intelligence  and  ready 
utterance,  he  did  effective  work  as  a  speaker  at  temperance 
meetings.  He  was  also  very  active  in  securing  the  acceptance 
of  the  free  school  system. 

In  his  later  years  he  gave  exemplary  proof  of  his  interest  in 
Mill  Creek  by  compiling  from  the  written  records  then  extant, 
and  from  reliable  tradition  and  personal  knowledge,  a  history  of 
this  venerable  church  from  its  organization  down  till  near  the 
time  of  his  death.  Mr.  Moody  was  a  brother  of  Rev.  Samuel 
Moody,  who  died  in  1856,  aged  fifty-five  years. 
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226        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

Matthew  Glass  was  elected  an  elder  in  1840,  and  was  a 
faithful  laborer,  always  diligent  and  active.  He  organized  and 
maintained  a  prayer-meeting  in  Hookstown  for  many  years ; 
was  very  zealous  in  the  temperance  cause.  He  died  in  185 1, 
aged  fifty- four  years. 

James  McKinley  was  elected  an  elder  in  1840,  and  was  a 
good  man,  of  strict  integrity  and  sound  in  the  faith.  He  was 
born  in  Ireland,  and  brought  to  this  country  by  his  parents,  in 
infancy.     He  died  in  1856. 

FAIRVIEW— (THE  FLATS). 

Henry  Pittenger  was  one  of  the  original  elders  of  this 
church  in  connection  with  John  Eadie  and  John  McMillan.  He 
was  born  February  25,  1735,  and  was  elected  an  elder  at  the 
organization  of  the  church ;  and  continued  in  office  until  his 
death,  in  1825.  A  son,  Nicholas,  entered  the  ministry.  John 
Pittenger,  another  son  of  Henry,  was  born  January  20,  177 1, 
and  was  elected  an  elder  in  this  church  before  1812,  and  exer- 
cised this  office  for  half  a  century,  or  until  his  death,  in  i860. 
Four  of  his  sons  became  ruling  elders  in  different  churches, 
three  of  whom  are  now  dead. 

Abraham,  one  of  his  sons,  is  now  an  elder  in  this  church,  thus 
presenting  this  interesting  and  remarkable  fact — three  genera- 
tions from  one  family  represented  in  the  eldership  of  one  church 
in  an  unbroken  succession  covering  nearly  a  century  of  time; 

Joseph  W.  Allison  was  born  March  31,  1830,  and  died  De- 
cember 30,  1883.  Was  elected  elder  in  1858,  and  served  the 
church  in  this  office  faithfully  until  his  death.  He  was  a  man  of 
large  intelligence,  well  informed  on  all  the  leading  questions  of 
the  day,  and  represented  his  county  in  the  House  of  Delegates 
of  the  State  of  West  Virginia.  He  was  large-hearted  and  benev- 
olent, always  contributing  liberally  to  the  boards  of  the  church, 
and  the  cause  of  humanity.  He  loved  God's  Word  and  his 
house  and  his  people;  and  his  place  in  the  sanctuary  was  rarely 
unoccupied ;  and  for  two  years  previous  to  his  last  sickness  it 
was  not  marked  by  a  single  absence.  His  end  was  peace,  and 
his  memory  is  blessed. 


DECEASED   RULING  ELDERS.  22/ 

WASHINGTON  FIRST. 

The  original  elders  in  this  church  ordained  and  installed  at  its 
organization  1793,  were  four,  viz. :  Andrew  Swearingen,  Joseph 
Wherry,  Robert  Stockton,  and  William  McCombs.  Since  that 
time,  including  the  present  session,  37  have  been  ordained  and 
installed.  Of  these,  26  have  gone  to  wear  their  crowns  and  share 
the  glory  promised  to  those  who  are  faithful  unto  death. 

Robert  Stockton  came,  in  1784,  from  near  Chambersburg,  Pa., 
where  most  of  his  children  were  born.  He  purchased  a  farm  in 
Franklin  township,  near  Washington,  on  which  he  resided  until 
his  death  in  1824.  He  was  the  father  of  Rev.  Joseph  Stockton, 
{q.  v.).  Another  son,  Thomas,  became  an  elder  in  the  church  of 
Washington  while  the  father  was  yet  living.  A  daughter,  Eliza- 
beth, was  married  to  Rev.  James  Cunningham.  Another  daugh- 
ter, Jane,  was  the  second  wife  of  Rev.  John  Brice, 

Joseph  Wherry  was  born  near*  Wilmington,  Del. ;  came  to 
Washington  county  about  1790,  with  wife  and  oldest  child. 
Died  May  5,  1826,  aged  74. 

Andrew  Swearingen  was  a  brother  of  Van  Swearingen,  first 
sheriff  of  Washington  county.  They  were  sons  of  John  Swea- 
ringen, who  came  from  Berkeley  county,  Va.,  before  the  Revo- 
lution, and  settled  in  Springhill  township,  Fayette  county,  Pa. 
Both  sons  were  captains  in  the  Revolutionary  war.  Andrew 
was  justice  of  the  peace,  first  in  Yohogania,  and  then  in  Wash- 
ington county.  Also  served  as  treasurer  of  Washington  county. 
He  was  an  extensive  landholder,  and  lived  on  one  of  his  tracts 
in  Chartiers  township.  He  served  as  an  elder  until  his  death, 
which  took  place  June  26,  1824,  in  his  78th  year. 

William  McCombs. — He  held  the  office  of  coroner  in  Wash- 
ington county  in  1784.  Had  lands  in  Strabane,  Somerset  and 
Canton  townships.  He  sold  the  Somerset  farm  to  his  brother 
Robert  in  1792.  Previous  to  this  he  served  as  elder  in  Pigeon 
Creek  Church.  His  name  appears  repeatedly  in  the  records  of 
both  Redstone  and  Ohio  Presbyteries.  He  died  on  his  farm  in 
Canton  township  in  1807. 

William  Sherrard  was  an  early  resident  of  Washington, 
Pa. ;  an  elder  of  unblemished  reputation,  and  died  with  unsha- 
ken confidence  in  his  Redeemer,  Dec.  17th,  18 18,  aged  75. 


228        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

Thomas  Stockton,  son  of  Robert,  was  descended  from  a  pious 
and  godly  ancestry.  His  grandfather  as  well  as  father  was  an 
elder  in  the  Presbyterian  Church.  He  was  elected  to  the  same  ' 
office  during  the  pastorate  of  Dr.  Matthew  Brown,  somewhere 
between  1805  and  1822,  and  died  in  1849  much  respected  and 
beloved  and  lamented  in  his  death.  He  was  the  father  of  Rev. 
John  Stockton,  D.D.,  for  fifty  years  the  pastor  of  Cross  Creek  in 
this  Presbytery. 

James  Orr  was  born  in  Penns  Valley,  Centre  County,  Pa.,  in 
1775.  His  boyhood  was  spent  in  Franklin  county,  Pa.  He  was 
married  in  1797  to  Miss  Margaret  Hawkins,  of  Chambersburg, 
Pa.,  and  came  at  that  time  to  reside  in  Washington.  He  was  a 
carpenter  by  trade.  Thirteen  children  were  the  fruits  of  his 
marriage,  and  four  of  his  daughters  became  the  wives  of  minis- 
ters. Rev.  Albert  O.  Johnson,  one  of  the  martyred  missionaries 
in  India  during  the  Sepoy  rebellion,  and  Rev.  W.  F.  Johnson, 
D.D.,  for  25  years  a  missionary  in  India,  and  now  president  of 
Biddle  University,  N.  C,  were  his  grandsons.  Three  of  his 
daughters  were  married  to  Presbyterian  ministers.  He  seems 
to  have  enjoyed  the  confidence  of  his  neighbors,  and  was  called 
by  them  to  several  responsible  positions — among  them  were 
magistrate  and  bank  director.  As  a  member  of  Session  he  was 
wise  and  faithful,  and  as  a  Christian  eminent  and  consistent.  He 
died  in  peace,  January  31,  1858. 

George  Baird,  Esq.,  was  the  son  of  Dr.  Absalom  Baird,  sur- 
geon in  the  Revolutionary  army.  He  was  born  in  Kennett 
Square,  Chester  county.  Pa.,  in  1785,  and  was  brought  to  Wash- 
ington by  his  parents  at  the  age  of  five  years.  He  was  educated 
in  Washington  Academy,  now  Washington  College,  and  for  some 
time  taught  the  classics  in  that  institution.  He  held  the  offices 
of  magistrate  and  sheriff  of  Washington  county,  and  was  also 
elected  a  member  of  the  Legislature  of  Pennsylvania.  He  made 
a  profession  of  religion  in  181 2,  under  the  ministry  of  Dr.  Brown, 
and  was  elected  to  the  eldership  in  1847.  He  was  a  member, 
from  this  Presbytery,  of  the  General  Assembly  which  met  in 
Nashville,  Tenn.,  in  1855.  He  was  a  very  conscientious  man, 
warm-hearted,  a  liberal  giver,  and  a  man  of  prayer. 

Hon.  R.  R.  Reed,  M.D.,  was  born  in  Washington,  March  12, 


DECEASED  RULING  ELDERS.  229 

1807,  and  was  the  son  of  Alexander  Reed,  a  pronninent  mer- 
chant of  that  place.  He  graduated  at  Washington  College  in 
1825,  and  also  graduated  in  medicine  at  the  University  of  Penn- 
sylvania, in  Philadelphia,  in  1828.  He  was  converted  and  made 
a  profession  of  religion  in  the  same  year,  during  a  quiet  revival 
of  religion  in  the  church  of  Washington.  He  was  elected  to  the 
office  of  ruling  elder  in  1847,  and  held  the  office  until  his  death. 
Two  of  his  sons  entered  the  ministry,  viz.,  Rev.  Alexander  Reed, 
D.D.,  who  died  at  Denver,  Colorado,  November  18,  1878,  and 
Rev.  William  B.  Reed,  who  is  still  living. 

Dr.  Reed  was  elected  a  Representative  from  Washington 
County  to  the  Legislature  of  Pennsylvania,  and  was  also  a 
member  of  Congress,  in  both  of  which  offices  he  commanded  the 
highest  regard,  both  as  a  gentleman  and  a  Christian.  He  was 
frequently  a  member  of  Synod,  and  also  represented  this  Pres- 
bytery in  the  General  Assembly.  He  was  especially  interested 
in  the  work  of  the  Sabbath-school,  and  was  the  beloved  and  effi- 
cient Superintendent  of  the  Sabbath-school  in  this  church  for 
twenty-six  years  previous  to  his  death.  He  was  a  very  intelli- 
gent and  godly  man,  of  great  warmth  of  affection  and  sympathy, 
very  active  in  all  Christian  work,  very  efficient  and  reliable,  "the 
pastor's  friend."  He  died  December  14,  1864,  in  the  fifty-eighth 
year  of  his  age. 

Charles  Hawkins  was  born  in  Baltimore,  November  27,  1773. 
Spent  most  of  his  early  life  in  Chambersburg,  Pa.,  and  from  1817 
until  his  death  lived  in  Washington.  His  ancestors  were  Cove- 
nanters, of  which  church  he  was  also  a  member  until  181 1,  when 
he  united  with  the  Presbyterian  Church,  under  the  ministry  of 
Dr.  Matthew  Brown,  and  was  elected  an  elder  in  1827.  His 
pastor  says  of  him :  "A  man  of  holy  dedication,  great  power  in 
prayer,  and  carrying  with  him  the  confidence  and  sympathy  of 
God's  people  in  a  remarkable  degree."  He  mentions  this  inci- 
dent :  "  Dr.  Matthew  Brown,  my  predecessor,  was  present  in 
my  prayer-meeting  shortly  after  I  came  here.  Before  beginning 
his  lecture,  he  turned  to  me  and  asked,  '  Is  Charles  Hawkins 
here?  Call  on  him  to  pray.  I  must  hear  him  pray  once  more 
before  I  die.  I  can't  speak  until  I  am  lifted  up  to  God  by  one 
of  his  prayers."     He  died  February  25,  1864,  in  the  ninety-first 


230        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

year  of  his  age.     He  was  the  father  of  Rev,  John  L.  Hawkins, 
of  Melrose,  Kansas. 

Jacob  Slagle,  the  son  of  Christian  Slagle,  who  came  from 
Germany,  w^as  born  in  Bahimore,  Md,  His  father  died  in  1794, 
and  in  1804  INIr.  Slagle  came  to  Washington,  as  an  apprentice  to 
the  saddlery  business.  He  united  with  the  church  of  Washington 
in  1824,  during  the  pastorate  of  Rev.  Obadiah  Jennings,  and  was 
elected  an  elder  in  1829,  which  office  he  held  for  forty-five  years, 
or  until  his  death,  which  occurred  June  7,  1872,  in  the  eighty- 
fourth  year  of  his  age.  He  was  several  times  a  representative 
of  this  Presbytery  in  the  General  Assembly.  He  held  the  office 
of  School  Director,  Trustee  of  the  Female  Seminary,  and  Asso- 
ciate Judge  of  the  courts  of  Washington  County,  and  was  often 
chosen  as  counselor  in  business  and  church  difficulties.  He  is 
said  to  have  been  remarkable  for  straightforward  truthfulness  and 
candor,  very  judicious,  kindly  and  sympathetic.  He  was  the 
father  of  Rev.  B.  W.  Slagle,  of  Defiance,  Ohio ;  of  Judge  J.  F. 
Slagle,  of  Pittsburgh,  and  also  of  John  S.  Slagle,  an  elder  in  the 
First  Church  of  Allegheny,  Pa. 

Joseph  Henderson  was  born  in  Accomac  County,  Va.,  and 
came  to  Washington  in  18 16.  He  was  Sheriff  of  Washington 
County,  member  of  the  Legislature  of  Pennsylvania,  Postmaster 
in  Washington  during  the  administration  of  John  Quincy  Adams, 
Deputy  Surveyor  of  the  Land  Office  of  Pennsylvania  under  Gov- 
ernor Ritner,  and  also  Adjutant-General.  He  studied  law  in 
Harrisburg,  and  opened  an  office  in  Washington  in  1839;  was 
not  much  of  a  pleader,  but  an  excellent  counselor,  and  was  held 
in  the  highest  esteem  for  honesty,  integrity  and  kindness.  He 
made  a  profession  of  religion  in  1826;  was  elected  an  elder  in 
1847,  and  was  always  a  consistent  Christian  and  faithful  Sabbath- 
school  teacher  until  his  death.  He  represented  this  Presbytery 
in  the  General  Assembly  at  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  in  1854.  He  died 
September  19,  1872,  aged  seventy-five  years. 

Samuel  Vance  was  born  in  Somerset  Township,  Washington 
County,  Pa.,  March  13,  I79i,and  died  February  25,  1874.  For 
forty  years,  until  his  death,  he  was  a  ruling  elder  in  the  First 
Church  of  Washington,  having  been  inducted  in  1834,  under  the 
ministry  of  the  Rev.  David  Elliott,  D.D.     He  was  the  last  on 


DECEASED  RULING  ELDERS.  23 1 

earth  of  the  eleven  venerable  members  of  Session  who  welcomed 
the  present  pastor,  Dr.  Brownson,  in  1849.  He  represented  the 
Presbytery  as  a  Commissioner  to  the  General  Assembly  of  i860, 
which  met  in  Rochester,  N.  Y.  He  left  the  record  of  a  consistent 
life  and  a  faithful  officer  of  the  church.  At  the  end  he  rested, 
without  doubt  or  fear,  upon  the  one  atoning  sacrifice,  only  long- 
ing for  the  vision  of  the  Lamb.  The  Rev.  Joseph  Vance,  D.D., 
pastor  of  the  Second  Presbyterian  Church  of  Chester,  Pa.,  is  his 
son.  A  son  (John  Vance)  and  son-in-law  (William  Paul)  are 
members  of  the  same  Session  in  which  his  wise  counsels  were 

so  long  given. 

UNITY. 

Francis  Braddock,  Sr.,  was  a  principal  founder  and  supporter 
of  this  church.  He  settled  in  the  neighborhood  about  the  year 
1805.  Served  as  elder  from  the  church's  organization  until  his 
death,  a  period  of  forty-two  years  ;  he  died  March  25,  1856,  aged 
seventy-seven  years,  and  bequeathed  to  the  church  a  valuable 
legacy,  a  portion  of  which  was  used  in  purchasing  a  house  and 
lot.  He  often  visited  the  sick  and  sorrow-stricken ;  his  place  in 
the  house  of  God  was  seldom  vacant ;  and  his  last  Sabbath  on 
earth  was  spent  in  leading  the  prayer-meeting  in  the  church. 
Three  of  his  sons — Francis,  Cyrus  and  Joseph — became  minis- 
ters. The  late  Rev.  W.  P.  Braddock,  of  Pittsburgh,  was  a 
grandson. 

Moses  Dinsmore  settled  in  the  neighborhood  in  18 12.  He 
was  one  of  the  first  bench  of  elders  ordained  August  27,  18 14. 
He  died  April  3,  1836,  aged  fifty-three  years.  Being  dead  he 
yet  speaketh.  One  of  the  ways  in  which  his  influence  has  been 
wonderfully  perpetuated  is  through  his  descendants.  Six  sons 
studied  for  the  ministry.  Their  names  are  Robert  S.,  Francis 
B.,  Thomas  H.,  John,  Moses  and  William.  Most  of  these  have 
entered  into  rest. 

Abraham  Rickey  was  born  August  26,  1804,  in  New  Jersey, 
and  removed  with  his  parents  to  Green  County,  Pa.,  about  the 
year  18 10.  He  served  as  elder  for  thirty-three  years  and  was 
faithful  and  conscientious  in  the  discharge  of  the  duties  of  his 
office.  He  was  ever  ready  to  uphold  the  hands  of  his  pastor  in 
every  good  work.     He  died  July  28,  1880. 


232  THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

EAST  BUFFALO. 

Joseph  Donahey,  Sr.,  came  from  County  Tyrone,  Ireland,  in 
1790,  bringing  with  him  a  certificate  of  church  membership  of 
himself  and  wife  Mary  (Alexander)  Donahey,  signed  by  Robert 
Nelson,  minister  of  Parish  of  Omagh.  He  had  become  a  fol- 
lower of  Christ  in  early  life,  and  was  made  an  elder  of  East 
Buffalo  at  its  orgaization  about  the  year  18 18.  He  became  the 
founder  of  an  extensive  family  whose  influence  for  good  in  the 
Presbyterian  Church  continues  to  the  present  day. 

Martin  Ely  was  born  in  1790,  in  Buffalo,  then  Donegal 
Township,  Washington  County,  Pa.,  and  died  1 871,  in  his  eighty- 
first  year,  on  the  farm  where  he  was  boin.  Mr.  Ely  was  of 
German  descent,  and  first  worshiped  in  the  Lutheran  Church 
which  stood  where  the  East  Buffalo  Church  now  stands.  He 
was  married  to  Ann  Jolly  about  the  year  181 1.  Their  children 
were  five  sons  and  two  daughters,  ail  of  ivhom  are  yet  living. 
He  was  made  an  elder  in  East  Buffalo  Church,  if  not  at  its  or- 
ganization in  1 8 18,  not  a  great  while  afterward.  He  lived  a  de- 
vout exemplary  life.  Elisha  Ely  of  the  present  Session  of  East 
Buffalo  is  a  son.  Rev.  J.  C.  Ely  of  Xenia,  Ohio,  Rev.  R.  W. 
Ely  of  La  Moure,  Dakota,  Rev.  Martin  L.  Donahey  of  Napoleon, 
Ohio,  and  Rev.  Joseph  A.  Donahey  of  Waynesburg,  Pa.,  are 
grandsons. 

Joseph  Donahey,  Jr.,  son  of  Joseph  and  Mary  (Alexander) 
Donahey,  was  born  October  18,  1792.  He  held  the  oflSce  of 
ruling  elder  first  in  the  church  of  East  Buffalo  and  subsequently 
in  Claysville  Church.  He  died  suddenly  in  the  town  of  Wash- 
ington, March  28,  1859,  in  the  sixty-eighth  year  of  his  age.  It 
was  written  of  him  at  the  time  that,  "  He  loved  the  house  of 
God  and  rarely  was  his  seat  in  the  sanctuary  vacant.  To  the 
poor,  he  was  kind  and  charitable ;  to  the  benevolent  enterprises 
of  the  church  his  purse  was  always  and  liberally  opened.  To 
his  home  the  ministers  of  Christ  were  always  welcome,  and 
often  were  his  pastor's  heart  and  home  made  glad  by  his  private 
gifts.  He  trusted  in  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ  alone  for  salvation, 
and  through  a  long  life  gave  evidence  that  he  walked  with  God." 


DECEASED  RULING  ELDERS.  233 

CLAYSVILLE. 

William  McLain  was  born  near  Cannonsburg,  Washington 
County,  Pa.,  June  23,  1779.  He  settled  in  Claysville  in  1830, 
and  remained  there  until  his  death  March  2,  1872,  aged  ninety- 
three  years.  Was  ordained  and  installed  an  elder  February  5, 
1832,  and  served  in  this  office  faithfully  for  over  forty  years. 
His  life  as  a  follower  of  Christ  extending  over  sixty  years  was 
full  of  worthy  helpful  deeds,  and  he  was  permitted  to  see  all  his 
children,  to  whom  his  memory  is  a  precious  legacy,  members  of 
the  church  which  he  had  loved  and  served  so  well.  One  son, 
Samuel  A.,  entered  the  ministy  in  1835.  Two,  John  and  Joseph 
R.,  are  elders  in  the  church  of  Claysville.  A.  K.  Craig  of  the 
same  Session  is  a  son-in-law.  A  daughter,  Martha,  was  married 
to  Rev.  Alex.  McCarrell,  D.D.  Three  of  her  sons,  Joseph  J., 
William  A.  and  Thomas  C,  are  Presbyterian  ministers.  An- 
other son,  S.J.  McCarrell,  Esq.,  is  an  elder  in  the  Market  Square 
Church,  Harrisburg,  Pa. 

George  McConahey  was  born  in  1801,  was  installed  about 
1845,  died  January  19,  1866.  Was  a  very  useful  elder,  and  for 
many  years  precentor  in  the  church. 

Hugh  Craig  was  born  March  3,  1795.  He  united  with  the 
church  February  4,  1832.  He  was  ordained  and  installed  an 
elder  March  17,  1850.  He  served  in  several  civil  stations, — 
School  Director,  Justice  of  the  Peace,  County  Commissioner,  and 
Member  of  the  Legislature  of  Pennsylvania.  He  was  very  faith- 
ful in  his  attendance  on  public  ordinances,  always  in  the  prayer- 
meeting.  He  died  November  18,  1854.  A.  K.  Craig  of  the 
present  Session,  and  Hugh  K.  Craig,  Baptist  minister,  are  sons. 

Joseph  Donahey.  Jr.,  was  born  in  1792.  He  was  installed  as 
a  ruling  elder  in  this  church  June  4,  1857.  He  died  March  28, 
1859.  He  was  a  spiritual  man  and  noted  for  his  benevolence  in 
everything  connected  with  the  interests  of  the  church.  {Vide 
East  Buffalo.) 

Hugh  McClelland  was  born  December  13,  1789.  He  was  a 
ruling  elder  in  the  United  Presbyterian  Church  of  South  Buffalo, 
and  also  in  the  Second  Presbyterian  Church  of  Washington.  He 
was  installed  in  this  church  June  27, 1869,  and  died  January  5, 1885. 


234        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

Thomas  S.  Irwin  was  an  elder  in  the  Claysville  Church  for  a 
quarter  of  a  century.  He  was  generally  known  as  *'  Major  " 
Irwin,  having  been  from  1837  to  1845,  a  major  in  the  State 
Militia.  In  his  time  he  was  a  Brigade  Inspector,  Justice  of  the 
Peace,  a  local  Census  Taker,  and  for  twelve  years  Post  Master  of 
Claysville.  In  religion,  morals,  politics,  or  any  question  with  which 
he  became  identified,  he  was  always  a  man  of  strong  convictions. 

John  Sawhill  was  intelligent,  kindly  and  public-spirited. 
Though  a  quiet,  humble  man,  he  nevertheless  exerted  consider- 
able influence  in  the  church  and  community.  He  has  one  son 
in  the  ministry,  Rev.  Eldon  O.  Sawhill  of  Enon  Valley,  Pa. 

MOUNT  PROSPECT. 

William  Hughes  (See  Upper  Buffalo).  Of  the  first  Bench 
of  Elders,  consisting  of  Wm.  Hughes,  John  Cowan,  and  Wm. 
Simpson,  it  is  testified  that  they  were  men  of  strong  minds,  de- 
termined purpose  and  devoted  piety.  They  carried  upon  their 
hearts  the  interests  of  the  newly  organized  church,  and  impressed 
upon  it  their  characters,  which  will  likely  remain  as  long  as  the 
church  has  an  existence. 

Charles  Campbell  was  born  on  what  is  known  as  the  Mason 
Campbell  farm  in  Cross  Creek  Township,  Washington  County, 
Pa.,  October  31,  1786.  He  was  married  February  22,  18 10,  to 
Esther  Mason,  and  was  ordained  and  installed  an  elder  in  1828. 
He  died  a  comparatively  young  man,  having  only  spent  about 
five  years  in  office.  He  was  a  man  of  marked  integrity,  with 
good  wisdom,  and  a  good  spirit.  His  name  is  connected  with 
the  history  of  the  church  and  the  Sabbath- school  from  the  very 
beginning.     He  died  June  4,  1832. 

Robert  Lyle. —  (See  Cross  Creek). 

Hugh  McConaughey. — This  name  is  one  deservedly  held  in 
great  respect  by  the  people  of  this  church  and  community.  He 
was  unobtrusive  and  modest  to  a  marked  degree,  but  an  earnest, 
faithful,  and  fervent  Christian  man.  There  was  no  interest  of  the 
cause  of  Christ  which  he  did  not  make  his  personal  interest.  He 
was  wise  in  his  counsels,  faithful  in  his  works,  and  sincere  and 
honest  in  his  friendships,  a  man  to  whose  influence  all  were 
ready  to  yield. 


DECEASED  RULING  ELDERS.  235 

He  was  a  native  of  Washington  County,  and  married  Isabel 
Walker  (a  sister  of  John  Walker,  Sen.,  who  was  well  known  in 
Washington  County),  then  of  Fulton  County,  Pa.  He  became 
an  elder  in  1828,  and  died  in  the  fall  of  1874,  having  filled  the 
office  of  elder  with  great  acceptance  for  forty-six  years. 

James  Hughes. — This  is  another  honored  name.  He  was  a 
child  of  this  church,  and  a  son  of  one  of  its  first  elders.  He  was 
a  very  capable  business  man,  and  as  such  was  widely  known. 
He  served  a  long  time  as  Justice  of  the  Peace,  and  in  that  capa- 
city he  retained  the  confidence  and  esteem  generally  of  those 
who  had  business  with  him.  He  was  a  man  of  peace,  and  his 
first  and  chief  endeavor  was  to  bring  about  a  peaceable  settle- 
ment of  all  differences  which  came  before  him ;  and  in  his  en- 
deavors he  generally  succeeded.  He  was  a  man  of  most  excel- 
lent Christian  spirit,  and  most  exemplary  in  all  his  deportment. 
His  own  spiritual  interests,  and  the  interests  of  his  Redeemer's 
kingdom  were  paramount  with  him,  and  so,  as  a  man  and  a 
Christian,  he  was  one  of  the  most  influential  in  his  community. 
He  was  ordained  an  elder  in  1844,  and  died  in  1872. 

James  Lee  was  another  man  of  extended  influence.  He  was 
perhaps  more  widely  known  than  other  elders  in  this  church 
either  before  or  since  his  day. 

He  was  a  capable  man,  and  quite  influential,  although  not  so 
eminent  for  his  spirituality  as  some  of  his  associates,  yet  he  de- 
servedly bears  the  name  of  a  very  good  man.  He  is  remembered 
as  a  very  liberal  and  a  very  useful  man.  He  was  born  in  Cross 
Creek  Township,  on  the  farm  now  occupied  by  Mr.  W.  Craig 
Lee,  in  1794,  was  installed  an  elder  in  February,  1851,  and  died 
June  12,  1867. 

James  Rankin  was  a  man  of  very  decided  character.  He  had 
strong  convictions,  and  he  tried  to  carry  them  out.  His  judg- 
ment was  good,  and  his  perseverance  and  energy  remarkable. 
His  whole  life  through  he  was  a  very  active  man,  and  one  who 
won  and  retained,  in  a  very  good  degree,  the  respect  and  confi- 
dence of  his  community.  As  a  Christian  he  was  very  humble, 
but  very  sincere.  The  cause  of  Christ  and  His  Church  was 
very  dear  to  him,  and  those  who  knew  him  best  knew  him  as  a 
warm-hearted  Christian  man. 


236        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

As  an  elder  he  was  both  influential  and  useful.  As  a  friend 
he  was  faithful  and  devoted,  and  in  every  relation  he  was  true. 
He  was  ordained  an  elder  in  March,  1859;  married  Martha  Ste- 
venson. He  removed  to  Burgettstown  in  1883,  and  died  in 
1887. 

Andrew  Donaldson  is  another  name  well  remembered  in  the 
church  and  community.  His  earlier  church  life  was  spent  in 
other  congregations.  He  came  to  this  church  a  mature  Chris- 
tian man,  past  the  middle  of  his  life.  He  was  a  very  modest 
and  unassuming  man,  retiring  in  his  disposition,  but  firm  and 
earnest,  and  sincere  in  his  religious  convictions.  He  was  a  man 
of  good  spirit  and  faithful  as  an  elder.  He  has  left  a  name 
worthy  of  the  high  esteem  in  which  it  is  held.  He  was  born 
July  10,  1802  ;  married  Ellen  Wilson  February  i,  1840;  ordained 
an  elder  January  25,  1867;  died  July  12,  1880. 

WHEELING  FIRST. 

Andrew  Woods  was  one  of  the  first  bench  of  elders.  He 
came  from  Botetourt  County,  Va.,  and  was  a  brother  of  Colonel 
Archie  Woods,  also  of  Wheeling.  Andrew  married  the  widow 
of  Major  McCulloch,  who  made  the  famous  horseback  leap  at 
Wheeling  Creek  in  escaping  from  Indian  pursuers.  Mr.  Woods' 
eldest  daughter,  Jane,  was  married  to  Rev.  Dr.  James  Hoge,  of 
Columbus,  O.  Rev.  Moses  A.  Hoge,  D.D.,  of  Zanesville,  O.,  is 
a  grandson.  Rev.  Dr.  Hall,  of  Mobile,  Ala.,  married  a  grand- 
daughter, two  of  whose  sons  are  ministers  of  the  Southern  Pres- 
byterian Church.  Rev.  Henry  Woods,  D.D.,  of  Washington, 
Pa  ,  and  Rev.  Francis  M.  Woods,  of  Martinsburg,  W.  Va.,  are 
grandsons. 

Redick  McKee,  a  son  of  John  and  Sarah  (Redick)  McKee, 
was  born  at  McKeesport,  Pa.,  December  7,  1800;  was  received 
into  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Pittsburgh  in  1817,  and 
the  year  following  removed  to  Wheeling,  where  he  resided  for 
thirty  years  as  a  dealer  in  merchandise.  He  was  active  in  the 
organization  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church,  and  was  made  an 
elder  in  1826.  Mr.  McKee  subsequently  resided  at  San  Fran- 
cisco, and  Washington,  D.  C,  filling  various  responsible  posi- 
tions in  both  civil  and  ecclesiastical  affairs.     He  died  September 


DECEASED   RUIvING  ELDERS.  237 

13,  1886,  in  his  eighty-sixth  year.  ( Fz<^^  "  Presbyterian  Ency- 
clopedia," page  500). 

John  Laughlin,  was  ordained  and  installed  as  an  elder  in  this 
church  April  11,  1832,  and  died  in  1856.  He  is  said  to  have 
been  a  plain  man  ;  but  a  thorough  Christian,  ever  exemplifying 
the  principles  of  the  gospel  in  his  daily  life. 

Zachariah  Jacob  was  ordained  and  installed  October  10,  1835. 

Jacob  Senseney,  January  7,  1843. 

John  Robertson,  February  20,  1850. 

J.  Gamble  Baker,  Alexander  Bone,  and  James  Paull  Jan- 
uary, 1857. 

In  a  sermon  preached  by  Dr.  Fisher  in  memory  of  Judge 
James  Paull,  he  thus  speaks  of  several  of  these  brethren :  "  I 
remember  him  (Judge  Paull)  as  the  sixth  of  the  ruling  elders 
who  have  actively  served  this  church  during  my  pastorate,  and 
who  have  now  gone  to  join  the  General  Assembly  and  Church 
of  the  first  born.  The  first  was  John  Robertson,  who  went  to 
heaven  soon  after  I  came  to  this  City.  He  was  a  good  man. 
The  next  was  that  sweet-spirited,  upright  man,  Jacob  Senseney. 
The  next  was  Zachariah  Jacob,  a  man  of  sterner  mould,  but  one 
who  lived  and  labored  for  Christ  and  who  died  in  the  faith.  The 
fourth  was  J.  Gamble  Baker ;  he,  too,  was  a  man  of  God.  In 
the  other  world  he  has  a  higher  place.  This  world  was  not 
worthy  of  him.  The  fifth  was  Joseph  A.  Metcalf  The  term  of 
his  official  service  was  not  long,  but  it  was  sufficient  greatly  to 
endear  him  to  many  for  his  kindness  and  peaceable  disposition. 
And  now  James  Paull  is  with  these  brethren;  and  Dr.  Weed,  and 
Mr.  Wylie,  and  that  godly  company  who  from  this  church  have 
ascended  to  glory." 

Mr.  Paull,  whose  remote  ancestors  were  among  the  early  set- 
tlers in  Western  Pennsylvania,  was  a  son  of  George  and  Elizabeth 
Paull,  and  was  born  near  St.  Clairsville,  Ohio,  in  18 18.  He 
graduated  at  Washington  College,  Pa.,  1835,  and  having  studied 
law,  located  in  Wheeling,  Va.  At  the  time  of  his  death  he  was 
Judge  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  West  Virginia.  He  died  at 
Wheeling,  May  11,  1875,  and  was  buried  at  the  Stone  Church, 
Forks  of  Wheeling,  Mr.  Paull  was  first  married  to  Jane  A., 
daughter  of  Judge  Fry.     His  second  wife  was  Eliza  J,,  daughter 


238        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

of  Samuel  Ott.  Two  sons  are  elders — Alfred,  in  the  First  Church 
of  Wheeling,  and  James,  in  the  Church  of  Wellsburg. 

Alexander  Bone  was  born  on  the  Clyde,  near  Glasgow,  Scot- 
land, and  came  to  this  country  when  he  was  a  young  man.  He 
won  the  esteem  and  confidence  of  the  business  community  and 
was  one  of  the  most  accurate  accountants  in  the  City.  He  was 
a  great  Bible  student  and  mighty  in  prayer.  He  will  be  long 
remembered  by  those  who  knew  and  loved  him  here.  He  died 
May  6,  1884. 

William  Riheldaffer  was  a  very  modest  and  unassuming 
man ,  but  had  great  spirituality  and  unction  in  prayer.  He  died 
June  8,  1883. 

WEST  UNION. 

Alexander  Gunn.  Ordained  September  23,  1831 ;  died  May 
8,  1848,  in  his  80th  year. 

David  Stewart.  Ordained  September  23,  1831;  died  Feb- 
ruary 2,  1852. 

Thomas  Steele,  Sr.,  Ordained  September  23,  1831;  died 
October  2,  1838. 

John  McCracken.  Ordained  July,  1839;  died  January  28, 
1882. 

David  G.  Fleming.  Ordained  September  i,  1854;  died  July 
12,  1882. 

Thomas  Steele,  Jr.,  Ordained  March  28,  1867;  died  March 
26,  1886. 

BETHLEHEM. 

John  Potter  was  mainly  instrumental  in  bringing  about  the 
organization  of  Bethlehem  Church,  and  was  its  first  elder.  He 
was  born  December  15,  1803,  in  Allegheny  county.  Pa.  At  the 
age  of  twenty-one  was  ordained  an  elder  in  Mingo  Church  by 
its  pastor,  Rev.  Dr.  Ralston.  Was  married  by  the  same  to  Eliza, 
daughter  of  James  Hair,  elder  in  the  Church  of  Williamsport, 
and  the  father  of  Revs.  Messrs.  S.  M.  and  Gilbert  Hair.  Mr. 
Potter  settled  in  Beaver  county,  Pa.,  in  1830.  It  was  a  neigh- 
borhood where  wickedness  had  greatly  abounded,  and  the 
organization  of  the  church  was  productive  of  the  most  blessed 
results.     Mr.  Potter  was  a  very  zealous  Christian,  and  for  some 


DECEASED  RUIvING   ELDERS.  239 

twenty-five  years  was  in   the  employ  of  the  American  Tract 
Society,  first  as  a  colporteur  and  then  as  a  general  agent. 

For  the  last  eight  years  of  his  life  he  was  employed  as  a  City 
missionary  in  Philadelphia,  under  the  auspices  of  Rev.  Dr. 
Breed's  church.  The  memory  of  his  devoted  and  useful  life  is 
preserved  in  a  small  volume  written  by  Dr.  Breed  and  published 
by  the  Presbyterian  Board,  the  title  of  which  is,  "  John  Potter, 
the  Model  Christian  Worker." 

He  was  taken  to  his  rest  August  28,  1878,  very  suddenly,  at 
Darlington,  Pa.,  in  his  75th  year,  and  was  buried  at  Pine  Creek, 
Pa.  Four  of  his  sons,  James  H.,  John  N.,  Gilbert  M.  and  Henry 
N.  entered  the  ministry  of  the  Presbyterian  Church. 

Jonathan  Cross  was  one  of  the  first  bench  of  elders,  ordained 
September  2,  1832.  Became  widely  known  as  a  colporteur  of 
the  American  Tract  Society.  Subsequently  entered  the  ministy. 
(  Vide  Presbyterial  Record. ) 

William  Rambo  was  one  of  the  first  bench  of  elders  and  for 
many  years  a  pillar  in  the  Bethlehem  Church.  Was  a  cheerful, 
happy  Christian. 

He  removed  to  Iowa,  and  died  there  December  13,  1871.  Not 
long  before  this  he  wrote :  "  Now  I  go  the  way  of  all  flesh,  lean- 
ing on  the  arm  of  the  Beloved.  I  think  I  love  the  Lord  Jesus. 
I  love  the  Church,  and  the  worship  of  God.  I  love  the  saints 
of  the  Lord.  I  love  to  talk  about  the  doctrines  of  redemption. 
I  love  to  commune  with  Jesus  in  secret.  I  love  to  commune 
with  him  in  his  public  ordinances.  I  love  to  tell  sinners  about 
Jesus  and  the  love  of  the  Father  in  sending  His  Son  into  this 
world  to  save  sinners." 

FRANKFORT. 

RussEL  Moore  was  born  in  1795,  and  was  ordained  and  in- 
stalled an  elder  in  this  church  February  5,  1838.  He  was  natur- 
ally diffident  and  retiring,  and  yet  he  enjoyed  the  confidence  of 
all  who  knew  him.  As  an  elder  he  was  faithful  in  the  discharge 
of  every  duty,  always  manifesting  the  deepest  interest  in  the 
welfare  of  the  Church.  He  loved  the  sanctuary;  and  his  place 
in  the  house  of  God,  until  prevented  by  the  infirmities  of  ad- 
vanced years,  was  seldom  vacant.     He  was  the  father  of  Rev.  J. 


240        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

Paden  Moore,  of  the  Presbytery  of  Fort  Wayne.  He  died  July 
4,  1880,  in  the  85th  year  of  his  age. 

Samuel  Moore  was  ordained  and  installed  an  elder  in  1845, 
and  died  February  1876 — thus  serving  the  Church  in  this  office 
about  thirty  years. 

He  was  a  man  of  most  amiable  and  lovely  spirit,  an  eminent 
and  devoted  Christian,  and  one  in  whom  all  had  the  most  perfect 
confidence.  He  had  great  power  in  prayer,  and  his  prayers  were 
especially  marked  by  earnestness  and  simplicity.  He  seemed  to 
talk  with  God  as  a  man  talketh  with  his  friend;  and  to  plead 
with  him  as  a  child  pleadeth  with  a  parent.     His  end  was  peace. 

John  Stevenson  was  ordained  an  elder  in  this  church  April 

17,  1858,  and  died  July  i,  1878.    His  natural  diffidence  kept  him 

from  as  great  activity  as  many  others ;  but  his  constant  effort 

was  to  do  his  duty.    As  a  man  he  was  upright  and  conscientious; 

as  a  Christian,  earnest  and  sincere,  and  as  an  elder  judicious  and 

faithful.     He  died  in  the  full  hope  of  eternal  life  through  Jesus 

Christ. 

WELLSBURG. 

William  C.  Kirker,  M.D,,  was  received  in  membership  with 
this  church  by  profession  of  his  faith,  February  5,  1868. 

He  was  elected  and  ordained  a  ruling  elder  about  1872,  and 
died  January  25,  1883.  He  was  a  man  of  deep  piety,  a  con- 
sistent Christian,  and  a  faithful  officer  of  the  Lord's  house.  He 
was  possessed  of  large  executive  ability.  Dr.  Kirker  was  the 
only  elder  of  this  church  who  died  while  connected  with  this 

session. 

WAYNESBURG. 

Obadiah  Vancleve  was  born  in  Franklin  County,  Pa.,  near 
McConnellsburg,  January  30,  1798;  came  to  Greene  County 
about  1823.  Was  made  an  elder  in  Unity  Church  in  1837,  and 
when  the  church  of  Waynesburg  was  organized,  in  1842,  he  be- 
came an  elder  there,  and  continued  to  serve  until  his  death, 
February  22,  1873.  He  was  faithful  in  his  office  as  elder,  and 
by  his  exemplary  character,  as  well  as  his  Christian  zeal,  did 
much  to  promote  Christ's  kingdom  in  the  community  where  he 
lived. 

Mr.  Vancleve  filled  with  acceptability  the  office  of  County 


DECEASED  RULING  ELDERS.  24 1 

Treasurer.      Rev.  W.  S.  Vancleve,  pastor  of  the   Presbyterian 
Church  of  Gettysburg,  Pa.,  is  his  youngest  son. 

COVE. 

Thomas  Orr  was  an  original  member  of  session  in  this  church, 
and  was  perhaps  better  known  than  any  elder  in  the  Presbytery 
at  the  time  he  lived.  He  was  prominent  in  all  matters  pertaining 
to  the  interest  of  the  church,  both  in  temporal  and  spiritual 
affairs.  As  Justice  of  the  Peace  and  Presiding  Justice  of  the 
Court,  as  they  were  then  constituted  in  Virginia,  he  occupied  a 
prominent  and  influential  position.  It  may  be  said  to  his  honor 
that  on  the  question  of  licensing  the  sale  of  intoxicating  liqUors, 
his  opinions  were  far  in  advance  of  public  sentiment  at  that  time. 
He  was  firm  and  decided  in  his  opposition  to  it,  and  lived  to  see 
his  position  sustained  by  all  the  members  of  the  court.  He  was 
an  only  son  of  John  Orr,  elder  at  Three  Springs.  Was  born 
March  8,  1789,  and  died  April  2,  1852. 

James  Campbell,  the  other  original  elder,  was  naturally  diffi- 
dent, but  always  faithful  to  his  vows,  both  as  a  professed  Christian 
and  as  an  officer  in  the  church.     Died  May  24,  1882. 

George  G.  and  Samuel  N.  Orr  were  brothers,  and  sons  of 
Thomas  Orr.  The  date  of  their  election  cannot  be  definitely 
ascertained,  in  consequence  of  the  loss  of  the  records  of  the 
church  ;  perhaps  it  was  about  1858.  They  both  died  in  the  same 
year.  George  died  June  27  and  Samuel  February  5,  1882.  They 
exercised  their  office  about  twenty-four  years.  Thomas  E.  Orr, 
eldest  son  of  Samuel  N.,  is  a  ruling  elder  in  the  Park  Avenue 
Church,  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

John  C.  Crawford  was  elected  an  elder  in  1858,  and  died 
November  21,  1885.  He  was  a  most  influential  and  useful  man, 
both  in  the  church  and  his  community,  one  whom  all  respected 
and  loved,  and  died  universally  lamented.  His  son,  William 
A.,  succeeds  him  as  a  member  of  the  same  session,  having  been 
elected  elder  August  21,  1886. 

WHEELING,  SECOND. 
Samuel  Ott  was  born  at  Woodstock,  Va.,  September  4,  1799, 
where  he  united  with  the  Presbyterian  Church  while  a  young 
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242  '^^^  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

man.  He  came  to  Wheeling  in  1837,  and  became  a  member  of 
the  First  Church,  the  only  Presbyterian  organization  at;  that  time 
in  the  city;  and  was  there  ordained  as  an  elder,  May  22,  1842. 
On  February  18,  1848,  he  assisted  in  the  organization  of  the 
Second  Church,  as  one  of  its  founders.  On  the  same  day  he  was 
elected  and  installed  an  elder  in  the  newly-organized  church. 
The  Second  Church  is  very  largely  indebted  to  his  Christian 
character,  his  prudence  and  generosity,  for  her  early  support  and 
prosperity.  He  was  dismissed  by  letter  on  June  11,  1854,  to 
unite  with  the  Third  Presbyterian  Church,  that  he  might  be  to 
it,  in  its  establishment  and  early  history,  what  he  had  been  to  the 
Second  Church.  He  died  at  Wheeling,  August  2,  1868.  A  man 
faithful  to  his  convictions  of  right ;  righteous  in  his  life,  pious 
toward  God,  and  devoted  to  his  church.  No  layman  by 
character,  or  purse,  or  Christian  activity,  has  ever  done  more 
to  extend  and  sustain  the  Presbyterian  cause  in  the  city  of 
Wheeling. 

William  B.  Quarrier  was  born  at  Richmond,  Va.,  in  1800, 
and  united  with  the  Presbyterian  Church  in  Norfolk,  Va.  He 
removed  to  Wheeling  in  1835,  and  connected  himself  with  the 
First  Church ;  was  elected  an  elder  in  this  church  and  ordained 
January  7,  1843.  In  the  organization  of  the  Second  Church  of 
Wheeling,  he  was  a  conspicuous  and  efficient  agent.  Was  one 
of  the  fifteen  original  members,  and  was  elected  and  installed  an 
elder  in  its  organization,  February  18,  1848.  He  died  April  2, 
1862;  and  his  memory  is  still  precious  in  Wheeling,  for  he  was 
a  sincere  Christian  and  a  faithful  officer  of  the  church ;  true  to 
all  interests  committed  to  his  trust ;  a  kind,  genial  gentleman, 
and  had  hosts  of  friends. 

Robert  Crangle  was  born  in  county  Down,  Ireland,  June  4, 
18 16,  and  united  in  his  youth  with  the  Presbyterian  Church  at 
Porta-Ferry.  He  came  to  America  in  1834,  and  settled  in  Pitts- 
burgh;  his  residence  in  Wheeling  dates  from  1836.  He 
joined  the  First  Church  here  by  letter,  and  remained  in  connec- 
tion with  it  for  several  years,  when  he  was  received  by  cer- 
tificate into  membership  in  the  Second  Church ;  and  was 
ordained  an  elder  February  25,  1849.  He  was  soon  appointed 
Superintendent  of  the  Sabbath-school,  and  held  this  office  for 


DECEASED  RULING  ELDERS.  243 

thirty-three  years.  During  almost  the  whole  time  of  his  con- 
nection with  this  church,  he  was  a  leading  member  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees.  He  was  always  prominent  in  the  affairs  of  the  con- 
gregation, taking  a  great  interest  in  its  welfare ;  contributing 
liberally  to  its  support,  and  identifying  himself  with  all  its  inter- 
ests ;  he  was  attentive  to  his  duties  in  every  official  position 
which  he  occupied  in  the  church,  and  as  a  worshiper  he  was 
always  in  his  place.  He  died  at  his  home  in  Wheeling  Feb- 
ruary 22,  1888. 

William  M.  Berryhill  was  ordained  an  elder  October  5, 
185 1.  After  rendering  valuable  services  as  the  leader  of  the 
singing  in  the  Sabbath-school  and  prayer-meeting  for  twenty 
years,  he  was  dismissed  to  Martinsburgh,  Ohio,  where  he  died 
June  10,  1872. 

Alexander  Hadden  was  ordained  an  elder  October  5,  185 1. 
He  was  born  in  Tyrone  County,  Ireland,  July  12,  1801  ;  and 
came  to  America  in  1825,  his  first  residence  in  this  country 
being  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.  Came  to  Wheeling  in  1832,  and 
united  with  the  Associate-Reformed  Presbyterian  Church  in 
1 84 1.  Became  by  letter  a  member  of  the  Second  Presbyterian 
Church  October  31,  1849.  Dismissed  to  join  the  Presbyterian 
Church  at  Parkersburgh,  Va.,  March  30,  1856;  he  died  in  Par- 
kersburgh.  He  was  a  useful  man  of  business,  with  an  unsullied 
reputation  for  integrity. 

James  Dalzell  was  born  in  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  May  22,  1822. 
Was  a  son  of  Robert  M.  Dalzell,  for  many  years  an  elder  in  the 
First  Church  of  that  city.  He  came  to  Wheeling  when  twenty- 
one  years  of  age,  and  resided  here  until  his  death.  Became  a 
member  of  the  Second  Presbyterian  Church  by  profession  of  his 
faith  in  Christ,  January  17,  1849,  and  was  ordained  an  elder 
June  I,  1856.  He  died  at  Wheeling  August  15,  1882.  He  was 
a  man  of  sterling  character,  honest  and  fearless  in  expressing  his 
opinions  ;  orthodox,  but  not  bigoted ;  an  intense  hater  of  shams 
and  pretense  of  all  sorts.  In  his  active  life  he  always  showed 
himself  worthy  of  the  trusts  reposed  in  him. 

A.  S.  Todd,  M.D.,  was  born  April  10,  1798.  He  came  to 
Wheeling  in  18 19.  He  was  ordained  an  elder  in  the  Second 
Church  November  24,  1872.    He  was  dismissed  March  22,  1882. 


244        '^^^   PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

He  studied  medicine  at  Transylvania  University,  Lexington, 
Ky.  Practiced  medicine  in  partnership  with  his  brother  Dr. 
Martin  L.  Todd,  who  soon  resigned  the  entire  practice  to  him. 
He  continued  in  the  active  and  successful  practice  of  his  profes- 
sion so  long  as  his  strength  permitted.  He  died  May  i,  1883. 
He  was  highly  respected  as  a  citizen,  and  widely  and  favorably 
known  as  a  physician.  One  of  his  sons,  Martin  Luther,  now 
deceased,  entered  the  ministry  of  the  Presbyterian  Church. 

WHEELING  THIRD. 

Andrew  Hill  was  born  in  Roxboroshire,  Scotland,  May  6, 
1805.  He  came  to  this  country,  settled  in  Wheeling,  connected 
himself  with  this  church,  and  was  elected  a  ruling  elder  in  July 
1850.  He  served  in  this  office  with  great  acceptance  until  his 
death  April  3,  1864. 

Samuel  Ott  was  installed  a  ruling  elder  in  this  church  Janu- 
ary 14,  1854,  and  served  in  this  capacity  the  remainder  of  his 
life.     He  died  August  2,  1868.     {Vtde  Wheeling  Second.) 

BURGETTSTOWN. 

Robert  Patterson  was  a  son  of  Josiah  Patterson  who  emigra- 
ted in  1806,  from  Path  Valley,  Cumberland  County,  and  settled 
near  Burgettstown,  Washington  County,  Pa.  Robert,  who  suc- 
ceeded to  the  paternal  estate,  was  ordained  an  elder  in  Cross 
Roads  Church  in  August,  1831.  He  was  mainly  instrumental 
in  founding  the  church  at  Burgettstown,  and  was  one  of  its  first 
elders  and  its  strong  support  until  his  death  January  1861,  aged 
seventy-six  years. 

He  was  a  practical  surveyor,  and  acting  Justice  of  the  Peace 
from  1 8 18  to  1834.  Was  of  exemplary  character,  and  lived 
an  eminently  useful  life.  His  liberality  in  contributing  to  church 
objects  was  proverbial,  and  at  his  death  he  bequeathed  to  each 
of  the  Church  Boards  two  hundred  dollars,  and  a  like  sum  each, 
to  the  Bible,  Tract  and  Colonization  Societies.  A  son,  James 
L.  Patterson,  who  was  graduated  from  Washington  College  in 
1842,  is  an  elder  in  the  Burgettstown  Church.  A  daughter, 
Mary,  became  the  wife  of  Rev.  J.  T.  Fredericks. 

Thomas  Thompson  was  one  of  the  first  bench  of  elders.    He 


DECEASED  RULING  ELDERS.  245 

had  been  previously  ordained  an  elder  at  Cross  Roads  in  1820. 
He  was  installed  March  29,  1850,  and  served  until  his  death 
June  23,  1850.  He  was  a  very  devout  man,  much  given  to 
secret  prayer  and  noted  for  his  fluency  in  public  prayer. 

William  Cunningham  was  received  from  Cross  Creek  Church, 
where  he  had  confessed  Christ  in  his  sixteenth  year,  and  at 
thirty-three  (33)  years  of  age  was  made  Sabbath-school  Superin- 
tendent. He  was  active  in  preparing  the  way  for  the  organization 
at  Burgettstown,  and  was  ordained  an  elder  there  March, 
1850,  and  excepting  five  years  of  absence  from  the  congre- 
gation, continued  to  serve  until  his  death  in  1878,  aged  sev- 
enty-eight. Mr.  Cunningham  was  a  zealous  worker  in  the 
church  and  Sabbath-school,  finding  his  chief  joy  in  the  house  of 
God,  faithful  in  visiting  the  sick,  and  much  gifted  in  prayer. 

In  his  earlier  years  it  was  his  habit  to  regularly  attend  the 
mid-week  prayer-meeting,  though  it  oftentimes  required  him  to 
lay  aside  pressing  secular  engagements  and  travel  three  miles  at 
the  close  of  a  hard  day's  labor.  The  memory  of  his  exemplary 
zeal  still  abides  in  the  congregstion. 

John  Moore  was  ordained  and  installed  an  elder  March,  1850. 
His  service  was  interrupted  by  some  periods  of  absence,  but 
he  was  in  office  when  he  died  June  21,  1872,  aged  sixty-nine. 
He  was  a  quiet,  unassuming  Christian  gentleman,  always  found  in 
the  line  of  duty,  exerting  a  wholesome  influence  upon  those 
with  whom  he  was  associated. 

Hon.  John  Farrar  was  the  oldest  son  of  Samuel  and  Jane 
(Simonton)  Farrar,  and  was  born  in  Mt.  Pleasant  Township, 
Washington  County,  Pa.,  January  7,  18 18,  and  died  at  his  resi- 
dence near  Burgettstown,  January  6,  1875.  When  twenty-three 
years  of  age  he  confessed  Christ  in  the  church  at  Raccoon,  where 
he  subsequently  served  as  Sabbath-school  Superintendent.  Re- 
moving in  1853,  to  Rock  Island  County,  111.,  he  resumed  Sab- 
bath-school work,  and  aided  in  establishing  a  church  at  Beulah 
of  which  he  was  ordained  an  elder. 

After  returning  to  Pennsylvania  in  1857,  he  served  as  elder  in 
the  church  of  Burgettstown,  and  then  in  Raccoon  Church  until 
his  death.  In  1866  was  elected  an  Associate  Judge  of  Wash- 
ington County,  in  which  position  his  influence  was  uniformly  ex- 


246        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

ercised  against  the  licensing  of  drinking  saloons  or  bar-rooms. 
In  1874  he  was  elected  to  the  State  Legislature,  but  did  not  live 
to  take  his  seat.  In  all  his  adult  Christian  life  of  more  than  the 
third  of  a  century  he  was  universally  esteemed  as  a  gentleman 
of  rare  excellence,  and  a  faithful  and  zealous  worker  in  the 
Lord's  vineyard.  Mr.  Farrar  was  married  in  1840,  to  Miss 
Phebe  White.  Several  children  survive,  filling  places  of  trust 
and  usefulness.  {Vide  "History  of  Washington  County,"  page 
929.) 

John  L.  Proudfit  was  a  son  of  John  Proudfit,  one  of  the 
early  elders  at  Cross  Roads.  He  was  born  in  Smith  Township, 
Washington  County,  Pa.,  September  3,  18 12,  and  died  Septem- 
ber 22,  1882,  aged  seventy.  He  possessed  in  a  high  degree  en- 
ergetic and  industrious  habits  and  large  business  capacity,  and 
combined  with  these  unbending  integrity,  and  a  Christian  con- 
sistency that  commanded  the  respect  of  his  fellow-men.  He  was 
commissioned  Justice  of  the  Peace  in  1855.  He  was  a  member 
for  over  thirty  years  of  the  Burgettstown  Church,  during 
eighteen  of  which  he  served  as  an  elder,  to  which  office  he  had 
been  ordained  in  1864.  A  short  time  before  his  death  he  con- 
nected himself  with  the  United  Presbyterian  Church  of  Burgetts- 
town, in  which  communion  he  died. 

Mr.  Proudfit  was  twice  married,  June  9,  1840,  to  Miss  Eleanor 
Campbell,  and  December  24,  1867,  to  Mrs.  Nancy  Byers,  nee 
Duncan.  Some  of  his  descendants  by  his  former  marriage  are 
residents  of  various  places  in  Western  Pennsylvania.  [Vide 
"  History  of  Washington  County,"  page  930.) 

NEW  CUMBERLAND. 

John  Wylie  was  born  in  1805,  and  died  October  15,  1873. 
He  spent  his  whole  life  on  a  part  of  the  original  tract  of  land 
owned  by  his  father  in  what  is  now  Hancock  County,  West  Va. 
His  parents  emigrated  from  Scotland,  and  their  children  were 
well  instructed  in  the  doctrines  and  order  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church.  He  united  with  the  church  of  "  Three  Springs,"  (of 
which  his  father,  John  Wylie,  Sr.,  was  one  of  the  first  elders), 
under  the  ministry  of  Rev.  Elisha  McCurdy,  and  for  a  number 
of  years  held  the  office  of  elder  in  that  church.     He  was  one  of 


DECEASED  RULING  ELDERS.  247 

the  original  members  of  the  church  of  New  Cumberland,  and 
was  one  of  its  first  elders,  being  elected  to  that  office  at  the  time 
of  its  organization  in  May,  185 1.  He  was  a  good  man,  firm  and 
decided  in  his  opinion,  a  wise  counsellor,  and  always  manifested 
a  deep  interest  in  everything  pertaining  to  the  welfare  of  the 
Church. 

William  L.  Bingham  was  born  in  Fayette  County,  Pa.,  and 
lived  for  many  years  in  Fairview,  West  Virginia,  and  was  con- 
nected with  that  church.  In  1853  he  removed  to  New  Cumber- 
land, and  united  with  the  church  there.  In  1866  he  was  elected 
to  the  eldership,  and  held  that  office  until  his  death  in  1873, 
He  was  naturally  diffident,  and  this  want  of  confidence  in  him- 
self hindered  his  activity  and  usefulness  in  the  church.  But  he 
was  a  sincere  Christian,  faithful  in  duty,  a  wise  counsellor,  a  good 
citizen,  and  died  lamented  of  all.  . 

Mrs.  Maria  Irvine  (Bingham)  Campbell,  who  with  her  hus- 
band, Rev.  David  Elliott  Campbell  and  their  two  children,  Willie 
and  Fannie,  suffered  martyrdom  at  Cawnpore,  India,  June  13, 
1857,  in  the  Sepoy  rebellion,  was  a  niece  of  Wm.  L.  Bingham, 
and  for  a  number  of  years  made  her  home  with  her  uncle  at 
Fairview.  While  residing  here  she  made  profession  of  her  faith 
in  Christ,  uniting  with  the  church  of  Fairview. 

Alexander  H.  Edie  was  born  October  i,  1841,  and  died 
September  9,  1885.  He  united  with  the  church  on  profession 
of  his  faith,  in  1858,  and  was  elected  to  the  eldership  in  1866, 
which  office  he  held  until  his  death.  He  was  the  youngest 
member  of  this  session,  but  was  always  faithful  in  the  discharge 
of  all  his  official  duties. 

HOOKSTOWN. 

David  Kerr  was  born  in  Beaver  County,  Pa.,  in  181 1.  His 
parents  were  members  of  the  Presbyterian  Church,  and  by  them 
he  was  dedicated  to  God  in  baptism,  and  faithfully  instructed  in 
the  doctrines  and  polity  of  that  church. 

In  1834  he  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Mary  Swaney, 
and  the  same  year,  in  connection  with  his  wife,  he  made  a  pub- 
lic profession  of  his  faith  in  Christ,  and  united  with  the  church 
of  Mill  Creek,  under  the  ministry  of  Rev.  Geo,  M.  Scott.     He 


248  THE  PRESBYl'ERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

remained  in  connection  with  this  church  until  1853,  when  he 
transferred  his  membership  to  the  church  of  Hookstown,  which 
had  just  been  organized.  Here  he  was  immediately  elected  to 
the  office  of  ruling  elder,  which  office  he  held  until  his  death. 
He  was  also  a  teacher  in  the  Sabbath-school  for  thirty-three 
years,  and  its  superintendent  for  twenty  years.  He  was  always 
deeply  interested  in  everything  connected  with  the  welfare  of 
the  church,  and  his  influence  on  the  side  of  truth  and  righteous- 
ness was  always  felt  in  the  community  where  he  lived.  He  was 
naturally  timid  and  fearful  of  himself,  and  yet  he  was  always 
willing  to  bear  any  burden,  or  discharge  any  duty  to  which  he 
might  be  called.  Of  him  it  might  be  said  in  truth  :  "  Behold 
an  Israelite  indeed,  in  whom  is  no  guile." 

He  was  permitted  to  see  all  his  children,  as  the  result  of  his 
instructions  and  prayers  brought  into  the  church.  One  of 
them,  Mrs.  Rachel  J.  Johnson,  wife  of  Rev.  W.  F.  Johnson,  D.D., 
now  president  of  Biddle  University,  was  for  many  years  a  mis- 
sionary in  India ;  and  another,  Frank  D.  Kerr,  M.D.,  is  an  elder 
in  the  church  of  Hookstown.  Mr.  Kerr  died  November  25, 
1887,  in  the  seventy-sixth  year  of  his  age. 


VII. 
SKETCHES    OF    CHURCHES. 

Prefatory  Note. — It  is  due  to  the  writers  of  the  following  papers  to  state  that 
the  plan  of  the  volume,  as  fixed  by  Presbytery,  admitted  of  but  brief  historical 
sketches  of  the  several  churches, — and  these  largely  statistical.  This  accounts  for 
the  omission  of  biographical  facts  relating  to  pastors  and  elders  which,  under  the 
plan  adopted,  find  their  place  elsewhere  in  the  volume. — Com.  of  Pub. 

PIGEON  CREEK.* 

The  church  of  Pigeon  Creek  whose  house  of  worship  is  in 
Somerset  Township,  Washington  County,  Pa.,  ten  miles  east  ot 
the  town  of  Washington,  constituted  part  of  the  first  pastoral 
charge  established  west  of  the  Allegheny  Mountains.  Rev.  John 
McMillan  preached  the  first  sermon  within  its  bounds,  on  Tues- 
day after  the  4th  Sabbath  of  August,  1775.  The  year  following 
he  accepted  a  call  to  become  pastor  of  the  united  congregations 
of  Pigeon  Creek  and  Chartiers,  but  was  prevented  from  perma- 
nent settlement  until  1778.  Meanwhile  "  he  visited  the  churches 
as  frequently  as  he  could,  and  ordained  elders,"  which  fixes  the 
date  of  organization  previous  to  1778, — most  probably  1776. 
In  1793  Mr.  McMillan  resigned  the  charge  of  Pigeon  Creek, 
thenceforth  giving  all  his  time  to  Chartiers. 

Pastors. — The  full  list  of  pastors  is  as  follows : 

Dr.  John  McMillan,  pastor  from  1776  to  1793. 

Rev.  Boyd  Mercer,  pastor  from  1795  to  1799. 

Rev.  Andrew  Gwinn,  pastor  from  iScx)  to  18 17. 

Dr.  Andrew  Wylie,  stated  supply  from  1822  to  1829. 

Dr.  William  P.  Alrich,  stated  supply  from  1829  to  1830. 

Dr.  William  C.  Anderson,  pastor  from  1832  to  1836. 

Rev.  Ebenezer  S.  Graham,  pastor  from  1837  to  1842. 

Dr.  James  Sloan,  pastor  from  1844  to  1862. 

*  By  Prof.  J.  C.  Messenger. 

249 


250        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

Rev.  Samuel  Henderson,  pastor  from  1863  to  1867. 

Rev.  John  S.  Marquis,  pastor  from  1868  to  1884. 

Rev.  H.  O.  Gilson,  present  pastor,  installed  June  7,  1888. 

Ruling  Elders. — The  first  bench  of  elders  was  elected  and 
ordained  in  1776,  and  consisted  of  the  following  persons:  Hugh 
Cotton,  Hugh  Scott,  John  Stevenson,  Sr.,  Patrick  McCullough, 
and  Patrick  Scott.  The  last  two  are  buried  in  the  cemetery  of 
this  church.  During  the  pastorate  of  Rev.  Gwinn  the  following 
persons  were  elected  and  ordained  ruling  elders :  James  Smith, 
John  Hosack,  James  Kerr,  Joseph  Vaughn,  John  Stevenson,  Jr., 
William  Ferguson,  Aaron  Kerr,  Robert  Moore  and  John  Atkin- 
son.    Date  of  election  and  ordination  unknown. 

During  Dr.  Anderson's  pastorate  John  Vance,  Samuel  Gamble, 
Samuel  Ritchey,  Dr.  Boyd  Emery,  William  Kerr  and  David 
Riddle  were  chosen  and  ordained  elders.  This  addition  was 
made  July  17,  1836.  During  the  period  of  Dr.  Sloan's  labors 
there  were  additions  at  three  different  times  :  ist.  Andrew  Smith, 
James  Vance,  John  Leyda,  John  Scott  and  Greer  Mcllvaine, 
elected  February  13,  1849;  ordained  April  8,  1849.  2d.  William 
Ramsey,  William  Smith  and  Edward  Paden,  elected  March  3, 
1856;  ordained  April  14,  1856.  3d.  Alexander  Hamilton, 
Zachariah  Pees,  James  Rankin  and  John  C.  Messenger,  elected 
March  5,  i860;  ordained  April  8,  i860.  During  the  pastorate 
of  Rev.  John  S.  Marquis,  Andrew  Wylie  Smith,  Robert  Camp- 
bell Mcllvaine,  James  Jones  and  H.  Fulton  Power  were 
elected  September  3,  1883;  ordained  November  11,  1883.  The 
present  session  are  Greer  Mcllvaine,  Alexander  Hamilton,  H. 
Fulton  Power,  Edward  Paden,  Andrew  Wylie  Smith,  James 
Jones,  Robert  Campbell  Mcllvaine,  John  C.  Messenger. 

Deacons. — William  Barkley,  William  Davis,  Isaac  V.  Riddle, 
and  James  Jones  were  chosen  deacons,  and  were  ordained  March 
7,  1864.  Barkley  is  dead,  Davis  united  to  First  Presbyterian 
Church  of  Washington,  Riddle  and  Jones  are  the  present  Board. 
It  is  believed  that  these  persons  constituted  the  first  Board  of 
Deacons  in  this  church,  although  clearly  a  scriptural  office. 

Houses  of  Worship. — The  first  church  building  was  erected 
near  the  centre  of  the  present  graveyard.     The  date  of  erection 


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is  not  certainly  known,  probably  about  1778.  The  first  winter 
it  was  used  for  worship  it  was  neither  chunked  nor  daubed,  and 
was  without  fire.  It  was  built  of  round  logs ;  roof  and  door 
clapboard.  The  lady-worshipers  came  from  homes  where  the 
luxury  of  a  "dish  of  coffee"  was  only  enjoyed  on  Sabbath 
morning.  The  Sabbath  dress  of  both  sexes  was  the  plain  "  home- 
spun.''    They  came  to  church  to  hear  the  Gospel. 

The  second  building  was  of  stone.  Preparations  were  com- 
menced in  1797,  and  the  house  was  finished  in  1800.  The 
structure  was  plain  and  unimposing;  aisles  earthen.  The  pew- 
holders  made  their  own  seats,  and  these  seats  were  as  varied  as 
the  fancy  of  the  makers.  This  building  stood  at  the  southeast 
corner  of  the  present  cemetery.  During  the  summer,  when  the 
weather  was  favorable,  the  preaching  services  were  conducted  in 
a  grove,  a  few  rods  southwest  of  the  church  building. 

The  present  church  edifice  was  built  in  1829.  It  is  seventy 
by  fifty-six  feet.  The  cost,  including  plastering,  painting,  pews, 
etc.,  was  $2^14.  It  is  worthy  of  note  that  the  cost  was  promptly 
met,  and  no  debt,  with  its  depressing  influences,  was  left  hanging 
over  the  congregation  for  years  afterwards.  Persons  subscribed 
what  they  intended  to  pay  and  paid  it.  The  building  has  been 
repaired  four  times:  ist,  1854,  cost;^28o;  2d.  1858,  cost  ;$ 298 ; 
3d,  1875,  cost  ^363;  4th,  cost  ;$I495.  The  last  repairing  was 
quite  an  advancement  upon  the  former  ones.  The  windows 
were  enlarged,  the  walls  and  ceiling  frescoed,  and  a  modernized 
pulpit  took  the  place  of  the  curtained  sheep-rack,  and  subse- 
quently the  mantel-piece,  as  they  were  sometimes  termed. 

In  1 87 1  the  congregation  erected  a  parsonage  and  other 
necessary  outbuildings,  at  a  cost  of  ;^4CXD0.  Three  and  one-half 
acres  of  pasture-land  are  attached  to  the  parsonage.  This  is  used 
by  the  minister  exclusively  and  free  of  rent. 

In  1832  a  sexton-house  was  built  and  a  well  dug,  costing  in 
the  aggregate  ;^I30.  In  1882  another  house  of  like  character 
was  erected,  costing  ;^590.  An  acre  of  land,  for  the  use  of  the 
occupant,  is  around  and  near  this  building. 

The  Cemetery  is  among  the  oldest,  if  not  the  very  oldest,  in 
this  section.  The  first  burials  were  about  1777,  and  it  was  used 
for  this  purpose,  many  years  afterwards,  by  the  citizens  of  an 


252        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

extensive  territory  around  it,  as  well  as  the  families  of  other 
Christian  denominations.  Besides  the  ones  appropriately  desig- 
nated, there  are  nearly  four  hundred  unmarked  and  unknown 
graves  in  it. 

The  first  meeting  of  the  Presbytery  of  Redstone,  west  of  the 
Allegheny  mountains,  was  held  within  the  bounds  of  Pigeon 
Creek,  September  19,  1781.  Members  present:  Rev.  John 
McMillan,  Moderator ;  Ministers,  James  Power,  Thaddeus  Todd ; 
Elders,  John  Neil,  Demas  Lindley,  Patrick  Scott. 

Spiritual  History. — The  first  revival  commenced  near  the 
close  of  the  year  1781,  and  continued  with  little  interruption  till 
the  close  of  1787.  The  second,  during  the  pastorate  of  Rev. 
Mr.  Gwinn,  known  as  the  **  Falling  work,"  commenced  at  the 
beginning  of  1800,  and  continued  till  the  close  of  1802.  During 
almost  the  entire  ministry  of  the  Rev.  William  C.  Anderson,  the 
church  was  in  a  revived  state,  and  in  five  years  and  six  months, 
the  term  of  his  pastorate,  two  hundred  and  thirty-two  persons 
cast  in  their  lot  with  God's  people. 

Whilst  during  the  ministerial  labors  of  Rev.  E.  S.  Graham, 
there  was  no  marked  manifestation  of  the  work  of  grace  in  the 
church,  yet  there  was  a  regular  growth  in  additions  to  its  mem- 
bership. At  the  beginning  of  the  year  1857,  Dr.  Sloan  pastor, 
the  Spirit's  converting  power  was  specially  displayed,  and  at 
the  following  March  communion  seventy-eight  publicly  re- 
nounced the  world  and  came  out  on  the  Lord's  side.  The 
whole  number  added  to  the  church  that  year  was  one  hundred 
and  two.  His  pastoral  work,  covering  a  period  of  eighteen 
years,  was  blessed  by  the  addition  of  three  hundred  and  six  to 
the  household  of  faith.  About  the  ist  of  November,  1867,  the 
church  being  vacant,  a  precious  season  of  grace  was  experi- 
enced, and  on  the  following  December  communion,  sixty-eight 
made  an  open  profession  of  religion.  The  work  began  in  a 
prayer-meeting,  few  in  number,  and  in  a  private  dwelling.  It 
was  transferred  to  the  church  building,  and  in  a  few  evenings  a 
crowded  house,  impressive  solemnity,  and  an  earnest  congrega- 
tion, proved  unquestionably  that  the  Holy  Ghost  was  present  by 
an  influence  that  brightened  every  Christian  joy  and  melted  the 
hardest  heart. 


SKETCHES  OF  CHURCHES.  253 

During  this  revival  ministers  of  neighboring  churches  were 
frequently  present  to  preach  and  exhort.  In  this  connection 
Rev.  J.  P.  Irwin,  then  a  young  licentiate,  now  of  the  Presby- 
tery of  Erie,  was  made  chiefly  instrumental  in  doing  a  good 
work  for  his  Master.  At  the  first  of  the  year  1877,  the  hearts 
of  God's  people  were  made  to  rejoice  by  the  special  presence  of 
the  Divine  Spirit,  and  at  the  next  communion  eighty-one  per- 
sons publicly  professed  their  faith  in  Christ.  The  last  season 
of  spiritual  refreshing,  and  regenerating  work,  occurred  at  the 
beginning  of  the  year  1886,  and  was  chiefly  noticeable  during 
the  month  of  March.  As  a  result,  forty  persons  took  their 
stand  for  the  Saviour  and  his  cause.  It  is  worthy  of  note  that 
a  large  majority  of  the  additions,  especially  at  the  last  revivals, 
came  from  the  Sabbath-school,  and  the  interest,  in  a  measure, 
began  during  the  week  of  prayer. 

Sabbath-School. — In  the  year  18 14  a  class  of  young  men 
convened  in  the  church  on  Sabbath  morning,  for  the  purpose  of 
studying  the  Scriptures,  catechism  and  holding  religious  confer- 
ence. Some  of  the  members  of  session  or  older  members  of 
the  church  were  always  present  as  instructors.  The  class  num- 
bered ten,  and  Thomas  Vaughn,  James  Vaughn,  Andrew  Pees, 
Zachariah  Pees,  were  in  that  number.  The  first  Sabbath-school 
proper  was  organized  the  17th  of  May,  1822.  The  first  super- 
intendent was  Aaron  Kerr ;  David  Hart,  Sr. ,  teacher  of  male 
Bible  class ;  Sarah  Smith,  teacher  of  female  Bible  class.  The 
other  teachers  were  Joseph  Kerr,  John  Stevenson,  Robert 
Moore,  Ralph  Atkinson,  James  Mercer,  Robert  Mercer,  Andrew 
Smith,  James  Smith  (afterward  Rev.),  Aaron  Gamble,  Flora 
Ferguson,  Elizabeth  Stevenson,  Elizabeth  Vaneman,  Sarah  Fer- 
guson, Sarah  Dawson,  Margaret  Stevenson,  Phoebe  Kerr,  Ruth 
Gamble.  In  1824  a  class  of  colored  ladies  and  gentlemen  was 
organized,  Joseph  Kerr  teacher.  He  is  the  father  of  Rev.  B. 
M.  Kerr,  now  pastor  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  in  Browns- 
ville. The  superintendents  that  followed  in  the  different  con- 
secutive periods  were  James  Smith,  Robert  Moore,  Dr.  Boyd 
Emery,  assistant,  Samuel  Hamilton,  David  Riddle,  John  C. 
Messenger,  James  Jones,  assistant,  Alvy  Leyda. 

The  school  is  kept  open  the  entire  year.     A  large  adult  Bi- 


254  I'HE  PRESBYTERY   OF  WASHINGTON, 

ble  class  is  a  prominent  feature.  The  total  membership  of  the 
school  is  two  hundred  and  twenty-two.  The  church  member- 
ship is  two  hundred  and  seventy-five.  The  average  congrega- 
tion on  Sabbath  is  two  hundred  and  seventy-five. 

During  the  pastorate  of  Dr.  Sloan  the  church  of  Fairview, 
Munntown,  was  organized,  and  a  few  years  afterward  the  church 
of  Mount  Pleasant,  South  Strabane  Township.  Both  these 
churches  were  composed  largely  of  families  connected  with 
Pigeon  Creek,  thus  considerably  reducing  her  membership  and 
territory.  There  are  two  working  mission  bands,  one  composed 
of  the  young,  the  other  of  the  older  ladies  of  the  congregation. 
Ministers. — The  names  of  some  of  the  sons  of  this  church 
who  have  entered  the  ministry  are  as  follows  :  Deceased — 
James  Stevenson,  John  Hattery,  James  Smith,  George  Vane- 
man,  Thos.  B.  Wilson,  Wm.  Kerr.  Now  living — M.  Parkinson, 
John  G.  Riheldaffer,  Boyd  M.  Kerr,  Wm.  Paden,  Ross  Paden, 
James  Leyda,  Craig  Vaneman,  William  A.  Jones. 

Missionaries. — Two  daughters  of  the  church  are  on  the  mis- 
sion field,  Mrs.  J.  C.  Mechlin,  of  Persia,  formerly  Miss  Ella  F. 
Mcllvaine,  and  Miss  Catharine  Fingal,  of.  Alaska. 

Contributions  to  all  benevolent  objects  ;^225.20;  congrega- 
tional, including  minister's  salary,  ;^i50o. 

Centennial. —  On  the  24th  of  August,  1875,  the  congrega- 
tion held  a  centennial  Commemoration  of  the  preaching  of  the 
first  sermon  within  its  bounds  by  Dr.  McMillan.  The  as- 
semblage was  immense.  Children,  grandchildren  and  great- 
grandchildren of  the  first  worshipers  came  long  distances  to 
the  spot,  around  which  clustered  so  many  hallowed  associations 
and  impressive  reminiscences. 

Educational. — The  first  regular  educational  meeting  in  the 
interest  of  common  schools  ever  held,  it  is  believed,  in  our 
State,  was  in  this  church.  Dr.  Sloan  pastor.  Robert  Milligan, 
professor  in  Washington  College,  addressed  the  meeting.  Re- 
sults— county  conventions,  superintendents  and  institutes. 

UPPER  TEN-MILE.* 
This   church,  having  its  house   of  worship  at  Prosperity,  in 
Morris  township,  Washington  county.  Pa.,  was   at  the  first  a 
*  By  Rev.  Geo.  McDonald. 


SKETCHES  OF  CHURCHES.  255 

constituent  part  of  the  Ten-Mile  Church,  organized  August  15, 
1 78 1,  and  for  a  considerable  period  existing  as  one  organization, 
having  two  houses  of  worship.  In  the  spring  of  18 17  the  two 
branches  became  two  distinct  bodies. 

The  founder  of  Ten-Mile  Church  was  the  Rev.  Thaddeus 
Dodd,  who  had  first  visited  the  field  in  1777,  and  had  settled  in 
it  with  his  family  in  1779,  some  two  years  before  the  organi- 
zation. 

The  most  authentic  list  of  members  at  its  organization  is  as 
follows : 

Thaddeus  Dodd  (V.D.M.)  and  Phebe,  his  wife ;  Demas  Lind- 
ley  and  Joanna,  his  wife;  William  Hays  and  Anna,  his  wife; 
Jabez  Baldwin,  William  "Leonard  and  Mary,  his  wife ;  David 
Dille  and  Elizabeth,  his  wife ;  Jacob  Cook  and  Phebe,  his  wife  ; 
Daniel  Axtell  and  Ruth,  his  wife  ^  John  Eady  and  Mary,  his 
daughter;  Joseph  Coe  and  Abigail,  his  wife;  Daniel  Dodd  and 
Charity,  his  wife;  Abner  Brown,  James  Milliken  and  Sarah  Mc- 
Farland,  wife  of  Daniel. 

Previous  to  its  separation  into  two  parts,  Ten-Mile  Church 
had  three  pastors. — The  Rev.  Thaddeus  Dodd,  1779-93;  Rev. 
Thomas  Moore,  1794-1803;  Rev.  Cephas  Dodd,  1805-17. 

During  this  period,  its  elders,  with  the  dates  of  their  installa- 
tion, are  as  follows  :  1781 — Demas  Lindley,  Jacob  Cook,  Joseph 
Coe,  and  Daniel  Axtell ;  1784 — William  McFarland  and  Stephen 
Cook;  1795 — Stephen  Sanders,  Joseph  Lindley,  John  Car- 
michael,  John  Smile)',  William  Logan,  and  Abel  McFarland ; 
1805 — Israel  Dille,  Jonas  Condit,  Ziba  Casterline,  John  Headly, 
and  Abijah  Loveridge. 

Following  the  separation.  Rev.  Thomas  Hoge  was  stated  sup- 
ply 18 1 7-19;  Rev.  Andrew  Wylie,  D.D.,  stated  supply  18 19-21 ; 
Rev.  Boyd  Mercer  stated  supply  1821-23;  Rev.  Ludovicus  Rob- 
bins  stated  supply  1823-24.  During  the  period  from  1824-27  the 
church  was  vacant.  The  Rev.  Cornelius  Laughran  was  pastor 
1827-29.  Rev.  Jacob  Lindley  stated  snpply  1830-32.  Again 
followed  a  period  of  vacancy  from  1832-38.  The  Rev.  James 
Smith  was  pastor  1838-44.  Various  supplies  from  1844-45. 
The  Rev.  Nicholas  Murray,  D.D.,  stated  supply  1846-53;  Rev. 
Cyrus  Braddock  stated  supply  1853-54;  Rev.  E.  C.  Wines  stated 


256        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

supply  1854-58;  Rev.  N.  B.  Lyons  stated  supply  1859-68;  Rev. 
Henry  Woods  stated  supply  1868-70;  Rev.  William  Ewing 
stated  supply  1870-71.  Rev.  Samuel  M.  Glenn  pastor  1871-78; 
Rev.  John  H.  Sherrard  pastor  1878-82;  Rev.  George  McDonald 
pastor  1883 — 

Under  its  separate  existence  the  church  has  had  the  following 
elders  : 

Daniel  Tuttle,  John  Lindley,  Aaron  Kerr,  Jacob  Hathaway, 
James  Reed,  Reuben  Sanders,  and  Zenas  Condit.  Of  the  above 
the  time  of  their  installation  is  not  known.  Installed  1831  — 
Lewis  Dille,  Sylvanus  Cooper,  Thomas  Axtell,  Samuel  Day, 
John  Wolf,  and  Jacob  McVay.  Of  these,  the  five  last  mentioned 
withdrew  to  the  Cumberland  Presbyterian  Church.  James  Reed 
died  1845.  Thos,  B.  Ringland  installed  1841 ;  John  Reed  installed 
1852;  dismissed  1856.  John  Wilson  installed  1852;  died  1872. 
Harvey  Gamble  installed  1852;  dismissed  1855.  S.  L.  Blachley 
installed  1857.  Thomas  Hanna  installed  1857;  dismissed  1887. 
Nathan  Axtell  installed  1857;  dismissed  1865.  Isaac  N.  Day 
installed  1857.  John  McFarland  installed  1870;  died  1878; 
Stephen  Post  installed  1875.  John  Black  installed  1875;  died 
1880;  John  Hazlett  installed  1875;  dismissed  1877.  Phillip  A. 
Minton  and  Albert  O.  Wilson  installed  1882. 

Demas  Lindley  served  in  his  office  sixty-two  years,  and  Lewis 
Dille  fifty-four  years.  All  have  proven  themselves  worthy  ot 
their  office,  and  have  been  efficient  helpers  of  their  pastors.  The 
present  session  consists  of  Dr.  S.  L.  Blachley,  Isaac  N.  Day, 
Stephen  Post,  Phillip  A.  Minton  and  Albert  O.  Wilson. 

Deacons. — In  1838  the  congregation  resolved  to  introduce 
the  order  of  deacons,  and  the  following  persons  were  elected : 
Milton  Lindley,  J.  Miller  Day,  William  V.  Day,  William  San- 
ders and  Matthias  Minton. 

Mr.  Lindley  declined  serving.  William  Sanders  died  1875. 
William  V.  Day  died  1883.  The  present  board  consists  of  J. 
Miller  Day,  Matthias  Minton  and  D.  L.  McVay,  elected  1875. 
Time  and  experience  have  proven  the  office  to  be  highly  bene- 
ficial to  the  congregation. 

Sabbath-school. — The  Sabbath-school  was  organized  as 
early  as  1825  ;  probably  as  early  as  1823,  during  the  ministerial 


SKETCHES  OF  CHURCHES.  257 

services  of  Rev.  L.  Robbins.  The  following  persons  have,  with 
great  faithfulness  and  efficiency,  served  successively  as  superin- 
tendents :  Aaron  Kerr,  Luther  Day,  Sr.,  Mr.  Colburn,  Thos. 
Hanna,  Luther  Day,  Jr.,  Jackson  Hazlett,  Ira  Dille,  William  San- 
ders, Matthias  Minton,  Bayard  McVay,  and  Johnston  Fleniken. 

Luther  Day,  Sr.,  served  as  superintendent  for  more  than 
thirty  years.  Through  its  whole  history  the  school  has  been  a 
success,  and  has  wielded  a  mighty  influence  for  good.  The  in- 
gatherings of  the  Church  have  been  largely  from  this  precious 
nursery. 

It  is  in  possession  of  a  good  libraiy.  The  Westminster  Helps 
are  used,  the  Shorter  Catechism  is  regularly  taught,  weekly  col- 
lections are  lifted,  and  much  interest  is  taken  in  the  music. 

Houses  of  Worship. — The  first  house  of  worship,  a  log 
structure  on  the  site  donated  by  Demas  Lindley,  near  the  village 
of  Prosperity,  was  built  about  1790. 

The  second  was  a  commodious  frame  building  on  the  site  of 
the  first,  and  built  18 17.  This  house  served  the  congregation 
about  thirty-six  years.  In  1854  it  was  removed  and  a  third  one 
of  more  modern  style  was  built  on  the  same  site.  In  January, 
i860,  this  beautiful  house  was  burned.  The  spring  following 
the  congregation  resolved  to  rebuild,  and  acting  with  commend- 
able zeal  and  a  generous  liberality,  before  the  winter  came  they 
had  a  fine  brick  edifice  completed  on  the  site  of  the  three  former 
houses,  and  in  which  a  happy  people  are  still  permitted  to  wor- 
ship the  God  of  their  fathers. 

Manse. — The  question  of  a  manse  had  been  frequently  con- 
sidered without  success  till  1871,  when  a  committee  consisting 
of  Thomas  Worrel,  Thomas  Hanna,  and  Hyman  Andrew,  was 
appointed  to  see  what  could  be  done.  Through  the  zeal  and 
perseverance  of  the  chairman,  Mr.  Worrel,  the  committee  met 
with  a  generous  response  from  the  people,  encouraged  by  the 
very  liberal  offer  of  Dr.  S.  L.  Blachley  to  give  one-seventh  of 
the  entire  cost.  As  a  result,  in  the  spring  of  1872,  a  suitable 
house  and  grounds  was  in  readiness  for  the  occupancy  of  the 
pastor  and  his  family.     This  was  at  a  cost  of  ;^2900. 

Music. — This  congregation  has  always  taken  a  deep  interest 
both  in  the  matter  and  manner  of  its  praise.  From  its  organi- 
17 


258        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

zation  it  has  been  noted  for  the  excellency  of  its  music.  The 
spirit  infused  by  the  first  pastor,  that  much  depended  on  the 
music,  has  been  preserved ;  and  now  in  the  fifth  generation  we 
are  favored  with  sweet  melody  from  voice  and  instrument  to 
tune  our  hearts  for  blissful  intercourse  with  God  in  the  other 
parts  of  worship.  God  forbid  that  this  department  of  worship 
should  ever  be  neglected. 

Long  may  God's  praises  here  be  sung, 
And  higher  strains  to  him  ascend ; 
From  generations  yet  to  come, 
Till  work  and  worship  here  shall  end. 

Ministers. — Among  those  who  entered  the  ministry  at  an 
early  date  from  this  part  of  the  old  Ten-Mile  Church,  may  be 
named  Stephen  Lindsley,  Jacob  Lindsley  and  Jacob  Cozard.  At 
a  later  date  William  Reed,  Charles  Cooper,  Charles  P.  French, 
Alanson  R.  Day  and  Henry  Minton. 

LOWER  TEN-MILE.  * 

This  church  having  its  house  of  worship  at  Amity,  in  Amwell 
Township,  Washington  County,  Pa.,  was  at  first  a  constituent 
part  of  the  Ten-Mile  Church  organized  August  15,  1781,  and 
for  a  considerable  period  existing  as  one  organization  having 
two  houses  of  worship.  In  the  spring  of  1817,  the  two  branches 
became  two  distinct  bodies.     ( Vide  Upper  Ten-Mile.) 

Under  its  separate  existence,  Lower  Ten-Mile  had  the  follow- 
ing pastors  and  stated  supplies :  The  Rev.  Cephas  Dodd,  who 
was  pastor  of  the  united  charge  of  Upper  and  Lower  Ten-Mile 
previous  to  the  separation  having  been  released  as  pastor  con 
tinued  as  stated  supply  of  Lower  Ten-Mile  from  1817-56.  Rev. 
James  W,  McKennan,  D.D.,  was  associated  with  Mr.  Dodd,  as 
stated  supply  during  1851-54.  Rev.  Wm.  P.  Harvison  was  pas- 
tor during  1856-61  ;  Rev.  James  Black,  stated  supply,  1861-64; 
Rev.  Wm.  B.  Paris,  stated  supply,  during  the  winter  of  1863- 
64;  Rev.  Wm.  I.  Brugh,  D.D.,  stated  supply,  1864-65;  Rev. 
Jesse  W.  Hamilton,  stated  supply,  1865-70;  Rev.  J.  C.  Hench, 
pastor,  1871-73  ;  Rev.  John  S.  Atkinson,  pastor,  1874-81 ;  Rev. 
Ross  Stevenson,  D.D.,  pastor,  December,  1882-86  ;  Rev,  John 
S.  Marquis,  stated  supply,  1886 — . 

*  By  Rev.  A.  B.  Lowes. 


SKETCHES  OF  CHURCHES.  259 

Ruling  Elders. — Under  its  separate  existence  the  elders, 
with  the  dates  of  their  installation,  are  as  follows : 

William  McFarland,  installed  1787;  died  1823. 

John  Smiley,  installed  1790;  dismissed . 

Jonas.  Condit,  installed  1805;  died  1850. 
Samuel  Anderson,  installed  1824;  dismissed  1832. 
Ephraim  Cooper,  installed    1826;  withdrew  to  the  Cumber- 
land Church. 

Nathan  Axtell,  installed  1826;  died  1852. 

William  Patterson,  installed  1837;  died  1856. 

James  McFarland,  installed  1837;  died  1863. 

Luther  Axtell,  installed  1837;  died  1868. 

John  Buckingham,  installed  1837;  died  1882. 

James  Braden,  installed  1837;  died  1871. 

Thomas  McFarland,  installed  1838;  died  1871. 

John  McFarland,  installed  1857;  dismissed  1870. 

Thomas  J.  Patterson,  installed  1858;  dismissed  i860. 

Robert  Boyd,  installed  1858;  dismissed  1868. 

Daniel  Condit,  installed  1858;  died  1887. 

Dr.  Thaddeus  Dodd,  installed  1868 ;  died  1877. 

Elias  McCollum,  installed  1868;  died  1887. 

Samuel  Braden,  installed  1872;  dismissed  1877. 

Andrew  P.  Van  Dyke,  installed  1872. 

J.  Newton  Horn,  installed  1872. 

David  B   Baker,  installed  1882;  dismissed  1887. 

Zachariah  Sharp,  installed  1882;  dismissed  1887. 

Henry  W.  Horn,  installed  1882. 

Jabez  Condit,  installed  1887. 

D.  Edson  McCollum,  installed  1887. 

Houses  of  Worship. — The  first  house  of  worship  was  of  hewn 
logs  and  was  built  on  the  premises  of  Mr.  Cook  in  1785. 

The  second  house  was  of  brick  on  the  farm  of  Jonas  Condit, 
five  miles  northwest  of  Amity.  This  house  was  sold  in  1871  for 
^213.70. 

In  183 1  the  congregation  built  a  brick  house  near  the  site  of 
the  first.  It  was  55x50  feet  and  cost  about  ;^iooo.  In  1842 
this  house  was  blown  down.     A  meeting  of  the  congregation 


26o        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

was  called,  and  arrangements  were  made  for  erecting  their  fourth 
house  of  worship  in  the  village  of  Amity.  This  was  a  frame 
structure  and  cost  about  ;^  1 300. 

The  present  house  of  worship  was  erected  in  1875.  It  is  a 
brick  edifice,  fifty-seven  by  forty-five  feet,  and  cost  five  thousand 
three  hundred  dollars. 

Sabbath-School. — There  is  some  uncertainty  as  to  the  exact 
time  when  the  Sabbath-school  was  organized.  It  is  believed, 
however,  to  have  been  in  1826.  Very  little  is  known  of  its 
early  history.  Special  attention  was  given  in  the  school  to  the 
memorizing  of  Scripture.  "  The  International  Course  of  Les- 
sons "  was  adopted  in  1872.  A  few  months  later  the  secretary 
wrote  :  "  The  school  seems  to  have  new  life."  The  next  five 
years  succeeding,  the  average  daily  attendance  was  nearly  sev- 
enty-four. The  number  enrolled  in  1879  was  one  hundred  and 
thirty-four,  embracing  the  young  as  well  as  the  old,  parents  as 
well  as  children.  For  want  of  records  a  complete  list  of  officers 
and  teachers  in  the  school  from  the  beginning  cannot  be  given. 

On  February  18,  1875,  a  goodly  number  of  the  women  of 
the  church  met,  and  organized  the  "  Women's  Foreign  Mission- 
sionary  Society  of  Lower  Ten  Mile."  This  society,  at  its  first 
meeting,  adopted  a  native  Chinese  woman  as  a  Bible  reader,  in 
Canton,  and  their  representative  in  the  foreign  field ;  and 
pledged  fifty  dollars  annually  for  her  support. 

Thus  far,  though  sometimes  with  considerable  effort,  the  so- 
ciety has  been  able  to  keep  its  pledge. 

Entered  the  Ministry. — At  an  early  date,  before  Upper  and 
Lower  Ten  Mile  became  separate  organizations,  several  sons  ot 
Ten  Mile  Church  became  ministers.  Those  who  most  prob- 
ably lived  in  the  Lower  Ten  Mile  settlement  were  William 
Wick,  Cephas  Dodd,  Cyrus  Riggs  and  Ira  Condit.  Thos.  Hunt 
belonged  to  Ten  Mile  in  early  life,  but  was  dismissed  to  Three 
Springs  before  he  began  to  study  for  the  ministry. 

CROSS  CREEK.* 

Organization. — Prior  to  1775  no  religious  interest  is  known 
to  have  existed  in  the  region  now  known  as  Cross  Creek.     In 

*  By  Rev.  J.  P.  Anderson. 


"''•'^fKI.    I>.  »■«*■'* 


""'Ks      D..NS»*'' 


RULING    ELDERS.   CROSS    CREEK. 


SKETCHES  OF  CHURCHES.  26 1 

1775-77  meetings  for  social  worship  were  held.  Two  societies 
were  soon  organized,  one  at  Richard  Well's  Fort,  in  West  Vir- 
ginia, about  three  and  one-half  miles  from  Eldersville,  on  the 
Eldersville  and  Steubenville  road ;  the  other  at  Vance's  Fort, 
on  the  farm  now  owned  by  Mr.  Allison  Vance.  The  leading 
members  of  the  former  were  John  Morrison,  Robert  McCready, 
William  McCandless  and  Samuel  Strain ;  of  the  latter,  Major 
William  Vance,  John  Campbell,  John  Stone,  Robert  Barr  and 
William  Wilson. 

As  a  result  of  these  meetings  considerable  interest  was  awak- 
ened, and  at  Vance's  Fort  seven  or  eight  persons  were  con- 
verted. The  report  of  this  work  was  carried  back  to  the  set- 
tlements, and  Rev.  James  Power,  to  test  its  genuineness,  visited 
this  region  and  preached  the  first  sermon  ever  heard  in  it,  under 
an  oak  tree,  just  outside  the  gate  of  Vance's  Fort,  September 
14,  1778. 

After  the  sermon  twenty-one  children  were  baptized,  the  first 
in  this  region,  and  the  first  of  which  was  William,*  the  eldest 
soa  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Thos.  Marquis. 

In  April,  1779,  Rev.  Joseph  Smith,  from  York  County,  Pa., 
preached  within  the  bounds  of  Cross  Creek,  and  shortly  after- 
ward Dr.  John  McMillan  preached  a  few  sermons.  These  ser- 
mons led  the  people  to  put  forth  an  effort  to  obtain  the  stated 
ministrations  of  the  gospel. 

Accordingly,  in  May,  1779,  the  church  of  Cross  Creek  was 
organized,  and  on  the  21st  of  June  they  met  with  the  people  of 
Upper  Buffalo  at  the  house  of  James  Marshall  (now  the  resi- 
dence of  Thos.  McCorkle),  midway  between  the  two  places, 
and  made  out  a  joint  call  for  Rev.  Joseph  Smith. 

Judge  Jas.  Edgar  prosecuted  this  call  before  the  Presbytery 
of  New  Castle,  in  session  at  Carlisle,  Pa.,  and  Rev.  Smith  ac- 
cepted it  October  27,  1779. 

The  following  were  among  its  first  members:  Wm.  Campbell, 
Wm.  Patterson,  Judge  Jas.  Edgar,  Wm.  Park,   Hugh  Newell, 

*  Genealogy  of  Marquis'  family — William  was  born  December  22,  1776;  James* 
March  17,  1779;  Sarah  (believed  by  many  to  be  the  child  baptized),  September  6, 
1780;  Thomas,  January  27,  1782;  Susannah,  November  20,  1783;  Mary,  Septem- 
ber 28,  1786;  Jane,  May  9,  1788;  and  Anne,  March  28,  1791. 


262        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

John  Morrison,  Robert  McCready,  Jas.  Newell,  Joseph  Vance, 
Joseph  Patterson,  Thos.  Marquis,  Miles  Wilson,  Wm.  Rannells, 
Henry  Graham,  Wm.  McCandless,  Wm.  Vance,  Saml.  Johnston, 
John  Marquis,  Saml.  Patterson,  Geo.  Marquis,  Lettice  Griffeth 
and  Thos.  Bay. 

The  church  was  not  chartered  until  1825. 

Pastors — P.ev.  Joseph  Smith  1779  until  his  death,  April  19, 
1792. 

In  the  fall  of  1779  he  accepted  the  call  from  Cross  Creek 
and  Upper  Buffalo,  and  he  and  his  family  were  brought  on 
pack  horses  by  John  Smith,  in  December. 

Col.  James  Marshall  offered  two  hundred  acres  of  land  (that 
now  owned  by  J.  M.  K.  and  J.  C.  Reed),  to  any  one  who  would 
move  Rev.  Smith  to  Buffalo. 

The  offer  was  accepted  by  Col.  Joseph  Reed,  of  York  County, 
and  he  sent  his  team  and  son-in-law,  Joseph  Reed,  with  Mr. 
Smith's  effects.  The  Buffalo  people  met  him  at  Washington, 
and  cut  a  road  to  Buffalo. 

Rev.  Thos.  Marquis  was  pastor  from  April  23,  1794,  to  Octo- 
ber 3,  1826.  Rev.  John  Stockton,  D.D.,  from  June,  1827,  to 
June  20,  1877,  and  as  pastor  emeritus  until  his  death.  May  5, 
1882.  After  his  retirement  his  last  public  act  was  to  burj-',  in 
February,  1882,  Mrs.  Hannah  Lee  (the  last  member,  who  was  a 
communing  member,  when  he  took  charge).  * 

The  fourth  pastor  was  the  Rev.  Wm.  H.  McCaughey,  from 
October  31,  1877,  to  June  30,  1885.  Unknown  to  himself  he 
came  to  serve  the  church  in  which  his  great-grandfather,  Hugh 
Edgar,  had  served  as  an  elder. 

The  fifth  pastor  is  the  Rev.  J.  P.  Anderson,  from  April  i, 
1 886-. 

Supplies. — Cross  Creek  never  had  a  stated  supply.  From 
October  16,  1826,  to  June,  1827,  Rev.  Richard  Campbell 
preached  seven  Sabbaths,  for  each  of  which  he  received  $e,,  as 
receipts  show. 

*  Dr.  Stockton  said  that  it  was  Mrs.  Lee's  tears  that  led  him  to  accept  the  call  to 
Cross  Creek.  When  told  that  Rev.  Stockton  had  decided  to  go  to  Congruity,  she 
could  not  restrain  her  tears.  When  told  of  this  Rev.  Stockton  said  he  would  have 
one  faithful  woman  to  pray  for  him,  if  he  came,  and  he  accepted  the  call. 


SKETCHES  OF  CHURCHES. 


263 


ELDERS 
John  Morrison,  .  . 
George  Marquis,  . 
Judge  James  Edgar 
*Thomas  Marquis, 
*Joseph  Patterson, 
Joseph  Vance,  ,    . 

Robert  McCready, 
William  Rea,   .    . 
Henry  Graham,    . 
Robert  Lyle,     .    . 
Hugh  Newell, .    . 
Thomas  Marshall, 
John  Colville,  .    . 
John  Wilkin,    .    . 
Thomas  Smith,    . 
John  Marquis,  .    . 
Hugh  Edgar,    .    . 
Samuel  McKibben, 
John  Henry,     .    . 
James  Fleming,    . 
George  Newell,    . 
Hugh  Lee,   .    .    . 
George  Miller, 
Andrew  Farrar,    . 
Joseph  Smith,  .    . 
Hon.  Walter  Craig, 
William  Cow  en,  . 
Ebenezer  Smith,  . 
John  Amspoker,  . 
General  James  Lee, 
Abraham  Barber, 
James  Dinsmore, 
George  Miller,  Jr., 
John  McKibben, 
Robert  Lee,  .   .    , 
Thomas  Wilkin,  . 
Joseph  Graham,  . 
Joseph  Vance,  Jr., 
Andrew  Reed, 
Major  William  Lee, 
fRussell  T.  Johnson, 
Samuel  Cowen,    .    . 
James  Walker,     .    . 


(These 


DATE  OF  ORDINATION. 
1779  or  1780. 
1779  or  1780. 
(York  County.) 
1782  or  1783. 
1782  or  1783. 
1782  or  1783. 
three  were  appointed  by  the 

1792. 

1792. 

1792. 

1792. 

1792. 

1792. 

1792. 

1807. 

1807. 

1807. 

1807. 

1807. 

1818. 

1818. 

1818. 

1818. 

i8i8. 

1818. 

1818. 
February  27,  1831. 
February  27,  1 83 1. 
February  27,  1 83 1. 
(Lower  Buffalo.) 
June  16,  1843. 
June  16, 1843. 
June  16,  1843. 
June  16,  1843. 
June  16,  1843. 
June  16,  1843. 
June  16,  1843. 
June  23,  1854. 
June  23,  1854. 
June  23,  1854. 
March  18,  1858. 
March  18,  1858. 
March  18,  1858. 
April  19,  1866. 


DEATH    OR   DISMISSED. 
Dismissed. 
Dismissed. 
June  8,  1814. 


May  6,  1832. 
Session.) 
August  ID,  1846. 
September  28,  1835. 
January  31,  1827. 
November  25,  1843, 
September  13,  1 8 10. 

Dismissed  (1827), 

January  3,  1818. 

February  28,  1821-22. 

Dismissed. 
September  27,  1836. 


March,  1840. 
April  24,  1837. 
December  4,  1839. 

Dis'd  (Mt.  Prospect). 
(Died)  1822, 
February  16,  1875. 
April  28,  1857. 

Dis.  1835  (Cross  Roads). 

Dis.  1835  (Kittanning). 

Dis.  (Mt.  Prospect). 
October  20,  1858. 
April  3,  1870. 

Dis.  1849  (Pine  Grove). 

Dis.  1857  (Hookstown). 
January  16,  1853. 
October  24,  1853. 
March  9,  1855. 
March  26,  1866. 
July  30,  1868. 
August  17,  1888. 

Dis.  1869  (Kentucky). 
April  29,  1883. 


*  Afterward  Revs.  Marquis  and  Patterson. 
•)•  Present  member. 


264        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

ELDERS.  DATE   OF   ORDINATION.  DEATH   OR    DISMISSED. 

William  Mi  Campbell,    .    .  (At  Prospect,   and  returned 
1869.) 

April  16,  1870. 
April  16,  1 370. 

April  16,  1870.  Dis.  1883  (P.  Mills). 

April  16,  1870.  June  16,  1873. 

March  14,  1880. 

March  14,  1880.  Dismissed,  1883. 

September  14,  1883. 
(1869,  at  Mount  Prospect.) 


*SamueI  D.  White, 
*David  Gault,  .  .  . 
Richard  Wells,  .  . 
James  Donehoo,  .  . 
*  James  T.  Marquis, 
John  M.  Boice,  .  , 
*Wallace  W.  Jackson, 
*Alexander  E.  Walker, 


"  The  Life  of  McCurdy  "  says  Robert  Barr  and  Samuel  Flem- 
ing were  elders  here,  but  no  record  shows  it. 

Houses  of  Worship  and  Parsonage.  —  In  the  summer  of 
1779,  Major  William  Vance,  Robert  McCready  and  Henry  Gra- 
ham selected  a  site,  on  or  near  the  present  one,  on  which  an  un- 
hewed  log  house,  twenty-six  by  twenty-two  feet,  was  erected. 

The  second,  of  hewed  logs,  sixty  by  thirty  feet,  was  erected  in 
1784;  afterwards  adding  another  story  and  a  gallery.  This 
house  was  burned  (by  an  incendiary),  on  the  morning  of  April 
20,  1803  ;  "And  on  the  twenty-first  of  the  same  month  the  con- 
gregation met  and  opened  a  subscription  for  building  a  new 
house."  This  was  of  stone,  fifty-six  feet  square,  and  was  com- 
pleted by  November  17,  1804,  on  which  day  they  met,  adopted 
rules  and  regulations,  "  and  appointed  Aaron  Lyle,  Thomas 
Smith,  Samuel  Fleming,  William  Wallace,  John  Wilkin,  Hugh 
Edgar  and  William  McKibben  a  Board  of  Trustees." 

Help  was  received  from  different  quarters.  From  Philadel- 
phia, ;^320.77;  from  Virginia,  ;^70;  from  Pittsburgh,  $iZ-70,  and 
from  different  persons  sufficient  to  make  a  total  of  ^456.47.  A 
subscription  list  of  one  hundred  and  thirty-two  names  amounts 
to  ;^2,303.89. 

It  is  also  stated  that  the  amount  of  linen  "  collected  amongst 
the  females  for  the  purchasing  of  stoves,  glass,  paint,  etc.,  was 
;^48  3^-.  4(^/."     Judge  Edgar  says  eight  or  ten  webs. 

In  1830  a  brick  house,  seventy-six  by  fifty-six  feet,  with  a  gal- 
lery on  three  sides,  was  erected,  costing  from  ^3,000  to  ^3,500. 

In  1864  the  fifth  house  was  erected.  It  is  of  brick,  eighty-two 
by  fifty-four  feet,  with  a  lecture,  session  and  library  rooms  on 
the  first  floor,  and  cost  over  ^12,000. 

*  Present  members. 


SKETCHES  OF  CHURCHES.  265 

The  trees  in  the  church-yard  were  set  out  in  1834,  and  cost 
thirty-one  and  ^  quarter  cents  each. 

In  1878,  a  lot,  containing  two  and  one-half  acres,  was  pur- 
chased, and  a  house  erected  thereon,  at  a  total  cost  of  ^2,500 ; 
the  first  and  only  parsonage. 

Spiritual  History, — The  first  revival  was  at  Vance's  Fort,  in 
1775-77,  when  eight  or  ten  were  converted.  In  the  winter 
of  1781-82,  the  Lord  revived  His  work  in  the  congregations 
of  Upper  Buffalo  and  Cross  Creek,  and  in  the  autumn  of  1782, 
when  the  sacrament  was  observed  for  the  first  time  at  Cross 
Creek,  about  fifty  persons  from  each  congregation  were  received 
into  full  membership.  This  work  continued  with  but  little 
abatement  for  six  or  seven  years.  The  most  gracious  season 
w^as  in  June,  1787,  when  fifty  persons  united  with  Cross  Creek. 

God  again  revived  His  work  in  1799,  and  thirty  persons 
united.     Then  followed  a  season  of  great  religious  depression. 

"  In  the  summer  of  1802  there  began  to  be  increased  interest 
among  the  people,  and  some  additions  were  made.  This  feeling 
increased  until  '  The  Great  Revival'  was  ushered  in,  October  5, 
1802.  This  work  was  attended  by  extraordinary  bodily  exer- 
cises." This  revival  continued  through  the  years  1803-04,  and 
brought  about  one  hundred  members  into  the  church. 

Again,  in  the  winter  of  1827-28,  God  revived  His  work.  This 
work  began  in  a  sick  chamber,  that  of  Miss  Susanna  Curry,  and 
spread  through  the  village  and  entire  congregation,  and  con- 
tinued for  four  or  five  years.  "  So  powerful  was  it,  that  at  one  time 
one  hundred  and  twenty  persons  were  admitted  into  the  church." 

Again,  in  1835-37,  God  revived  His  people,  and  over  one 
hundred  and  forty  members  were  added.  Another  followed  in 
1840-42,  when  about  one  hundred  publicly  professed  faith  in 
Christ.  In  1853-54  God  graciously  visited  this  church,  and 
about  ninety  united.  Again,  in  1857-59,  "gentle  showers 
of  heavenly  grace  have  distilled  on  this  hill  of  Zion." 

From  this  time  there  was  no  special  revival  until  the  winter 
of  1886-87,  when  the  people  were  awakened,  and  forty-seven 
were  added  to  the  roll. 

There  has  scarcely  been  a  communion  season  but  some  have 
been  added  to  the  church. 


266        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

Missionary  Societies. — The  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary 
Society  was  organized  March  6,  1872,  with  a  membership 
of  fifty-seven.  There  has  been  a  gradual  decline,  and  in  1887 
but  twenty-eight  members  were  reported.  Quite  a  number 
of  ladies  contribute  who  are  not  enrolled.  Since  its  organization 
;^237i.36  have  been  contributed.  At  present  they  pay  ^100  an- 
nually for  the  support  of  Mrs.  J.  C.  R.  Ewing,  of  India. 

The  "Annie  Graham"  Band,  a  home  mission  society,  was 
organized  April  16,  1879.  Since  that  time  they  have  paid  ;^50 
annually  for  the  support  of  a  girl  in  the  Home  at  Fort  Wrangel, 
Alaska. 

The  Loring  Band  was  organized  June  11,  1882,  by  Miss  Sophia 
Loring  (now  Mrs.  Dr.  Taylor,  of  Mount  Jackson,  Pa.).  It  has 
a  membership  of  over  sixty.  They  meet  semi-annually,  and 
bring  their  offerings.  They  have  contributed  over  ;^328  (;^30 
annually)  to  a  scholarship  at  Yokohama,  Japan,  and  the  balance 
to  Medical  Missions. 

Entered  the  Ministry. — Deceased — Jos.  Patterson,  Thos, 
Marquis,  Jas.  Satterfield,  John  Hattery,  George  Marshall,  D.D., 
Jas.  Fleming,  John  Caruthers,  Ebenezer  S.  Graham,  Thomas  F. 
Magill,  D.D.,  David  Robinson,  James  Boggs,  Thomas  Marshall 
Boggs,  Obadiah  J.  Campbell,  Alfred  Paull,  Thomas  Marquis 
Newell,  James  E.  Marquis,  Alexander  McCarrell,  D.D.,  David 
S.  McCombs,  John  M.  Boggs,  John  Boggs,  David  F.  McFarland, 
Robert  McMillen,  William  Carr  Mason. 

John  Cloud,  Samuel  McClain  and  A.  W.  McCartney  were 
raised  in  the  bounds  of  this  church,  and  we  believe  properly 
belong  to  it,  but  have  no  record  to  show  it. 

Living. — John  Marquis,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. ;  James  D.  Mason, 
Davenport,  Iowa;  Geo.  Bently  Newell,  Farmer  City,  111. ;  John  S. 
Marquis,  Washington,  Pa. ;  John  P.  P.  Stockton,  West  Unity,  O.; 
Samuel  G.  McFarland,  D.D.,  Bangkok,  Siam ;  E.  R.  Donehoo, 
Pittsburgh,  Pa.;  J.  F.  Magill,  D.D.,  Fairfield,  Iowa;  Benjamin 
F.  Powelson,  Lyons,  KaYis. ;  Elgy  V.  Campbell,  St.  Cloud, 
Minn. ;  James  B.  Stevenson,  Burgettstown,  Pa. ;  Silas  Cooke, 
Dunlap,  111. ;  Perrin  Baker,  Belle  Vernon,  Pa. ;  James  P.  Lyle, 
Taylor,  Texas  ;  James  B.  Lyle,  Hookstown,  Pa. 

Three,  Thos.  Marquis,  Jr.,  Henry  M.  Graham  and    Robert 


SKETCHES  OF  CHURCHES.  267 

Campbell,  candidates,  died  before  entering  the  seminary.  Two 
others  were  licensed  but  returned  their  licenses. 

Ministers'  Wives. — Miss  Sarah  Marquis  (Mrs.  Joseph  Steven- 
son);  Miss  Mary  Lee  (Mrs.  Geo.  Marshall,  D.D.);  Miss  Eliza- 
beth Craig  (Mrs.  A.  H.  Kerr);  Miss  Susanna  Lee  (Mrs. 

Hughes) ;  Miss  Sarah  Rea  (Mrs.  Joseph  Vincent) ;  Miss  Maggie 
Patterson  (Mrs.  J.  M.  Smith) ;  Miss  Josephine  Cook  (Mrs.  A.  G. 
White);  Miss  Lizzie  R.  Marquis  (Mrs.  J.  B.  Lyle). 

Missionaries. — Miss  Polly  Pogue  was  a  co-worker  with  Rev. 
Jos.  Badger,  1804  to  1810,  among  the  Indians  on  the  Western 
Reserve. 

Miss  Mary  Vance  was  sent  out  by  our  board  in  September, 
1859,  and  labored  among  the  Indians  in  Indian  Territory  until 
July,  1 86 1. 

John  Cloud  went  to  Liberia,  West  Africa,  in  1833,  and  died 
in  1834.  Samuel  G.  McFarland,  D.D.,  went  to  Siam  in  i860, 
and  still  labors  there  as  Superintendent  of  Education  for  the 
Government. 

Sabbath-School. — It  was  organized  in  April,  1821,  by  Wm. 
McClain,  Hugh  Lee,  Sr.,  and  Geo.  Newell.  They  met  with 
some  opposition  at  first.  It  was  conducted  by  a  Board  of  Mana- 
gers composed  of  Wm.  McClain,  Hugh  Lee,  Sr.,  Geo.  Newell 
and  Alexander  Mason,  Sr. 

The  first  teachers  were  Rev,  Thos.  Marquis,  James  Fleming, 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  Mason  and  Mrs.  Hannah  Lee,  assisted  by  the 
Board  of  Managers.  It  began  with  twenty  scholars  and  reached 
one  hundred  by  the  end  of  the  year.  The  exercises  consisted  in 
reading  and  reciting  the  Scriptures,  the  Shorter  Catechism  and 
exhortations.     Proverbs  was  the  first  book  studied. 

In  1827,  when  Dr.  Stockton  began  his  work,  the  school  num- 
bered about  two  hundred  and  at  one  time  during  his  pastorate 
three  hundred  were  enrolled.  The  Doctor  taught  in  the  school 
from  1827  until  near  the  time  of  his  death  in  1882. 

The  last  Board  of  Managers  was  James  Donehoo,  David 
Gault,  Major  Wm.  Lee  and  Henry  C.  Anderson. 

The  first  superintendent  was  Col.  Samuel  Magill,  elected  in 
April,  1875,  who  served  two  years,  with  Henry  C.  Anderson  as 
assistant,  and  J.  S.  Cummins,  treasurer  and  librarian. 


268        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

The  International  Lessons  were  introduced  on  July  6,  1874, 
and  were  adopted  by  most  of  the  classes. 

In  1879  the  church  membership  was  two  hundred  and  thirty- 
one,  and  about  eighty  of  these  were  in  the  Sunday-school. 

It  is  related  by  W.  Cunningham  that  he  taught  a  class  of 
seven  young  men,  four  of  whom  became  ministers,  two  elders 
and  the  other  still  a  wanderer  and  he  continued  to  follow  him 
with  his  prayers. 

The  young  men's  Bible  class  had  just  three  teachers  in  fifty- 
two  years, — Dr.  Stockton,  James  Donehoo,  Esq.,  and  Henry  C 
Anderson. 

Superintendents. — Samuel  Magill,  1875-77;  H.  C.  Ander- 
son, 1877-80;  W.  W.  Jackson,  1880-81;  S.  L.  McCullough, 
1881-82  ;  Jas.  B.  Lyle,  1882-83  ;  W.  W.  Jackson,  1883-84;  H. 
W.  Donehoo,  1884-85  ;  A.  E.  Walker,  1885-86;  J.  K.  P.  Magill, 
1886-88,  and  S.  S.  Dunbar,  1888—. 

At  present  one  hundred  and  fifty  scholars  are  enrolled  and 
twelve  teachers.     The  school  is  kept  up  during  the  entire  year. 

Collections  are  taken  every  Sabbath,  on  the  first  Sabbath  of 
each  month  for  foreign  missions  and  on  the  third  for  home  mis- 
sions, others  for  the  use  of  the  school. 

In  1879  the  teachers  were, — Dr.  Stockton,  H.  C.  Anderson, 
David  Gault,  H.  W.  Donehoo,  S.  L.  McCullough,  Misses  Han- 
nah Lee,  Elizabeth  and  Cora  Simmons,  Mrs.  Sarah  Anderson, 
Jane  Lyle,  and  Elizabeth  McCaughey. 

The  present  teachers  are, — Rev.  Anderson,  David  Gault,  H. 
W.  Donehoo,  H.  C.  Anderson,  W.  C.  Lee,  J.  S.  Marquis,  Jr., 
Misses  Hannah  Lee,  Elizabeth  Simmons,  Nannie  Anderson, 
Mrs.  Lizzie  Stevenson,  H.  W.  Donehoo,  and  Teresa  An- 
derson. 

Statistics  of  Membership,  Contributions  and  Salary. — ■ 
200  members  were  received  during  Rev.  Smith's  pastorate,  and 
about  400  during  Rev.  Marquis'. 

Dr.  Stockton  received  1,545.  In  1828  they  reported  267 
members;  the  largest  membership  was  reached  in  1846,  when  it 
was  410.  At  the  close  of  Dr.  Stockton's  pastorate  in  1877,  232 
were  reported. 

In  1878,  208,  and  in    1880,  230  were  reported.     During  the 


SKETCHES  OF  CHURCHES.  269 

fourth  pastorate  about  140  were  added  to  the  roll  and  at  its 
close  in  1885,  225  v/ere  reported. 

At  the  beginning  of  the  fifth  pastorate  212  were  reported,  and 
since  then  1 10  have  been  received  and  the  present  membership 
is  280. 

Contributions. — Since  1828,  as  near  as  can  be  learned,  the  con- 
gregation has  contributed  to  benevolent  objects  alone  over 
$30,000. 

We  find  a  subscription  list  for  the  benefit  of  Barnet,  the  In- 
dian, Rev.  Geo.  M.  Scott  left  with  Mr.  McCurdy  at  Florence  to 
be  educated.     It  amounts  to  £'j ^  and  is  dated  1809. 

Salary. — With  Buffalo  they  promised  Rev.  Smith  ^^150  (75 
each);  their  subscription  list  amounted  to  £197. 

In  1794  they  subscribed  ^104  for  Rev.  Marquis,  "  One-half 
in  money  and  the  other  in  good  merchantable  wheat  at  4  shil- 
lings per  bushel,  to  be  delivered  at  any  mill  or  place  within  the 
bounds  of  said  congregation  where  said  minister  shall  appoint." 

Dr.  Stockton's  call  promised  ;^500,  and  his  salary  was  in- 
creased at  different  times  until  1864,  when  it  was  made  $1000, 
which  has  been  the  amount  paid  since. 

Biographical  Items. — Thomas  Marquis  was  a  soldier  in 
Lord  Dunmore's  Indian  War, 

The  following,  related  by  Rev.  Richard  Lea,  is  believed  to 
have  occurred  while  he  was  an  elder: 

"  Rev.  Marquis  the  '  silver-tongued  '  was  lodging  at  the  house 
of  the  late  Samuel  Ewalt,  just  above  where  the  arsenal  now  is. 
(In  Pittsburgh.)  One  night  Ewalt  said  to  his  guest,  I  have  ob- 
served that  you  go  out  early  in  the  morning  to  the  large  syca- 
more to  pray.  Now  to-morrow  morning  pray  at  your  bedside  ! 
Signs  which  I  understand  indicate  the  presence  of  Indians  at 
Girty's  run.  They  will  cross  the  river  in  darkness  and  at  day- 
light to-morrow  your  scalp  would  not  be  safe  outside  of  the 
house.  Marquis  either  forgot  the  warning  or  trusted  implicitly 
in  God  and  passed  through  the  chamber  of  his  host  at  early 
dawn  to  his  trysting  place.  Even  in  sleep  Ewalt  could  hear  the 
passing  step  and  seizing  his  rifle  followed.  Marquis  was  upon 
his  knees,  unconscious  of  the  fact  that  the  hand  of  a  savage  was 
raised  to  hurl  the  tomahawk.   A  ball  clashed  through  the  throat 


270        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

of  the  Indian,  and  the  preacher  was  saved."  In  relating  this, 
Ewalt  was  accustomed  to  say.  "  After  that  Marquis  did  good 
service  in  the  great  revivals.  Aint  I  entitled  to  half?  I  saved 
his  life  ?  I  know  I  am  not  good,  but  half  of  his  good  deeds 
added  to  all  of  mine  will  make  one  pretty  safe." 

While  Joseph  Patterson  was  an  elder  he  was  unable  either  to 
lay  by  or  to  borrow  four  dollars,  which  he  had  either  subscribed 
for  repairing  the  church  or  as  salary,  and  on  the  morning  of  the 
day  for  payment,  he  took  his  gun  as  he  went  for  his  cows  and 
in  a  woods  by  the  side  of  a  log,  he  knelt  and  "  appealed  to 
God  for  the  purity  of  his  motive,  and  asked  God  either  to  pro- 
vide the  money  or  to  see  to  it  that  the  church  of  God  sustained 
no  injury  from  his  lack  of  payment,"  While  thus  praying  he 
heard  a  noise  in  front  of  him,  which  at  first  he  thought  a  device 
of  Satan,  but  the  sound  approaching  nearer,  he  opened  his  eyes 
and  there  on  bended  knee  shot  a  wolf,  and  took  its  scalp  to  the 
meeting  which  more  than  paid  his  subscription.  In  the  words 
of  Dr.  Stockton  '*  As  the  fish  brought  the  money  to  Peter,  so 
the  wolf  brought  the  subscription  money  to  Patterson." 

It  is  also  said  that  Robert  McCready  was  unable  to  pay  his 
subscription  at  one  time.  And  as  he  was  on  his  way  home 
from  the  church,  he  heard  some  one  calling  behind  him  and 
upon  stopping  he  learned  that  Wm.  Campbell  thought  he  was 
about  to  die  and  wanted  him  to  write  his  will.  Sending  the 
young  man  on  to  tell  his  family  where  he  had  gone,  he  hastened 
to  Mr.  Campbell's.  After  spending  one  day  settling  Mr.  Camp- 
bell's business  affairs  and  writing  his  will  he  was  asked  what  he 
charged.  He  replied  that  he  ought  to  have  as  much  as  a  man 
would  get  for  making  rails  or  for  grubbing.  He  received  five 
dollars  which  paid  his  subscription. 

Judge  Edgar  in  his  autobiography  says,  "  It  is  the  wise  im- 
prover of  the  Providences  of  God  that  is  the  growing  Christian." 
He  gives  two  of  the  more  than  fifty  that  he  noted.  It  hap- 
pened just  after  he  was  ordained  as  an  elder,  when  he  was  about 
twenty-three  years  of  age. 

He  was  told  that  one  of  their  elders  had  been  drunk  at  a  ferry 
house  on  a  certain  day  and  that  the  ferryman  had  helped  him 
on  his  horse. 


SKETCHES  OF  CHURCHES.  27 1 

In  conversation  with    Mr.  Edgar  the  man  acknowledged  it, 
but  when  he  came  before  the  Session  the  ferryman  had  moved 
to  Carolina,  and  the  elder  denied  it  and  had  no  recollection  of 
admitting  it  to  Mr.  Edgar.     Being  an  older  man  and  longer  con- 
nected with  the  church,   he  accused    Mr.  Edgar  of  malicious 
slander.     The  other  elders  were  satisfied  that  Mr.  Edgar  was  in- 
nocent but  the  fact  could  not  be  proven.     Mr.  Edgar  was  about 
to  be  excommunicated;  he  was  filled  with  despair;  the  words  of 
a  friend  that  "  if  his   cause  was  just,  God  would  work  a  miracle 
to  deliver  him,"  did  not  comfort  him  much.     Meeting  with  an 
accident  and  having  madfe  a  narrow  escape  he  saw  that  God  had 
saved  him  in  the  time  of  danger,  and  his  faith  was  increased  so 
that  he  felt  that  he  could  trust  his  case  in  God's  hand  and  felt  no 
more  concern  about  it.    In  a  few  days  a  friend  came  to  visit  him 
and  informed  him  that  if  necessary  he  could  testify  to  the  truth 
of  the  charge  for  he  rode  home  with  the-  drunken  elder  from  the 
ferry.     Although  bolder  and  stormier  than  ever  at  the  opening 
of  the  next  meeting  of  Session,  yet  when   Mr.  J.  B.  (Edgar's 
friend)  was  examined,  then  the  elder  confessed  and  was  reproved. 
Sketches  of  Ruling  Elders. — *  William  Cowen  was  born 
in  Mount  Pleasant  Township,  Washington  County,  in  1795.     In 
1823   he  married   Miss  Susan  McMillan,  of  Cross   Creek,  who 
died  June   5,  1825,  and  in    1830  he  married  Elizabeth  Hughes. 
In  early  life  he  united  with  the  church,  and  in  1831  was  elected 
and  ordained  elder.     He  was  a  zealous  Christian,  and  improved 
every  opportunity  of  talking  with  the  unconverted.     Either  day 
or  night  found  him   ready  to  visit,  pray  with  and  counsel  the 
sick  and  troubled.     He  adorned  his  office,  and  was  a  cheerful 
and  liberal  giver.     He  died  April  29,  1857. 

*  Hon.  Walter  Craig  (see  sketch  of  "  Deceased  Elders  "). 

*  James  Dinsmore  (son  of  Elder  John  Dinsmore,  of  Upper 
Buffalo),  was  born  May  20,  1803.  In  1831  he  moved  to  Cross 
Creek,  and  united  with  the  church  in  1835.  "In  1837  he  was 
ordained  and  installed  a  ruling  elder,  the  functions  of  which  of- 
fice he  continued  faithfully  to  discharge  with  great  acceptance  to 
the  congregation  till  his  decease,"  April  3,  1870. 

*  Joseph  Graham  was  born  December  25,  181 1.  He  became 
a  Christian  in  early  life,  and  was  called  to  the  office  of  elder, 


272        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

and  ordained  June  23,  1854,  serving  only  until  March  19,  1855, 
when  he  was  called  to  his  reward.  "  He  was  greatly  beloved  by 
his  brethren,  and  enjoyed,  in  a  high  degree,  the  confidence  of 
the  congregation."  He  was  married  February,  15,  1837,  to 
Miss  Jane  Lee. 

*  Joseph  Vance,  Jr.,  was  born  September  18,  1802,  and  when 
a  young  man  united  with  the  church.  On  June  23,  1854,  he 
was  inducted  into  the  office  of  elder,  and  on  March  26th  he 
died.  "  He  was  a  brother  highly  esteemed  by  the  session  for 
his  piety,  wisdom  and  generous  character." 

*  Andrew  Reed  was  born  July  4,  1798,  near  Upper  Buffalo. 
At  the  age  of  eighteen  he  united  with  the  church  under  the 
pastorate  of  Dr.  Anderson,  In  1835  he  came  to  Cross  Creek, 
and  was  called  to  the  eldership  and  ordained  June  23,  1854. 
He  died  July  30,  1 868.  He  rests  with  kindred  dust  at  Upper  Buf- 
falo. "  He  was  well  versed  in  Scripture,  strongly  attached  to 
the  Presbyterian  system  of  doctrines,  a  man  of  ardent  piety." 

*  Major  William  Lee,  son  of  Elder  Hugh  Lee,  was  born 
July  24,  1807,  During  the  revival  of  1827  he  united  with  the 
church,  and  on  March  18,  1858,  was  ordained  an  elder.  He 
died  August  17,  1888.  He  represented  the  church  in  all  her 
courts,  was  a  thorough  Presbyterian,  both  in  order  and  doctrine 
and  a  conscientious,  faithful  officer.  On  a  pleasant  Sabbath 
evening  in  July,  1888,  he  was  last  permitted  to  enter  the  hou.se 
of  God  to  hear  the  history  of  the  church  read.  He  was  mar- 
ried September  21,  1836,  to  Miss  Jane,  daughter  of  Walter  Craig. 

Russell  T.  Johnson  was  born  in  Newark,  Vt.,  August  25, 
1815.  When  fourteen,  he  united  with  the  Methodist  Epis- 
copal Church  of  that  place.  At  the  age  of  twenty-one  he  went 
to  Wisconsin,  and  after  visiting  his  parents,  he  came  with  a 
friend,  within  the  bounds  of  Upper  Buffalo,  in  1840,  In  1843 
he  came  to  Cross  Creek,  and  united  with  this  church  in  De- 
cember, 1850.  On  March  18,  1858,  he  was  ordained,  and  still 
serves  the  church.  On  April  3,  1845,  he  married  Miss  Eliza- 
beth Patterson. 

David  Gault  was  born  February  8,  1815  ;  when  sixteen,  he 
united  with  the  church,  and  on  April  16,  1870,  was  ordained, 
and  is  still  in  active  service. 


^'•H   n.  Ki^"^^' 


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SKETCHES  OF  CHURCHES.  273 

Samuel  D.  White  was  born  May  9,  1827.  Married  Miss 
Sarah  A.  Dinsmore  December  20,  1855.  Became  a  communi- 
cant June,  1856.  Was  ordained  an  elder  April  16,  1870,  and  is 
now  serving. 

*  James  Donehoo  was  born  a.d.,  1800,  in  Armagh,  Ireland, 
and  was  brought  to  this  country  an  infant.  Became  a  commu- 
nicant very  early  in  life.  Was  married  in  1824,  to  Eliza  Ram- 
sey, of  Washington  County.  Ordained  an  elder  April  16,  1870, 
Died  June  16,1873.  Rev.  E  R.  "Donehoo,  of  Pittsburgh,  is  a 
son.  Rev.  J.  D.  Spriggs,  of  this  presbytery,  Rev  G.  P.  Don- 
ehoo, of  Redstone  Presbytery  and  Rev.  J.  De  Q.  Donehoo,  of 
the  Protestant  Episcopal  Church,  are  grandsons.  Another 
grandson  is  about  to  begin  theological  study. 

UPPER  BUFFALO  * 

This  church  having  its  house  of  worship  in  Hopewell  Town- 
ship, Washington  County,  Pa.,  eight  miles  northwest  of  the 
town  of  Washington,  was  organized  in  May  or  June,  1779.  It 
was  incorporated  March  29,  1804.  The  first  trustees  were  Jas. 
Taggert,  Sr.,  David  Boyd,  Alex.  Hunter,  Wm.  McComb,  John 
Flack,  Matthew  Morrow,  James  Dinsmore,  John  Gilchrist,  Wm. 
Hughes.  The  Rev.  Joseph  Smith  was  its  first  pastor.  He  was 
called  to  Upper  Buffalo  and  Cross  Creek  June  21,  1779.  He 
accepted  the  call  October  27,  1779,  and  in  December  of  the  next 
year  took  charge  of  the  congregations.  He  continued  as  pas- 
tor until  his  death,  April  19.  1792,  having  served  eleven  years 
and  four  months. 

The  Rev.  Thos.  Marquis  served  as  stated  supply  one-half  the 
time,  from  June  13,  1794,  to  the  beginning  of  the  year  1798,  a 
period  of  three  years  and  six  months.  From  1798  to  1800  the 
church  was  dependent  on  presbyterial  and  transient  supplies. 

In  October,  1800,  Rev.  John  Anderson,  D.D.,  began  work  as 
stated  supply.  He  was  called  to  be  pastor  and  installed  in  the 
spring  of  1802.  The  pastoral  relation  was  dissolved  June  18, 
1833.  His  term  of  service  was  thirty-two  years  and  eight 
months.     He  died  January  31,  1835. 

The   Rev.  John  Eagleson,  D.D.,  preached  his  first  sermon  to 

*By  Rev.  Thos.  A.  Anderson. 
18 


274        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

this  people  January  19,  1834,  and  was  regularly  called  June  2, 
1834.  Was  ordained  and  installed  December  24,  1834.  Died 
January  23,  1873.  His  ministry  covered  a  period  of  thirty-nine 
years. 

The  fourth  pastor  was  the  Rev.  James  D.  Walkinshaw,  May 
22,  1874,  to  October  i,  1882.  His  term  of  service  was  seven 
years  and  four  months. 

The  fifth  pastor  was  the  Rev.  W.  W.  Morton,  who  began 
work  in  the  congregation  November  i,  1884.  Was  installed 
February  20,  1885,  and  continued  as  pastor  to  October  i,  1887. 
He  served  the  church  two  years  and  eleven  months. 

The  present  pastor  is  the  Rev.  Thos.  A.  Anderson,  called 
January  23,  1888.  Began  work  in  congregation  February  8, 
1888.     Was  installed  May  8,  1888. 

The  ruling  elders  of  Upper  Buffalo  congregation  in  all  have 
numbered  thirty-two.  The  names  are — Wm.  Smiley,  Sr.  (died 
November  21,  181 3),  John  Johnson,  William  McCullough,  Wil- 
liam Hughes,  John  Cowan,  James  Dinsmore  (died  April  20, 
1 8 17),  Robert  Lyle,  James  Brice,  William  Patterson,  John  Flack 
(died  September  12,  1842),  David  Rannells  (died  September  24, 
1809),  John  Gilchrist,  William.  Wallace  (died  November  23, 
1845),  John  Dinsmore  (died  July  7,  1858),  John  McWilliams 
(died  October  8,  1837),  James  McConaughey  (died  November 
7,  1836),  Robert  Caldwell,  William  Smiley,  Jr.  (died  January 
22,  1887),  David  McComb  (ordained  1831,  died  December  18, 
1837),  James  Taggert  (ordained  January  9,  1840,  died  July  28, 
1863),  Parker  Reed  (ordained  January  9,  1840,  died  March  27, 
1 871),  Andrew  Herron  (ordained  January  9,  1840,  died  Novem- 
ber 20,  1869),  Samuel  Donahey  (ordained  January  9,  1840,  died 
December  25,  1840),  Ezekiel  Davis  (ordained  September  25, 
1853,  retired  1886),  William  R.  Donahey  (ordained  September 
25,  1853,  died  August  14.  1884),  Robert  Sloan  (ordained  Sep- 
tember 25,  1853,  died  December  19,  1888),  Anderson  S.  Cald- 
well (ordaiued  January  7,  1872,  ceased  to  act  June  12,  1882), 
W.  W.  Hunter  (ordained  January  7,  1872),  David  C.  Ross  (or- 
dained January  7,  1872),  Joseph  R.  Rankin  (ordained  May  10, 
1885),  Samuel  D.  Blaney  (ordained  May  10,  1885),  J.  Luther 
Davis  (ordained  May  10,  1885). 


SKETCHES  OF  CHURCHES.  275 

The  first  house  of  worship  was  erected  in  1779.  The  site 
was  chosen  by  Wm.  Smiley  and  Robert  Caldwell,  acting  as  a 
committee  for  the  congregation.  The  first  building  was  situated 
in  the  northwest  corner  of  what  is  now  the  graveyard.  It  was 
built  of  logs,  and  used  as  a  place  of  worship  until  1798. 

The  second  house  was  mostly  built  in  1797,  but  not  entered 
until  1798.  It  was  on  the  site  of  the  present  church.  It  was  a 
hewed  log  house,  70  feet  by  40.  It  was  finished  with  a  gallery 
on  the  ends  and  on  one  side,  with  the  pulpit  on  the  other  side. 
The  entire  work  of  putting  it  up,  closing  it  in,  and  roofing  it 
was  done  by  the  voluntary  labor  of  the  men  of  the  church. 
Stoves  were  first  used  in  1806.  Weather-boarding  was  put 
on  in  1808.  It  was  furnished  with  communion  tables  in  18 10, 
and  with  pews  in  181 2.  It  was  afterward  plastered  and  the 
pulpit  painted.  This  was  all  the  paint  ever  used  on  that  church. 
It  was  used  for  47  years,  until  1845. 

The  third  house  was  of  brick,  and  was  built  in  1845,  on  the 
same  ground  as  the  second  house.  It  was  65  feet  by  53,  and 
one  story  high.  The  building  committee  consisted  of  Wallace 
McWilliams,  John  Reed  and  John  Lowry.  The  contractor  was 
Henry  Shearer,  of  Washington,  Pa.  The  house  cost  about 
;^3300.  It  was  dedicated  October  26,  1845  ;  the  sermon  being 
preached  by  the  pastor  from  2  Chron.  7 :  i.  A  lecture-room 
was  also  built  during  the  years  1845-46.  It  was  first  entered, 
though  in  an  unfinished  state.  May  li,  1846.  The  house  was 
completed  before  the  following  winter.  This  church  was  occu- 
pied 27  years. 

The  fourth  and  present  house  was  commenced  in  1872.  It  is 
built  of  brick  and  two  stories  high.  It  is  80  feet  by  54.  The 
basement  story  is  twelve  feet  high,  and  contains  a  Sabbath-school 
room,  an  infant  class  room,  and  a  session  room.  The  audience 
room  is  twenty-two  feet  at  the  eaves  and  twenty-seven  in  the 
centre;  has  stained-glass  windows,  and  was  built  by  Nelson 
Vankirk,  of  Washington,  Pa.,  from  designs  furnished  by  Barr  & 
Hosier,  architects,  Pittsburgh,  Pa.  The  building  committee 
consisted  of  William  Dinsmore,  James  McConaughey,  Robert 
Hamilton,  Robert  Sloan,  Anderson  S.  Caldwell.  The  total  cost, 
when  finished,  was  ;^20,597.     The  cost  of  the  building  proper 


276        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

was  ;^  1 8,985,  which  was  raised  by  popular  subscription  and  sale 
of  pews.  The  church  was  dedicated  May  22,  1874.  The  dedi- 
catory sermon  was  preached  by  Rev.  J.  T.  Fredericks,  from  Ps. 
122  :  7.  The  dedicatory  prayer  was  made  by  Rev.  John  Stock- 
ton, of  Cross  Creek,  Pa. 

A  parsonage  was  built  in  1875 — William  Dinsmore,  James 
McConaughey  and  James  France  acting  as  building  committee. 
It  cost  ^2530,  and  was  paid  for  by  voluntary  subscriptions. 

Upper  Buffalo  has  been  the  scene  of  several  remarkable 
revivals.  In  the  latter  part  of  1781  special  meetings  were  held, 
week  day  and  night.  There  was  a  deep  conviction  of  sin  on  the 
part  of  unbelievers  and  great  travail  for  souls  on  the  part  of 
Christians.  Much  prayer  was  offered,  and  in  1783  the  fruits  ap- 
peared, about  100  persons  being  added  to  the  church.  The 
revival  continued  with  great  power  for  three  or  four  years,  and 
there  was  not  much  visible  decline  for  six  or  seven  years. 

The  year  1802  witnessed  another  remarkable  revival.  Then 
occurred  at  the  fall  communion  what  is  known  as  the  falling- 
work.  There  was  a  great  concourse  of  people  assembled  for  the 
communion.  As  many  as  ten  thousand  persons  were  estimated 
to  be  present.  The  public  exercises  began  on  Saturday,  Novem- 
ber 13th,  2  o'clock,  and  continued  with  short  intermissions  until 
Tuesday  evening.  Fifteen  ministers  were  present,  all  members 
of  the  Synod  of  Pittsburgh.  There  was  an  extraordinary  effu- 
sion of  the  Holy  Spirit  on  the  hearts  of  the  hearers.  Hundreds 
were  convinced  of  their  sin  and  misery.  Many  sunk  down  and 
cried  bitterly;  some  fell  suddenly;  some  lost  their  strength 
gradually ;  others  lay  quiet  and  silent,  while  many  were  violently 
agitated.  The  whole  of  Saturday  night  was  spent  in  preaching, 
exhortations  and  prayer.  On  the  Sabbath  960  communicants 
partook  of  the  Lord's  Supper.  The  meetings  were  continued 
throughout  Sabbath  night,  Monday,  Monday  night,  and  Tuesday 
until  late  in  the  evening.  So  greatly  was  God's  power  manifested, 
that  it  was  with  difficulty  the  people  were  persuaded  to  return 
home.  Fifty-five  persons  were  the  fruits  of  that  revival  in  this 
church.  There  were  other  seasons  of  special  revival  during  the 
pastorate  of  Dr.  Anderson,  but  of  these  we  are  unable  to  speak. 

In  1835  thirty-one  persons  were  added  to  the  church  at  the 
June  communion. 


"»«  R»ro.   I^*" 


Ruling  Elders,  West  Alexander. 


SKETCHES  OF  CHURCHES.  277 

In  1853,  after  special  meetings  arranged  for  by  Presbytery, 
there  were  received  into  the  fellowship  of  the  church,  at  the  ad- 
ministration of  the  Lord's  Supper,  May  15th,  twenty-nine  per- 
sons. Again,  on  March  9,  1857,  nineteen  were  received.  The 
years  1858  and  1859  were  also  marked  by  reviving  influences. 
Marked  religious  interest  was  visible  during  the  years  1841,  1843, 
1847,  1853,  1854,  1865,  1867,  1868,  1871,  1872.  From  the  year 
1841  up  to  the  time  of  Dr.  Eagleson's  death,  the  church  enjoyed 
an  almost  uninterrupted  revival.  Since  its  organization  God  has 
blessed  it  abundantly. 

Twenty-nine  ministers  have  gone  out  from  this  congregation, 
viz :  William  Wylie,  Joseph  Anderson,  David  Smith,  Andrew 
Wylie,  James  Cunningham,  William  Reed,  John  Reed,  Samuel 
Reed,  Jacob  Wolf,  William  C.  Anderson,  James  Sloan,  Robert 
Herron,  James  H.  Dinsmore,  Alex.  Hamilton,  John  M.  Smith, 
Fred.  R.  Wotring,  John  McClintock,  David  McCombs,  John 
Bowman,  Robert  B.  Farrar,  John  W.  Dinsmore,  J.  Brice  Reed, 
William  S.  Eagleson,  Samuel  T.  Davis,  James  D.  Reed,  Alex, 
G.  Eagleson,  M.  Luther  Donahey,  Joseph  A.  Donahey,  Charles 
P.  Blaney. 

The  Sabbath-school  in  connection  with  this  church  has  been 
in  existence  since  181 5.  Patrick  Miller  was  the  first  superin- 
tendent. Some  of  his  successors  have  been  Robert  Caldwell,  Jr., 
John  Dinsmore,  Parker  Reed,  William  Donahey,  Thomas  Stew- 
art, W.  W.  Hunter,  S.  A.  Caldwell,  John  Blaney,  William  Ross, 
James  M.  Dinsmore. 

At  present  the  school  has  fourteen  teachers  and  one  hundred 
and  ninety-two  scholars. 

The  membership  of  the  church  is  two  hundred  and  eighty- 
nine.  Contributions  are  made  to  all  the  boards  of  the  Church. 
The  church  is  well  organized :  It  has  three  mission  societies,  a 
W.  C.  T.  U.,  and  a  Young  People's  Meeting.  Prayer-meetings 
are  held  in  all  the  districts. 

WEST  ALEXANDER.* 
This  church  was  first  called  "  The  Three  Ridges."    The  name 
came  from  three  ridges  converging  and  meeting  near  the  place. 

By  Rev.  W.  H.  Lester,  D.D. 


278        THE  PRESBYTERY  OP  WASHINGTON. 

The  time  of  its  organization  cannot  be  precisely  given,  as  there 
are  no  existing  records  of  the  event.  The  first  mention  of  it  is 
found  in  the  minutes  of  the  Redstone  Presbytery,  as  follows,  at 
its  fall  meeting  in  1785  :  *'  Supplication  for  supplies  was  made  by 
Three  Ridges,"  "  The  supplication  "  was  renewed  in  the  fall 
meeting  in  1786.  From  this  time  supplies  were  sent  till  1790. 
Whether  it  was  only  a  preaching  point  or  organized  church  can- 
not be  determined.  The  early  members  were  of  Scotch-Irish 
origin,  and  of  the  Old  Presbyterian  faith. 

Pastors. — Of  the  successive  pastors  of  the  church  mention 
can  here  be  made  in  only  the  briefest  terms.  The  fuller  por- 
traiture of  their  life  and  character  has  devolved  on  others.  The 
first  pastor  was  Rev.  John  Brice,  He  preached  his  first  sermon 
in  this  church  the  second  Sabbath  of  the  year  1788.  In  April, 
1789,  he  received  a  call  from  this  and  the  neighboring  church  of 
"  the  Forks  of  Wheeling,"  and  was  appointed  by  Presbytery  to 
preach  to  them  until  its  next  meeting.  Having  accepted  the 
call  to  the  united  charge,  he  was  ordained  and  installed  over  the 
church  April  22d,  1790. 

The  following  is  the  minute  of  Presbytery : 

"April  ye  22D,  1790. 

"  Three  Ridges,  one  O^ clock,  P.  M. — The  P.b.y,  according  to  appointment,  pro- 
ceeded to  the  ordination  of  Mr.  John  Brice,  and  did,  by  fasting,  prayer  and  imposi- 
tion of  the  hands  of  P.b.y,  set  him  apart  to  the  holy  office  of  the  gospel  ministry.  Mr. 
Dodd  preached  the  ordaining  sermon  from  Gal.  I  :  lo.  Mr.  McMillan  presided,  and 
Mr.  James  Finley  gave  the  charge.     Mr.  Brice  now  takes  his  seat  as  a  member." 

There  is  no  record  of  the  election  of  the  first  elders  of  the 
church.     It  was  probably  about  1790. 

The  Forks  of  Wheeling  and  Three  Ridges  continued  one  pas- 
toral charge  until  18 12,  when  each  field,  through  increase  of 
members  and  means,  was  able  to  sustain  a  minister  the  full  time. 
This  pastorate  continued  till  1807,  when,  from  infirmities  of  age, 
Mr.  Brice  resigned  the  charge.  He  was  beloved  by  his  people, 
and  is  said  to  have  been  a  solemn,  fervent,  instructive  preacher 
of  the  Word,  and  faithful  pastor.  His  labors  were  abundantly 
blessed. 

The  successor  of  Mr.  Brice  was  Rev.  Joseph  Stevenson. 
Having  received  a  call  to  become  pastor  of  the  united  charge 


SKETCHES  OF  CHURCHES.  279 

of  this  church,  and  of  the  Forks  of  WheeHng,  he  was  or- 
dained and  installed  June,  1809.  He  was  released  from  Forks 
of  Wheeling  in  18 12,  and  thenceforth  gave  all  his  time  to 
Three  Ridges.  The  relation  continued  until  1825,  when,  at 
Mr.  Stevenson's  request,  it  was  dissolved.  The  union  between 
the  pastor  and  people  was  harmonious  to  the  end.  Under  his 
ministry  the  church  increased  in  numbers  and  strength.  In  an 
eminent  sense,  he  was  a  peace-maker.  In  the  disturbances  that 
come  into  neighborhoods,  churches  and  families,  the  common 
resort  was  to  send  for  Father  Stevenson.  The  oil  of  peace 
calmed  the  troubled  waters.  Over  all,  and  controlling  all,  he 
was  a  devout,  humble,  prayerful  and  cheerful  Christian. 

From  1825  until  1828  the  church  was  without  a  pastor.  The 
pulpit,  during  this  interval,  was  supplied  by  appointments  from 
the  presbytery  and  other  ministers,  who  were  candidates  for  the 
pastorate. 

The  third  pastor  was  Rev.  John  McCluskey,  D.D.  He  was 
ordained  and  installed  in  October,  1828.  On  account  of  in- 
creasing infirmities  he  resigned  the  charge  in  April,  1854. 
For  further  particulars  concerning  this  great  and  good  man  we 
must  be  content  to  refer  to  sketch  by  our  brother.  Dr.  Brown- 
son. 

The  fourth  pastor  is  the  Rev.  William  H.  Lester.  He  was 
ordained  and  installed  October,  1854.  This  relation,  which  has 
continued  now  nearly  thirty-five  years,  has  been  harmonious, 
and  blessed  of  God.  The  church  will  soon  have  completed  its 
one  hundred  years.  It  has  had  only  four  pastors  to  break  to 
the  people  the  bread  of  life. 

The  first  church  building  was  a  log-house,  made  of  timber 
that  grew  near  to  where  the  church  stood.  Here  all  the  people 
originally  worshipped  as  one  congregation.  Between  1793  and 
1795  there  was  a  division,  which  resulted  in  the  "Associate  Re- 
formed Church  of  Three  Ridges."  The  cause  of  this  division 
was  the  matter  of  Psalmody.  The  book  of  praise  in  use  was 
"  Rouse's  version  of  the  Psalms."  On  one  occasion  Mr,  Brice 
gave  out  to  be  sung  one  of  "Watts'  Psalms."  Those  opposed 
to  this  innovation  at  once  left  the  house,  and  organized  into 
what  is  now  the  U.  P.  Church  in  the  place. 


28o        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

In  1849  there  was  another  division — those  going  out  forming 
the  ''  Free  Presbyterian  Church  of  West  Alexander."  Being 
situated  on  the  border  of  a  free  and  slave  State,  the  question 
of  slavery  was,  almost  from  the  first,  one  of  great  interest.  It 
passed  from  the  arena  of  politics  into  that  of  religion.  A  paper 
adopted  by  the  General  Assembly  of  the  church  to  the  effect  that 
slaveholders,  professing  Christians,  were  not  to  be  debarred 
from  communion  and  fellowship,  was  the  cause  of  the  rupture. 
After  the  close  of  the  war,  which  ended  in  the  emancipation  of 
the  slaves,  the  organization  was  disbanded,  and  many  of  the 
members  returned  to  the  old  church.  Revs.  J.  S.  Poage,  Rob- 
ert Burgess,  J.  B.  Dawson  and  Samuel  McLain  were  pastors  or 
supplies  to  this  people. 

This  church  has  always  cultivated  the  revival  spirit.  Many 
precious  works  of  grace  have  come  to  revive  and  strengthen. 
When  the  great  revival,  about  the  year  1800,  came  to  this  entire 
region  of  country,  this  people  were  especially  blessed.  It  was 
known  as  "  the  falling  work."  Under  the  solemn  and  alarming 
preaching  of  the  "  terrors  of  the  law,"  the  hearers  were  violently 
agitated  in  body  and  mind — fell  to  the  floor,  and  for  a  consid- 
erable time  remained  unconscious.  The  most  hardened  would 
often  be  most  affected.  Whatever  may  be  said  of  the  bodily 
movements,  the  fruit  of  the  work  was  a  deep  and  abiding 
piery. 

There  is  no  known  record  of  persons  received  into  church 
membership  during  the  pastorates  of  Revs.  Brice  and  Stevenson. 
Under  Dr.  McCluskey  there  were  received,  in  1829,  sixty-three 
members,  in  1835,  one  hundred  and  one,  and  in  1853,  fifty-three. 
Under  the  present  pastor  there  have  been  several  precious  sea- 
sons of  the  outpouring  of  the  Spirit.  In  1858  fifty-one  mem- 
bers were  received,  in  1861  thirty-four,  in  1869  sixty-two  per- 
sons and  in  1875  sixty-four  became  members  of  the  church. 

While  large  numbers  have  been  enrolled,  yet,  owing  to  re- 
movals, the  strength  of  the  church  remains  about  the  same. 
Sometimes  the  membership  is  somewhat  above,  and  sometimes 
a  little  under  three  hundred. 

The  Sabbath-school  was  organized  during  Mr.  Stevenson's 
labors  here,  probably  about  1820.     It   has  continued  without 


SKETCHES   OF  CHURCHES.  28 1 

interruption ;  is  one  of  the  oldest  schools  in  the  presbytery ; 
and  is  now  in  a  flourishing  condition.  A  large  number  of  those 
who  have  confessed  Christ  in  the  church  have  come  through 
the  Sabbath-school.  A  scholarship  in  one  of  the  schools  in 
India  has,  for  more  than  twenty-five  years,  been  supported  by 
its  benefactions. 

Many  of  the  youth  of  this  church  have  become  ministers.  At 
least  twenty-five  from  families  directly  connected  with  the  con- 
gregation have  entered  the  sacred  office.  They  are  in  home 
and  foreign  fields,  preaching  "the  unsearchable  riches  of  Christ." 
Besides  these,  twenty-six  at  least,  who  were  members  while 
prosecuting  their  studies,  have  gone  into  the  ministry.  Surely 
her  "  line  has  gone  out  into  all  the  earth." 

One  of  the  first  endowment  gifts  to  Jefferson  College  was  made 
by  John  McPherrin,  one  of  the  first  elders  of  the  church,  near 
the  year  1800.  It  was  about  ;$2,ooo — a  magnificent  donation,  for 
those  times,  to  Christian  education.  This  stream  of  benevolence, 
beginning  in  the  infancy  of  the  congregation,  has  flowed  on  in 
an  increasing  volume.  The  Boards  of  the  church  have  been 
repeatedly  remembered  in  the  wills  of  the  departed  members, 
and  some  of  the  living  count  it  "  more  blessed  to  give  than  to 
receive."  Collections  are  regularly  taken  for  the  Boards.  The 
Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society  was  organized  in  1871, 
and  from  that  time  has,  in  part,  supported  a  missionary  in  China, 
and  also  contributed  largely  to  the  destitute  in  this  land.  A 
"  Band  "  of  children,  a  "  Circle  "  of  young  ladies,  and  the  Sabbath- 
school  are  contributors.  Beside  the  support  of  the  church 
at  home,  the  amount  of  offerings  to  the  Lord  in  1888  was 
$1,680. 

The  living  will  soon  have  passed  away,  but  the  promise  will 
not  fail — there  shall  be  "a  seed"  here  who  "shall  fear  Him  as 
long  as  the  sun  and  moon  endure  throughout  all  generations." 

A  List  of  the  Officers  of  the  Church. 

Pastors. — Rev.  John  Brice,  ordained  and  installed  April,  1790 ; 
dismissed  April,  1807.  Rev.  Joseph  Stevenson,  ordained  and 
installed  June,  1809;  dismissed  1825.  Rev.  John  McCluskey, 
D.D.,  ordained  and  installed  October,  1828;  dismissed  April, 


282        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

1854.     Rev.  William  H.  Lester,  ordained  and  installed  October, 
1854;  pastoral  relation  still  continues. 

Elders. — There  is  no  record  of  the  first  election  of  Elders.  It 
was  probably  about   1790. 

So  far  as  known  the  full  list  is  as  follows .  About  1790  :  John 
McPherrin,  John  Maxwell,  John  Waits,  John  Faris.  1800:  John 
Henry,  George  Sutherland,  Silas  Coe,  William  Scott,  George 
Lee,  Moses  Hull.  18 13:  James  McCammon,  William  Gaston, 
John  Miller,  Thomas  Byers.  1819:  Thomas  Yates.  1828: 
John  Pollock,  John  McDonald,  Samuel  Oldham,  Andrew  Yates, 
George  Sutherland,  2d,  Thomas  Maxwell.  1847  :  Barnet  Bonar, 
James  Gaston,  James  Todd,  Henry  Hervey.  1853  :  Hugh  Arm- 
strong, Joseph  Carson,  Byers  T.  Yates,  John  Reed.  1858  :  John 
C.  Hervey.  1869  :  William  Armstrong,  Joel  Truesdell,  William 
Reed.  1880:  John  Reed,  2d,  Alexander  McCleery,  James  F. 
Blayney,  R.  Milton  Maxwell,  Thomas  G.  Yates,  David  S.  Eagle- 
son,  M.D.  Of  these  all  are  deceased  except  Byers  T.  Yates,  who 
is  an  acting  elder  in  the  West  Liberty  Church;  and  James 
Todd,  John  Reed,  William  Armstrong,  Joel  Truesdell,  John 
Reed  2d,  Alex.  McCleery,  James  F.  Blayney,  R.  Milton 
Maxwell  and  Thomas  G.  Yates,  who  compose  the  existing  ses- 
sion. 

Sons  of  the  Church  who  Entered  the  Ministry. — i.  Those 
whose  families  were  directly  connected  with  the  congregation, 
viz. :  William  G.  Bell,  Samuel  Templeton,  Milo  Templeton,  J. 
Brice  McCoy,  Andrew  B.  Frazier,  Irwin  Carson,  Nicholas  Mur- 
ray, Joseph  Whitham.John  Whitham,  William  Bonar,  Hamilton 
Byers,  D.D.,  John  V.  Miller,  Joseph  Todd,  George  McDonald, 
Richard  Carson,  J.  McCluskey  Blayney,  D.D.,  Henry  G.  Blay- 
ney, James  H.  Smith,  Chester  P.  Murray,  William  G.  Pollock, 
William  H.  Lester,  Jr.,  Thomas  A.  Anderson,  Frank  E.  Arm- 
strong. (This  list  does  not  include  those  whose  early  life  was 
spent  in  this  church,  but  who  were  connected  elsewhere  before 
they  became  candidates.  Rev.  J.  M.  Stevenson,  D.D.,  Rev. 
George  W.  Pollock  and  some  others  were  of  this  class.)  2.  Those 
who  united  with  the  church  while  in  a  course  of  study  at  West 
Alexander  Academy,  viz. :  John  M.  Dinsmore,  Francis  B.  Dins- 


SKETCHES  OF  CHURCHES.  283 

more,  James  H.  Dinsmore,  Robert  Dinsmore,  Thomas  N.  Dins- 
more,  J.  S.  Braddock,  Francis  Braddock,  Samuel  Mahaffy,  John 
M.  Hastings,  John  Marquis,  William  M.  Ferguson,  Robert  J. 
Fulton,  Robert  Criswell,  George  M.  Spargrove,  Charles  P. 
French,  C.  C.  B.  Duncan,  Samuel  Ramsay,  Jonah  Lupton,  D.D., 
Joseph  Waugh,  Ph.D.,  John  W.  Hagen,  Joseph  Coe,  William  H. 

McCuskey. 

FORKS  OF  WHEELING-* 

Authorities  differ  as  to  the  date  of  the  organization,  varying 
from  1787  to  1790,  and  from  the  fact  that  all  the  records  prior  to 
1849  were  consumed  in  the  burning  of  the  dwelling  of  Dr. 
Hervey,  very  little  can  be  known  of  its  history  up  to  that  time. 
We  have  depended  in  a  great  measure  on  a  few  items  left  on  a 
loose  scrap  of  paper  found  in  the  sessional  records  in  the  Ijand- 
writing  of  Dr.  James  Hervey  and  a  sketch  from  the  pen  of  Mr. 
John  C.  Hervey,  published  in  the  Wheeling  Intelligencer,  March 
29,  1876. 

At  the  formation  of  the  church  the  Session  consisted  of  the 
following  persons :  John  Wait,  Robert  Stewart,  and  Jas.  Mc- 
Connell.  Subsequently  John  Baird  and  William  Maxwell  are 
recorded;  but  there  is  no  account  of  their  election.  In  1836 
the  Session  seems  to  have  been  composed  as  follows  :  John  Faris, 
Richard  Campbell,  Adam  Faris,  Hugh  Milligan,  John  Thorn- 
burgh,  and  Thomas  Buchanan. 

Additions  have  since  been  made  as  follows  :  December  10,  1838. 
David  Faris,  James  Wherry,  Josiah  Brown,  and  Samuel  D.  Faris. 

October,  1859,  David  Thornburgh,  William  Maxwell,  Hugh 
McConnell,  and  Findly  Lowry. 

August  15,  1867,  Archibald  Waddell,  Henry  Reed,  John  W 
Brown,  and  David  B.  Boggs. 

November  13,  1873,  John  C.  Hervey,  Daniel  S.  Thornburgh, 
and  James  Baird. 

November  3,  1881,  Thomas  Y.  Hervey  and  Alfred  Davis. 

All  the  above  have  either  died  or  have  removed,  with  the  fol- 
lowing exceptions,  who  now,  August,  1888,  constitute  the  Ses- 
sion :  John  W.  Brown,  Daniel  S.  Thornburgh,  James  Baird, 
Thomas  Y.  Hervey,  and  Alfred  Davis. 

*  By  Rev.  L.  Grier. 


284        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

Soon  after  the  organization,  Rev.  John  Brice  was  installed 
pastor  of  Forks  of  Wheeling  (then  called  Wheeling,)  and  Three 
Ridges  (now  West  Alexander),  and  continued  to  divide  equally 
his  labors  between  them,  until  his  death.  Mr.  Brice  was  suc- 
ceeded in  this  double  pastorate  by  Rev.  Joseph  Stevenson,  who 
remained  about  six  years,  when  he  resigned  that  he  might  de- 
vote all  his  labors  to  West  Alexander. 

In  181 1  a  call  was  given  to  Rev.  William  Johnston,  which,  for 
some  reason,  he  did  not  accept. 

In  1 81 2  Mr.  James  Hervey  commenced,  and  continued  as 
stated  supply  until  18 13,  when  a  call  was  given  him,  which  he 
accepted ;  and  in  the  records  of  the  Presbytery  of  Ohio  we  find 
the  following  minute : 

"  T&e  Pres.  of  Ohio  being  met  at  the  Forks  of  Wheeling,  on  the  20th  of  April, 
"  1 814,  did,  with  fasting  and  prayer,  and  the  laying  on  of  the  hands  of  the  Pres., 
"  ordain  Mr.  James  Her\'ey  to  the  office  of  the  Gospel  Ministry,  and  installed  him 
"  pastor  of  the  united  congregations  of  Wheeling  Town  &  Forks  of  Wheeling. 

"  John  Anderson,  Clerk." 

This  arrangement  continued  until  1828,  when  Mr.  Hervey 
resigned  the  charge  of  the  church  at  Wheeling,  and  the  Forks 
asked  and  obtained  his  services  for  three-fourths  of  his  time, 
the  remainder  being  given  to  a  new  organization  called  West 
Union. 

This  pastorate  continued  until  1839,  when  the  Forks,  at  a 
congregational  meeting  presided  over  by  Dr.  McCluskey,  made 
out  a  call  for  the  ministerial  services  of  their  pastor  for  the 
whole  of  his  time,  which  was  accepted  by  him  and  consummated 
by  Presbytery.  The  relation  thus  formed  continued  until  the 
death  of  Dr.  Hervey,  September  13,  1859,  making  a  continued 
pastorate  of  more  than  forty-seven  years. 

After  a  vacancy  of  fourteen  months,  the  congregation  held  a 
meeting  November  12,  i860,  under  the  moderatorship  of  Rev. 
David  Hervey,  and  a  call  was  made  out  for  the  ministerial 
services  of  Rev.  Laverty  Grier,  of  East  Springfield,  Ohio,  which 
he  accepted,  and  commenced  his  labors  on  the  first  Sabbath  of 
January,  1861,  and  was  regularly  installed  in  the  following  June 
by  a  committee  of  Presbytery,  Rev.  R.  V.  Dodge  preaching  the 
sermon  and  Rev.  James  Alexander  delivering  the  respective 


SKETCHES  OF  CHURCHES.  285 

charges.  The  relation  thus  formed  continues  to  the  present 
time,  August,  1888,  the  two  pastorates  covering  a  period  of  more 
than  seventy-six  years. 

The  membership  in  1820  numbered  128;  in  i860,  134;  in 
1888,  180.  It  must  be  remembered,  that  in  1820  the  bounds  were 
much  greater,  embracing  the  City  of  Wheeling,  the  territory  of 
what  are  now  West  Union,  Wolf  Run,  Allen  Grove  and  Lime- 
stone; so  that  from  the  parent  stem  have  grown  seven  branches. 

Of  the  statistics  of  the  church  little  can  be  given.  It  has 
been  blessed  with  great  harmony,  and  a  gradual,  regular,  though 
not  rapid,  growth;  and  has  always  been  above  the  average 
in  contributions  to  objects  of  benevolence.  There  have  been 
comparatively  few  communion  seasons  in  which  there  have  not 
been  some  accessions,  and  there  have  been  revivals  of  great 
power.  In  the  years  1849,  1853,  1866,  1869,  and  1871  there  were 
very  large  additions. 

Ministers. — The  following  sons  of  this  church  entered  the 
ministry :  John  M.  Paris,  Josiah  Milligan,  John  Kelly,  William 
Faris,  Faris  Brown,  Alfred  Jones,  W.  W.  Faris,  and  J.  V.  Mil- 
ligan. 

Two  others  died  before  completing  their  theological  studies. 
These  were  McKinley  Hervey,  son  of  Rev.  Dr.  James  Hervey, 
pastor  of  the  church,  and  David  Brown,  son  of  Josiah  Brown, 
an  elder  in  the  same. 

LOWER  BUFFALO  CHURCH  (INDEPENDENCE,  PA.).* 

The  date  of  the  organization  of  this  church  is  not  certainly 
known,  as  all  the  records  of  the  church,  before  the  year  1835, 
are  lost.     But  it  was  probably  organized  between  1785    1790. 

The  number  uniting  in  the  organization  is  unknown,  as  also 
their  names ;  and  the  names  of  the  first  elders  are  lost. 

It  is  thought  that  Arthur  Scott,  (afterwards  a  member  of  Ses- 
sion) and  his  wife,  Ann  Scott,  were  among  the  first  members. 

Pastors. — Rev.  James  Hughes,    1790   to    18 14;    Rev.  Jacob 

Cozad,   1818    to   1828;    Rev.  James  W.   McKennan,   1829  to 

1835;  Rev.   David   Hervey,  April,   1835   to   1849;  Rev.  James 

Fleming,   1858  to   1869;    Rev.  S.  L.  Davis,   M.D.,  November 

*  By  Rev.  HENRy  G.  Blayney. 


286  THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

15,  1870  to  1872 ;  Rev.  Wm;  McCrea,  1873  to  1874;  Rev.  J.  L. 
Reed,  1875  to  1883  ;  Rev.  Henry  G.  Blayney,  June  10,  1884,  to 
the  present  time. 

The  church  was  suppHed  from   1 849-1 854,  by  Revs.  Andrew 

Virtue,  E.  QuilHn  and  Stewart;  and  by  Rev.  James  W. 

McKennan  as  stated  supply,  1 854-1857.  During  the  pastorates 
of  Rev.  James  Hughes  and  Rev.  James  W.  McKennan,  this 
church  was  united  with  West  Liberty  (Short  Creek). 

Ruling  Elders. — The  names  of  the  first  ruHng  elders  are 
unknown.  The  names  of  those  who  are  known  to  have  held 
this  office  in  the  church,  are  as  follows,  viz.: 

Samuel  Green,*  ruling  elder  in   18 18;    died  about  1820. 

Arthur  Scott,*  ruling  elder  in  1818  ;  died   1843. 

John  Amspoker,  ruling  elder  in  1818;  dismissed  about  1825. 

Lewis  Kerr,  an  elder  from  Pigeon  Creek  Church,  elected  and 
installed  about  1828;  dismissed  to  West  Liberty,  Va.,  Decem- 
ber 20,  1855. 

Jacob  White,  elected  1828;  removed  to  Wellsburg,  Va., 

Steven  Caldwell,  ordained  June  21,  1838;  dismissed  to  Wells- 
burg, Va.,  1839. 

Joseph  Scott,  ordained  June  21,  1838. 

William  Hair,  ordained  June  21,  1838;  dismissed  to  State  of 
Indiana,  1839. 

Samuel  C.  Meaks,  ordained  or  installed  ruling  elder  in  1835  ; 
time  of  death  unknown. 

David  Campbell,  from  Cross  Creek  Church,  installed  Septem- 
ber 15,  1848;  served  until  death,  November  15,  1858. 

John  Lamb,  ordained  and  installed  September  15,  1844;  ^^' 
moved  west. 

Prof  A.  F.  Ross,  of  Bethany  College,  Va.,  ordained  and  in- 
stalled September  15,  1844;  dismissed  to  West  Liberty,  Va,, 
December  20,  1855. 

David  B.   Waugh,     1851-53;    removed  to  Iowa,  1863. 

Lyle  Patterson,  1851-53;  removed  to  East  Buffalo  Church 
1860-61. 


*  These  two  brethren  were  probably  ruling  elders  a  number  of  years  before  this 
date  (1818). 


SKETCHES  OF  CHURCHES.  287 

Alexander  Adams,  installed  1851-53. 

Samuel  B.  Campbell,  installed  May  20,  1858. 

Jas.  K.  McConaughy,  installed  May  20,  1858;  died  May  21, 
1883. 

William  Liggett,  installed  December  29,  1867. 

James  Boyd,  installed  December  29,  1867;  died  October 
8,  1880. 

James  T.  Craighead,  installed  December  29,  1867;  dismissed 
to  Cannonsburg,  Pa.,  1870. 

David  Buchanan,  installed  June  6,  1874. 

Cyrus  S.  Wells,  installed  June  6,  1874;  dismissed  to  Iowa 
1877. 

Wm.  J.  Patterson,  installed  between  December  i,  1877  and 
April  14,  1878. 

David  A.  Scott,  installed  June  12,  1887. 

David  B.  Mulholland,  installed  June  12,  1887. 

John  Wells,  installed  June  12,  1887. 

Houses  of  Worship. — Four  churches  have  been  erected  and 
dedicated  to  the  worship  of  Almighty  God  by  this  congrega- 
tion. 

The  first  church  was  built  of  logs — such  a  church  as  the 
fathers  were  accustomed  to  erect  in  this  region  of  country  in 
the  early  days.  It  is  said  that  it  would  seat  about  three  hun- 
dred. It  stood  in  the  southwest  corner-  of  what  is  now  Lower 
Buffalo  graveyard,  one  mile  and  one-quarter  west  of  the  village 
of  Independence,  Pa.  But  it  was  in  Brooke  County,  Va.  (now 
West  Virginia). 

Here  the  attendance  was  good.  The  people  came  from  long 
distances,  as  much  as  six  and  seven  miles — from  over  on 
Short  Creek,  from  up  and  down  Buffalo  Creek,  from  all  the 
surrounding  country  and  even  from  Wellsburg.  This  log  church 
stood  for  thirty  years  or  more. 

The  second  church  was  built  of  sandstone,  in  1822.  It  was 
about  the  size  of  the  first.  It  was  also  in  Virginia.  It  stood 
about  one-fourth  of  a  mile  east  of  the  old  church,  or  one  mile 
west  of  Independence. 


288        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

'^  It  was  a  good,  solid  building ;  the  walls  were  plastered,  and 
it  was  ceiled  overhead.  It  had  a  nice  pulpit,  and  was  seated 
with  pews."  This  building  was  occupied  for  twenty-eight 
years. 

The  third  church  was  built  in  1850.  The  citizens  of  Inde- 
pendence, many  of  them,  not  having  a  convenient  way  of  get- 
ting to  church,  were  anxious  to  have  a  new  church  built  "  in 
town,"  and  one  of  their  number,  Richard  Carter,  whose  wife 
was  a  member,  to  secure  this  end,  generously  presented  to  the 
church  a  large,  nice  lot,  well  suited  to  the  needs  of  the  congre- 
gation for  all  purposes.  This  was  thankfully  accepted.  On  this 
a  new  church  was  built.  It  was  a  frame  building,  neat,  plain 
and  comfortable — well  painted  and  seated.  Here  they  wor- 
shipped for  thirty-two  years. 

In  the  summer  of  1882  this  church  was  so  completely  recon- 
structed that  it  might  be,  and  is  called,  a  new  church;  and  this 
is  the  fourth  they  have  built.  It  is  the  last  and  best  of  all.  It 
was  built  during  the  pastorate  of  Rev.  J.  L.  Reed,  to  whom 
great  credit  is  due.  This  church  gives  general  satisfaction.  It 
is  modern  in  style,  and  is  well  adapted,  in  all  its  appointments 
and  arrangements,  to  the  taste  and  needs  of  the  congregation. 
It  is  heated  from  beneath.  It  has  a  tower  and  bell,  a  lecture- 
room  extension  and  pulpit  recess.  And  will  seat  comfortably 
(when  the  folding  doors  connecting  the  lecture-room  with  the 
audience-room  are  thrown  open)  three  hundred  and  fifty 
or  more.  It  was  dedicated  free  of  debt,  amidst  great  re- 
joicing. 

The  church  of  Lower  Buffalo  has  been  blessed  with  the  out- 
pouring of  God's  Spirit  at  different  times  in  its  history.  Spe- 
cial mention  should  be  made  of  those  times  of  refreshing  en- 
joyed by  so  many  of  our  churches  in  this  region  of  country  in 
the  early  days,  when  this  church  was  refreshed  also  ;  and  in 
the  year  1858  the  first  of  the  labors  of  Rev.  James  Fleming, 
the  Spirit  was  poured  out;  and  again  in  1885,  when  God  vis- 
ited this  people  by  his  Spirit,  when  over  thirty  souls  confessed 
Christ,  and  were  added  unto  the  church. 

A  Women's   Foreign  Missionary  Society  has  been  kept  up 


SKETCHES  OF  CHURCHES.  389 

for  many  years.  It  has  added  very  materially  to  the  contribu- 
tions; besides,  has  been  useful,  in  developing  a  deeper  love  for 
the  great  work  of  converting  this  world  to  Christ,  in  the  hearts 
of  some. 

Joseph  Waugh  and  D.  B.  Fleming  (this  last  a  son  of  one  of 
the  pastors)  have  entered  the  ministry. 

One  of  our  members,  Miss  Lucy  Crouch  (now  Mrs.  Lehman), 
is  laboring  in  the  foreign  mission  field  in  China. 

The  Sabbath-school  in  its  present  organization  has  been  con- 
ducted in  the  church  for  more  than  forty  years.  But  before 
this,  for  a  number  of  years,  without  special  organization,  effec- 
tive work  was  done  for  the  young  similar  to  that  which  is  now 
accomplished  by  the  Sabbath-school.  It  has  been,  and  is  still,  a 
most  useful  arm  of  the  church.  The  school  is  now  fairly  up  to 
the  average  school,  considering  the  membership  of  the  church, 
which  has  never  been  so  large  as  some  of  the  neighboring 
churches,  that  have  a  much  larger  territory. 

The  lowest  number  of  members  was  thirty-seven,  in  the  year 
1858,  when  Rev.  James  Fleming  began  his  labors  with  this  peo- 
ple. There  was  soon  a  very  encouraging  increase  in  the  num- 
ber. The  highest  number  was  one  hundred  and  seventy-two, 
in  1885,  the  first  of  the  present  pastorate. 

To  God  be  all  the  glory  for  all  the  good,  both  pastors  and 
people  have,  by  His  Spirit,  been  enabled  to  accomplish. 

The  present  session  is — Henry  G.  Blayney,  pastor,  Joseph 
Scott,  Alexander  Adams,  Wm.  Liggett,  Samuel  B.  Campbell, 
David  Buchanan,  Wm.  J.  Patterson,  David  A.  Scott,  David  B. 
Mulholland,  John  J.  Wells,  ruling  elders. 

WEST  LIBERTY   (SHORT  CREEK).* 

It  is  impossible  to  determine  with  absolute  certainty  the  date 
of  the  organization  of  this  church.  As  nearly  as  can  be  deter- 
mined it  was  in  June,  1788. 

Among  those  connected  with  the  church  at  its  organization 
were  William  McKinley,  Nathaniel  Coleman,  John  Waite,  Wil- 
liam Fan's,  William  Brown,  William  McCulloch,  Moses  Chap- 
lain and  their  families. 

*  By  Rev.  A.  B.  Lowes. 
19 


290        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

Pastors  and  Supplies. — The  Rev.  James  Hughes,  who  was 
licensed  by  the  Presbytery  of  Redstone,  April  15,  1788,  was 
ordained  by  the  same  presbytery,  and  installed  the  first  pastor 
of  Short  Creek,  in  connection  with  Lower  Buffalo,  April  21, 
1790.  This  pastoral  relation  was  dissolved  June  29,  1814. 
During  an  interval  of  fourteen  years  following,  in  which  the 
church  was  dependent  upon  the  presbytery  for  supplies,  the 
names  of  the  Rev.  Messrs.  John  Anderson,  Matthew  Brown, 
Elisha  McCurdy,  Thomas  Marquis,  Obadiah  Jennings,  and  Wil- 
liam and  Andrew  Wylie,  appear  as  supplies.  The  Rev.  James 
W.  McKennan  was  pastor  from  1829  to  1834;  the  Rev.  William 
D.  McCartney,  stated  supply  from  1836  to  1837;  the  Rev.  Na- 
than Shotwell,  pastor  from  1840  to  1854;  the  Rev.  James  W. 
McKennan,  stated  supply  from  1854  to  1858;  the  Rev.  William 
Aiken,  pastor  from  1858  to  1859;  ^^^  Rev.  David  Hervey,  sup- 
ply from  1859  to  1864;  the  Rev.  John  A.  Brown,  pastor  from 
1864  to  1875;  the  Rev.  David  B.  Rogers,  pastor  from  1876  to 
1878 ;  the  Rev.  Thomas  F.  Boyd,  pastor  from  1880  to  1882 ;  the 
Rev.  John  J.  Graham,  supply  from  1883  to  1886;  the  Rev. 
Abram  B.  Lowes,  supply  from  1886  to  1888. 

Ruling  Elders. — The  original  session  consisted  of  William 
McKinley,  Nathaniel  Coleman,  William  Brown,  John  Waite  and 
William  Paris.  William  McKinley  died  May  20,  1838,  aged 
seventy-five  years ;  Nathaniel  Coleman  died  June  2,  18 10,  aged 
sixty  years  ;  William  Brown  died  July  3,  1832,  aged  seventy-nine 
years;  John  Waite  died  1822;  William  Paris  died  1818.  Suc- 
ceeding the  above  were:  David  and  Henry  Hervey,  John  Max- 
well, Robert  McParlain,  Henry  Giles,  John  Sharp,  Prof  Andrew 
Ross,  Andrew  Yates  and  James  Waite.  Of  these,  John  Sharp 
died  1846;  Johii  Maxwell  died  August  11,  1855,  aged  fifty-three 
years;  Robert  McParlain  died  August  11,  1858,  aged  sixty-four 
years ;  Andrew  Yates,  dismissed  to  West  Alexander,  Pa.,  died 
December  18,  1876;  Arthur  Boggs,  dismissed  to  Princeton,  111., 
June,  1876;  Prof.  Andrew  Ross,  dismissed  to  New  Athens,  O., 
died  1876;  James  Waite  died  1884,  aged  seventy-two  years; 
James  P.  Smith  was,  at  his  own  request,  released  from  acting, 
1880;  Montgomery  Walker,  elected  1866,  was  dismissed  to 
Wellsburgh,  W.  Va.,   1868;    John  C.  Paris,  elected   1868,  was 


SKETCHES  OF  CHURCHES.  29I 

dismissed  to  West  Alexander,  Pa.,  1880;  Thomas  C.  Hammond, 
elected  1868,  was  dismissed  to  Bellair,  O.,  1870.  The  present 
session  consists  of  A.  Ridgely  Jacob,  James  Rogers  and  J.  Brown 
Atkinson,  elected  1881  ;  Byers  Yates,  Henry  Spear  and  William 
North,  elected  1885. 

Places  of  Worship. — Before  the  erection  of  a  house  of  wor- 
ship, meetings  were  held  on  the  flat  some  distance  southwest  ot 
the  town.  Here,  it  is  said,  were  witnessed  some  thrilling  scenes 
in  connection  with  what  was  known  as  "  the  falling  exercises," 
in  the  remarkable  revivals  in  the  beginning  of  the  present  cen- 
tury. In  1 79 1  Providence  Mounts,  and  Hannah  his  wife,  "in 
consideration  of  the  love  and  affection  they  had  for  the  congre- 
gation on  Short  Creek  under  the  care  of  the  Rev.  James  Hughes, 
and  for  the  further  consideration  of  five  shillings  to  them  paid, 
bargained,  granted,  sold,  released,  aliened,  and  confirmed  two 
lots  of  land  in  the  Town  of  West  Liberty,  for  the  use  of  said 
congregations,  and  for  all  Christian  people  of  all  denominations 
to  bury  their  dead  in." 

Upon  these  lots  the  first  meeting-house  was  built  as  early  as 
1793.  It  was  a  two-story  frame  building,  with  the  pulpit  in  the 
south  side,  and  having  a  gallery  around  the  two  ends  and  north 
side.  The  pulpit  was  of  the  elevated  kind,  being  as  high  as  the 
second  story  of  the  house,  and  was  reached  by  a  narrow  winding 
stairs.  The  clerk's  desk  was  also  elevated,  and  in  front  of  the 
pulpit.  The  second  house  was  of  brick,  56x36  feet,  with  a  four- 
teen-foot ceiling,  and  was  erected  in  1855.  The  contract  price 
was  ;^I400  and  the  material  of  the  old  building.  The  third  and 
present  house  was  built  in  1873,  and  was  dedicated  December 
II,  1873.  The  cost  was  ;^io,ooo.  The  parsonage  was  par- 
chased  in  1880,  at  a  cost  of  ;^I450.  Of  this  sum  $500  was  given 
by  Mrs.  Lavinia  Taylor,  and  $300  by  Mrs.  Sarah  Standiford. 
Mrs.  Standiford  also  left  ;$500  to  be  permanently  invested  for  the 
support  of  the  church. 

Sabbath-School. — No  full  and  accurate  record  of  the  history 
and  work  of  the  Sabbath-school  is  at  hand.  It  was  organized  as 
early  as  1826,  perhaps  earlier.  William  McKinley,  Sr.,  was  for 
many  years  superintendent  of  the  male  department,  and  Mrs. 
Hester  Walker,  of  the  female  department.     In   1826  the  school 


292        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

reported  six  teachers  and  more  than  one  hundred  scholars.  It 
has  been  maintained,  with  more  or  less  interest,  from  that  early 
period. 

An  interest  in  missionary  work  was  early  manifested  by  the 
church,  begotten,  no  doubt,  by  the  missionary  spirit  and  zeal  of 
the  first  pastor,  Rev.  James  Hughes.  In  1809  the  united  charge 
of  Short  Creek  and  Lower  Buffalo  is  reported  as  giving  ;^20  for 
missions,  and  in  18 10,  ^40  for  the  same.  At  a  meeting  of  the 
women  in  1827,  $60  were  contributed  for  missions.  The 
Women's  Foreign  Missionary  Society  and  the  Cunningham 
Band  were  organized  in  1876. 

Four  of  the  sons  of  this  church  have  entered  the  ministry,  as 
follows  :  Edward  Grafton  McKinley,  John  H.  Trussel,  Lewis 
W.  Barr  and  Andrew  C.  Brown. 

To  this  list  might  be  added  the  names  of  Smiley  Hughes,  a 
brother  of  the  first  pastor,  and  who  died  soon  after  his  licensure; 
and  the  eminent  Nicholas  Murray,  both  of  whom  spent  a  part  of 
their  early  youth  here. 

The  above  are  the  prominent  points  of  the  church's  history  as 
gathered  from  meagre  church  records,  and  traditions  from  the 
descendants  of  the  early  fathers  of  the  church. 

CROSS  ROADS— (KING'S  CREEK.)* 

The  organization  of  this  church  took  place  about  the  year 
1785,  on  King's  Creek,  Washington  County,  Pa.  Messrs. 
Philip  Jackson,  Miles  Wilson  and  John  McMillen  constituted 
the  first  session.  From  November,  1785,  until  April,  1788,  the 
Revs.  Thos.  Marquis,  Thaddeus  Dod,  Joseph  Smith  and  Joseph 
Patterson  supplied  the  church  with  preaching.  April  22,  1788, 
this  body,  in  connection  with  the  newly  organized  church  of 
Mill  Creek,  presented  a  call  to  Rev.  John  Brice,  which  was  de- 
clined. The  first  recorded  observance  of  the  Lord's  Supper 
was  on  the  fourth  Sabbath  of  August,  1788,  when  Revs.  Joseph 
Smith  and  John  McMillen  conducted  the  service.  During  the 
next  four  years  calls  were  extended  successively  to  Revs. 
George  Hill,  Robert  Finley  and  William  Swan,  which  were  not 
accepted,  so  that  the  church  of  King's  Creek  never  had  a  set- 
*  By  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Stevenson  Potts, 


SKETCHES  OF  CHURCHES.  293 

tied  pastor.  When  the  Presbytery  of  Ohio  was  formed,  in 
1793,  this  church  was  included  in  it,  so  that  we  have  been  un- 
able to  find  any  record  of  its  work  during  the  next  five  years. 
Although  much  good  was  done  here,  yet  the  location  was  not 
considered  central  enough,  and  accordingly  a  change  was  pro- 
posed, to  a  point  three  miles  to  the  south,  where  the  Pittsburgh 
pike  crosses  the  Washington  road,  and  where  the  village  of 
Florence  now  stands.  A  new  house  of  worship  was  here 
erected,  and  in  1798  the  organization  was  transferred  to  this 
place.     Since  then  it  has  borne  the  name  of  Cross  Roads. 

Pastors. — In  November,  1799,  this  people  united  with  the 
congregation  of  Three  Springs  in  giving  a  call  to  Rev.  Elisha 
McCurdy.  In  June,  1800,  he  was  ordained  and  installed  as  the 
first  pastor.  His  ministry  lasted  till  the  fall  of  1835,  but  he 
supplied  the  pulpit  till  the  spring  of  1836. 

Rev.  Daniel  Deruelle  was  stated  supply  from  1836-37;  Rev. 
William  Burton  was  pastor  from  November,  1839-41;  Rev. 
Joel  Stoneroad,  was  pastor  from  1842-50;  Rev.  J.  S.  Wylie 
was  stated  supply  from  the  fall  of  1850-51,  when  he  received 
a  call,  but  was  never  installed,  as  he  died,  February  10,  1852, 
in  Florence,  Pa. ;  Rev.  O.  M.  Todd  was  pastor  from  Novem- 
ber 9,  1852,  to  January,  1858;  Rev.  J.  P.  Caldwell  was  pas- 
tor from  1860-64;  Rev.  Andrew  Boyd  was  pastor  from  1864- 
65  ;  Rev.  D.  M.  Miller  was  pastor  from  September  25,  1867,  to 
October  i,  1871  ;  Rev.  S.  F.  Forbes  was  pastor  from  Febru- 
ary, 1873,  to  April,  1876;  Rev.  Ross  Stevenson,  D.D.,  was  pas- 
tor from  1877  to  September,  1882.  Rev.  A.  F.  Alexander,  the 
present  pastor,  was  installed  June,  1883.  The  first  ruling  elders, 
as  already  stated,  were  Messrs.  Philip  Jackson,  Miles  Wilson 
and  John  McMillen,  who  were  ordained  and  installed  in  1785. 
Philip  Jackson  died  February  10,  1803;  Miles  Wilson  was  dis- 
missed 1814.  Since  then,  with  the  date  of  their  ordination  or 
installation  affixed,  there  have  been — John  Travis,  1800,  dis- 
missed 1809;  John  Riddle,  1800,  withdrew  1804;  Samuel 
Fulton,  1803,  died  1819;  James  Proudfoot,  Sr.,  1803,  died  May 
2,  1856;  John  Duncan,  Sr.,  1803,  died  March,  1850;  Joseph 
Jackson,  Sr.,  1807,  died  1824;  James  Allison,  1807,  died  18 14; 
James  Kerr,   18 15,  died    1847;    George   Anderson,    18 15,  dis- 


294  'THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

missed  1819;  Robert  Withrow,  1820,  dismissed  1845;  James 
Wallace,  1820,  died  October,  1863  ;  Thomas  Thompson, 
1820;  and  Robert  Patterson,  1831  ;  were  transferred  to 
Burgettstown  October  18,  1849,  with  sixty  other  members,  to 
form  the  church  there ;  Hon.  James  McFerran,  1 831,  died  No- 
vember 3,  1866;  John  Duncan,  Jr.,  1831,  died  1876;  Norris 
Duncan,  Sr.,  1853,  died  1855  ;  John  McConnell,  Sr.,  February 
20,  1853,  died  April  11,  1879;  William  Mercer,  Sr.,  February 
20,  1853,  died  June  13,  1876;  John  Amspoker,   December  27, 

1855,  dismissed , ;  William  J.  Cool,  December  27, 

1855,  died  September  28,  1880;  David  Van  Eman,  December 
27,  1855,  dismissed  1867;  Peter  Teel,  December  27,  1855,  died 
September  13,  1871  ;  David  Culbertson,  September,  1867,  died 
December  29,    1878;  Daniel   Crane,  July    10,    1870,  dismissed 

, ;  James  Magill,  November  30,  1879,  dismissed   in 

the  fall  of  1885;    Marion   Jackson,  — ,    1875,  died  June 

24,  1888.  The  present  session  consists  of  Messrs.  S.  M.  Mc- 
Connell, who  was  elected  July  10,  1870,  Josiah  Scott,  Septem- 
ber, 1872,  Finley  Scott,  September,  1882,  W.  A.  P.  Linn,  1884. 

Houses  of  Worship. — The  first  church  building  was  a  log 
structure,  built  in  1786,  on  what  is  now  known  as  the  McCas- 
lin  farm,  King's  Creek.  The  second,  or  the  first  building  on  the 
new  location,  was  also  of  hewn  logs,  seventy  feet  long  and 
thirty  feet  wide,  cruciform  in  shape;  built  in  1798.  A  new 
house,  of  brick,  was  finished  in  1831.  At  the  dedication  Rev. 
C.  C.  Beatty,  of  Steubenville,  O.,  preached  the  sermon.  This 
structure  was  five  rods  north  of  the  old  one,  and  from  some 
unknown  cause,  was  burned  to  the  ground  the  night  of  Sep-  " 
tember  25,  1845.  The  present  building,  also  of  brick,  was  then 
erected,  and  dedicated  June,  1847.  Rev.  Joel  Stoneroad 
preached  the  sermon.  The  congregation  own  the  four  acres 
surrounding  this  building.  May  14,  1 864,  they  purchased,  for 
the  use  of  a  parsonage,  four  and  one-half  acres  of  ground,  on 
which  is  erected  a  two-story  frame  house,  with  all  necessary 
buildings  adjoining.  This  purchase  was  made  for  the  sum  of 
one  thousand  dollars. 

Pastor's  Salary. — The  salary  of  Rev.  Elisha  Macurdy  was 
^120,  one-half  payable  in  money,  the  balance  in  "good  mer- 


SKETCHES  OF  CHURCHES.  295 

charitable  wheat."  As  the  church  progressed,  the  salary  of  the 
pastors  was  slightly  increased,  until  the  sum  of  ;$  1,000,  besides 
the  use  of  a  parsonage,  has  been  reached. 

Spiritual  History. — Sabbath-School  Work. — This  school  was 
organized  by  Rev.  E.  McCurdy,  in  1818,  with  Mr.  George  An- 
derson as  Superintendent,  and  James  Justice  as  Secretary.  The 
teachers  elected  were  Archie  Barton,  Samuel  Fulton,  James  and 
John  Proudfoot,  George  Anderson  and  John  Duncan,  Sr.  The 
second  Superintendent  was  Hon.  James  McFerran,  who  served 
from  1820  till  i860;  W.  J.  Cool,  i860  to  November,  1879;  J-  P- 
Magill,  November,  1879,  ^o  December,  1882;  Finley  Scott,  De- 
cember, 1882,  to  December,  1886.  Since  then  the  pastor  has 
acted  in  that  capacity.  The  school  now  has  twelve  teachers, 
with  an  average  attendance  of  eighty  pupils.  The  young  men 
who  have  gone  from  this  school  to  preach  the  Gospel,  number 
thirteen,  viz  :  Revs.  Francis  McFarland,  D.D.,  Ezekiel  Glasgow, 
John  Kerr,  J.  C.  Caldwell,  D.D.,  W.  R.  Vincent,  Jesse  Bruce, 
John  McFarland,  J.  M.  Fulton,  Thomas  J.  Stevenson,  W.  P. 
Fulton,  and  G.  A.  Duncan,  a  candidate  who  died  January 
II,  1882. 

Messrs.  W.  F.  Plumer  and  J.  Ross  Stevenson,  licentiates,  and 
G.  W.  Fulton,  expect  to  complete  their  seminary  studies  next 
year.  This  church  has  furnished  but  one  missionary,  Rev.  John 
McFarland,  of  Alaska. 

We  have  no  record  of  the  number  or  the  names  of  the  first 
members  of  this  church,  but  the  present  membership  is  over 
two  hundred  and  sixty. 

We  have  a  general  prayer-meeting,  and  a  young  people's 
meeting,  held  each  week,  and  once  a  month  the  Woman's  Mis- 
sionary Society  and  Home  Mission  Circle  meet. 

The  church,  during  this  its  first  century,  has  many  times  been 
refreshed  by  the  manifest  presence  of  the  Lord.  During  the  first 
pastorate,  in  1801-02,  the  whole  community  was  aroused,  and 
hundreds  were  brought  to  bow  before  King  Jesus.  This  was 
truly  a  work  of  God's  Spirit,  as  was  clearly  shown  by  the  fruit 
that  was  produced.  A  train  of  spiritual  inflluences  followed  that 
has  been  felt  the  world  over.  The  people  longed  to  know  more 
of  higher  and  better  things ;    so  schools,  Bible  readings  and 


296        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

meetings  for  prayer  were  established  throughout  the  community. 
Not  only  by  the  Session  was  the  pastor  aided  in  this  good  work, 
but  the  majority  of  the  members  were  active  also.  This  state 
of  feeling  continued  for  several  years,  and,  although  one  hundred 
and  thirty  united  with  this  church  and  Three  Springs,  yet  but 
few  cases  of  apostasy  occurred. 

During  some  of  the  pastorates  of  the  succeeding  years,  up  to 
the  present  time,  the  laborers  have  been  rewarded  by  seeing 
many  "  turn  from  darkness  to  light."  Other  pastors  have  sowed 
bountifully  the  seeds  of  truth,  but  have  not  witnessed  any  great 
religious  awakening  during  their  ministry.  "One  soweth  and 
another  reapeth,  and  both  shall  receive  their  reward." 

While  we  are  glad  that  we  enjoy  the  privileges  of  a  church  so 
fraught  with  historic  memories,  yet  we  remember  that  "  unto 
whom  much  is  given  shall  much  be  required." 

THREE  SPRINGS.* 

As  early  as  1790  an  appointment  was  made  by  the  Presbytery 
of  Redstone  for  one  of  its  members  to  preach  at  Three  Springs, 
on  the  third  Sabbath  of  November  of  said  year.  It  is  not  known 
how  much  occasional  preaching  there  was  in  the  years  follow- 
ing, nor  in  what  year  the  first  elders  were  elected.  The  history 
of  the  church  begins  practically  in  1799,  when  Elisha  Macurdy, 
a  licentiate  of  the  Presbytery  of  Ohio  was  called  to  become  pastor 
of  the  two  churches  of  Cross  Roads  and  Three  Springs.  Mr.  Ma- 
curdy was  ordained  and  installed  the  year  following.  He  was  re- 
leased from  Three  Springs  in  1 824,  and  from  Cross  Roads  in  i  ^5. 

His  successors  at  Three  Springs  have  been  the  following : 
Rev.  Samuel  Reed,  Three  Springs  and  The  Flats,  1826-29;  Rev. 
Richard  Brown,  1832-35;  Rev.  R.  M.  White,  Three  Springs 
and  The  Flats,  1837-42;  Rev.  George  Gordon,  Three  Springs 
and  Frankfort,  1846-50;  Rev.  John  Y.  Calhoun,  1854-61  ;  Rev. 
D.  H.  Laverty,  Three  Springs  and  Frankfort,  1863-65  ;  Rev. 
John  B.  Graham,  Three  Springs  and  Cove,  1866-78;  Rev.  Wm. 
I.  Brugh,  D.D.,  stated  supply,  1879-87;  Rev.  A.  B.  Lowes, 
stated  supply,  1889. 

Rev.  J.  Work  Scott,  D.D.,  while  conducting  an  academy  at 

*  By  Rev.  W.  F.  Hamilton. 


SKETCHES  OF  CHURCHES.  297 

Steubenville,  was  stated  supply  at  Three  Springs  in  1836,  and 
also  in  1844.  J.  F.  Magill,  licentiate,  was  stated  supply  for  a 
short  time  after  his  licensure  in  1861. 

Ruling  Elders. — At  the  time  of  Mr.  Macurdy's  settlement 
the  elders  were,  John  Goodman  Young,  William  Lee,  John  Wy- 
lie,  and  John  Orr.  (Vide  Life  of  Macurdy,  page  35.)  Mr. 
Young's  name  does  not  appear  in  the  presbyterial  records.  The 
other  names  occur  frequently. 

Owing  to  loss  of  sessional  records,  a  complete  list  of  elders  is 
lacking.  It  is  believed  the  following  is  nearly,  if  not  altogether, 
full :  Andrew  Henderson,  Samuel  Maxwell,  Thomas  Orr,  Robert 
Wylie,  James  Campbell,  James  Kincade,  Samuel  Archer,  Joseph 
Ralston,  James  Finley,  James  Ralston,  John  Wylie,  Joseph  Lyons, 
Jerome  L  Hopkins,  George  W.  Campbell,  John  Cochran,  Joseph 
Ralston,  Enoch  Hays,  William  Buchanan,  William  McCabe,  S. 
D.  Lockhart,  David  A.  Lyons. 

The  existing  session  consists  of  Joseph  Lyons,  G.  W.  Camp- 
bell, S.  D.  Lockhart,  and  D.  A.  Lyons. 

Houses  of  Worship. — The  old  Three  Springs  Church  build- 
ing was  on  the  Campbell  tract  in  Brooke  county,  Va.,  four  miles 
from  the  Ohio  river.  About  1804  the  site  was  changed  to  a 
point  two  miles  southeast  from  this,  where  a  stone  building  was 
erected. 

The  organization  of  the  Cove  Church,  in  1846,  divided  the 
territory;  and  not  many  years  thereafter  the  stone  church  was 
abandoned  and  a  new  site  chosen,  at  the  neighboring  village  of 
Paris,  Washington  county,  Pa. 

Rev.  James  M.  Maxwell,  D.D.,  of  Monongahela  City,  Pa., 
Rev.  Josiah  Welch,  late  of  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah,  and  Rev.  How- 
ard N.  Campbell,  of  Martin's  Ferry,  Ohio,  entered  the  ministry 
from  this  church. 

Miss  Nellie  S.  McCabe,  a  daughter  of  one  of  its  elders,  is  the 
wife  of  Rev.  J.  F.  Magill,  D.D.,  of  Fairfield,  Iowa 

MILL  CREEK  (BEAVER  COUNTY,  PA.).* 

This  church  had  an  existence,  more  or  less  fully  organized,  as 
early  as  1784  or  1785.     In  the  latter  year,  an  application  was 

*  By  Rev.  James  B.  Lyle. 


298        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

made  by  it  to  the  Presbytery  of  Redstone  for  supplies.  This 
was  at  the  April  meeting,  and  at  the  October  meeting  Rev.  Jo- 
seph Smith  was  appointed  to  preach  at  Mill  Creek  the  first  Sab- 
bath of  December,  and  one  other  Sabbath  at  discretion.  In  1787 
request  was  made  for  administration  of  the  Lord's  Supper.  In 
1789  a  call  from  Mill  Creek  and  King's  Creek  was  presented  to 
John  Brice,  licentiate.  In  the  years  following,  appointments  to 
preach  and  administer  the  Lord's  Supper  continued  to  be  made, 
and  calls  were  presented  successively  to  Rev.  Robert  Finley  and 
licentiates  George  Hill  and  William  Swan,  none  of  which  were 
accepted.  In  April,  1793,  the  church  was  first  represented  in 
Presbytery,  by  George  McCullough. 

Pastors  and  Supplies. — Previous  to  the  formation  of  any  pas- 
toral relation,  John  Brice,  William  Swan  and  Thomas  E.  Hughes, 
licentiates,  had  each  preached  at  Mill  Creek,  as  stated  supply, 
while  Rev.  Messrs.  Joseph  Smith,  John  McMillan,  John  Clark, 
Robert  Finley,  James  Hughes  and  Thomas  Moore,  together 
with  licentiates  John  McPherrin,  Robert  Marshall,  George  Hill, 
David  Smith  and  Thomas  Marquis,  had  fulfilled  appointments 
by  Presbytery. 

In  the  summer  of  1798,  the  church  was  visited  by  George  M. 
Scott,  a  licentiate  of  the  Presbytery  of  New  Brunswick,  and  in 
the  spring  of  1799  a  call  was  forwarded  to  him  by  the  united 
congregations  of  Mill  Creek  and  The  Flats  (now  Fairview),  which 
he  accepted  ;  and  having  meanwhile  been  ordained  sine  titulo,  by 
his  Presbytery,  he  took  his  dismission  to  the  Presbytery  of  Ohio, 
by  which  he  was  received  on  August  29,  1799,  and  installed 
September  14th  following.  In  1826  he  was  released  from  charge 
of  The  Flats,  and  thenceforth  gave  his  whole  time  to  Mill  Creek 
until  December  26,  1837,  when,  at  his  request,  the  relation  was 
dissolved,  though  much  of  the  year  following  he  continued  to 
supply  the  pulpit,  making  almost  forty  years  of  ministerial  labor 
in  this  church. 

Subsequent  pastors  and  supplies  were  as  follows  :  Rev.  David 
Polk,  stated  supply,  1839-40;  Rev.  J.  B.  McCoy,  pastor,  1840- 
41  ;  Rev.  David  Robinson,  pastor,  1842-54;  Rev.  R.  S.  Morton, 
pastor,  1855-65;  Rev.  Samuel  Graham,  pastor,  1865-66;  Rev. 
J.  L.  Fulton,  pastor,  1868-73  ;  Rev.  David  McFie,  stated  supply. 


SKETCHES  OF  CHURCHES.  299 

1873-74;  Rev.  W.  H.  Hunter,  pastor,  Mill  Ceeek  and  Mount 
Olivet,  1877-85  ;  Rev.  James  B.  Lyie,  pastor,  Mill  Creek  and 
Mount  Olivet,  1888-. 

Ruling  Elders. — The  first  Bench  of  Elders,  chosen  certainly 
not  later  than  1793 — possiby  much  earlier — consisted  of  George 
McCullough,  who  died  in  181 2;  Alexander  McCuUough,  who 
died  about  the  year  1830;  and  David  Kerr,  who  died  at  an  ad- 
vanced age  in  1824.  Following  these  closely  were  James  Ewing 
and  John  Thompson,  chosen  together,  and  the  latter  of  whom 
represented  the  church  in  the  Presbytery  in  1801.  James  Ewing 
died  in  1 831,  aged  seventy-seven  years;  John  Thompson  died 
June  26,  1836,  aged  seventy  seven  years.  To  these  may  be 
added  the  following : 

John  McCullough,  ordained  September,  18 13;  removed  to 
Harrison  County,  Ohio,  in  18 18. 

Joseph  McCready,  ordained  in  18 13. 

Thomas  Harsha,  ordained  in  18 13. 

John  Harsha,  first  mentioned  in  1820;  both  Harshas  joined 
Associate  Reformed  Church  in  the  year  1835. 

Robert  Ramsey,  first  mentioned  February,  1820;  in  his 
younger  years  he  was  an  elder  in  Associate  Reformed  Church ; 
died  in  1862,  age  seventy-six. 

Wm.  Ewing,  first  mentioned  February,  1829;  died,  1863,  age 
seventy-seven. 

Wm.  McCullough,  first  mentioned  in  1829;  removed  to 
Bucyrus,  Ohio. 

John  Mitchel,  first  mentioned  in  1829;  removed  from  this 
congregation. 

Nathaniel  Douglass,  elected  in  1833  ;  after  a  few  years  of  ser- 
vice removed  to  Meigs  County,  Ohio. 

James  Moody,  elected  in  1833. 

Samuel  Reed,  elected  in  1840. 

Matthew  Glass,  elected  in  1840;  died  185 1. 

James  McKinley,  elected  in  1840;  died  1856. 

Thomas  Moore,  elected  in  1840;  removed  to  Ohio. 

Israel  Bebout,  elected  in  1854;  removed  to  Cross  Creek. 

Wm.  Moore,  elected  in  1854;  removed  to  Ohio. 

Robert  W.  Stewart,  ordained  in  1864. 


300  THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

John  T.  Temple,  ordained  in  1864. 

Eli  Ramsey,  ordained  in  1864. 

Alexander  Pugh,  elected  in  1870;  previously  ordained. 

Robert  G.  Stewart,  ordained  1873. 

Samuel  McHenry,  ordained  1873. 

Jesse  Mercer,  ordained  1882. 

Samuel  Ramsey,  ordained  1882. 

Houses  of  Worship. — The  first  house  of  worship  was  a  log 
cabin  18x20  feet,  located  on  a  spot  now  covered  by  the  old 
burying  ground.  It  was  without  doors  or  windows,  being 
lighted  from  the  roof,  and  entered  by  an  underground  passage, 
to  secure  protection  from  the  Indians. 

This  was  succeeded  by  a  double  log  house  30x60  feet,  with- 
out floor  or  door  ;  afterwards  these  were  added,  along  with  pews, 
stoves  and  pulpit. 

In  1832  this  house  was  replaced  by  a  brick  edifice  50x60  feet 
with  a  gallery.     Cost,  ^$2,250. 

In  1869  a  large  brick  edifice  took  the  place  of  this  one,  70x48 
feet.     Aggregate  cost,  ;^8,i9i. 

In  1882  the  present  beautiful  and  comfortable  house  was  built, 
seating  about  400;  size  70x38.     Estimated  cost  about  ^4000. 

Spiritual  History. — In  common  with  most  of  the  early 
churches,  Mill  Creek  has  been  subject  to  constant  and  severe 
depletion  by  the  establishment  of  additional  churches  within  its 
original  territory.  The  bounds  of  the  congregation  at  first  in- 
cluded an  area  equal  to  that  of  some  counties.  On  this  terri- 
tory have  been  organized,  at  various  dates,  the  churches  of 
Bethlehem,  Frankfort,  Liverpool,  Glasgow,  Hookstown  and 
Pine  Grove.  Besides  these  six  Presbyterian  Churches,  three 
United  Presbyterian  and  five  Methodist  Episcopal  Churches 
have  also  been  established.  With  all  this.  Mill  Creek,  though 
greatly  reduced  in  its  roll  of  membership,  still  retains  its  place 
among  the  active  working  churches  of  the  presbytery,  and 
looks  forward  hopefully  to  new  experiences  of  growth  and  use- 
fulness. 

There  have  been  many  marked  revivals  in  the  church  at 
various  times.  The  first  was  before  the  church  had  succeeded 
in  obtaining  a  pastor,  at  some  time  between  1781  and  1787.     In 


SKETCHES  OF  CHURCHES.  3OI 

a  letter  written  by  Rev.  Joseph  Stephenson,  this  revival  is  de- 
scribed as  "  a  most  extraordinary  work  of  grace."  About  the 
close  of  the  century  under  the  preaching  of  the  Rev.  Thomas 
E.  Hughes,  a  licentiate,  many  were  added  to  the  church  of 
those  being  saved.  In  1802,  under  the  preaching  of  the  pastor, 
Rev.  Geo.  M.  Scott,  what  is  known  as  the  great  revival  of  1802 
reached  Mill  Creek. 

It  was  a  time  of  great  awakening  in  this  church,  and  as  else- 
where, so  here,  many  were  the  subjects  of  the  "  bodily  exer- 
cise." 

Concerning  this  singular  phenomenon,  Mr.  Scott,  then  pastor 
at  Mill  Creek,  records  his  experience  as  follows  :  "  When  the 
bodily  exercise  first  appeared,  I  considered  the  whole  to  be  a 
delusion.  I  supposed  these  excitements  were  produced  by 
preachers  thundering  the  terrors  of  the  law,  and  I  thought  I 
could  check  it  by  preaching  the  invitations  of  the  gospel  and 
the  way  of  salvation  through  Christ,  but  I  soon  found,  instead 
of  stopping  the  work,  this  kind  of  preaching  only  increased  it." 

In  1 8 16  this  congregation  was  again  visited  with  the  reviving 
influences  of  the  Spirit  of  God,  in  connection  with  the  church 
at  the  Flats,  and  over  a  hundred  were  brought  into  the  com- 
munion in  the  two  churches.  Again,  in  1822,  the  work  of  God 
was  revived,  and  continued  with  little  or  no  intermission  for 
about  five  years.  The  fruits  of  this  revival  were  an  accession 
to  the  church  of  more  than  two  hundred  persons  in  the  two 
congregations.  And,  it  has  been  noted  as  a  striking  fact,  that 
of  thirteen  young  lads  under  eighteen  years  of  age,  who  were  re- 
ceived into  the  church  on  a  certain  communion  season,  dur- 
ing one  of  these  revivals,  twelve  afterwards  became  ruling  el- 
ders in  different  churches.  In  a  historical  sketch  of  the  church 
of  Mill  Creek,  Mr.  Scott  himself  has  indicated  the  kind  of 
preaching  which  was  employed  in  connection  with  these  revi- 
vals. He  says:  "The  subjects  of  preaching  have  been  uni- 
formly the  old  orthodox  doctrines  of  the  fall  of  man — our 
apostasy  in  Adam — the  total  depravity  of  the  whole  human 
family — their  absolute  need  of  regenerating  grace — the  way  of 
recovery  through  the  redemption  that  is  in  Christ  Jesus — justi- 
fication by  faith,  etc."     The   next   period    of   revival    began  in 


302        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

January,  1853,  under  the  preaching  of  the  pastor,  Rev.  David 
Robinson,  assisted  by  Dr.  Stockton,  and  continued  for  two 
months,  with  the  further  assistance  of  Revs.  J.  S.  Pomeroy 
Wells,  Jennings,  Grier,  and  Murray.  Ninety-nine  persons  were 
added  to  the  church  on  one  occasion ;  the  pastor  baptized 
twenty-two  adults.  The  lamented  Murray  has  said  that  this 
season  was  worth  crossing  the  ocean  to  witness." 

Eleven  have  entered  the  ministry  from  this  church,  viz. : — 
John  W.  Scott,  Samuel  Moody,  Robt.  Rutherford,  Mr.  McFerran, 
Wm.  Harsha,  Capt.  Murray,  Samuel  Jeffery,  Robt.  Bunting, 
Jno.  Y.  Calhoun,  Moore  Buchanan,  Marion  Moore. 

The  salaries  given  by  this  church  to  their  pastors  have 
varied  with  the  times.  The  salary  of  Mr.  Scott  was  ^320,  a 
part  to  be  paid  in  grain  at  a  fixed  price.  Mr.  McCoy's  salary 
in  the  call  was  fixed  at  ;$400,  and  was  afterward  raised  to  ^500. 
David  Robinson's  salary  was  ^500.  Mr.  Morton's  salary  was 
fixed  at  $600,  and  house  rent  ^60,  from  the  united  churches  ot 
Mill  Creek  and  Hookstown.  Mr.  Graham's  salary  in  the  call 
was  fixed  at  ;$65o,  with  an  understanding  that  an  additional  $$0 
should  be  added  to  it.  Mr.  Fulton's  salary  was  ;^IC)00  for  all  of 
his  time.  Mr.  Hunter's  salary  was  $800,  from  the  united  con- 
gregations of  Mill  Creek  and  Mount  Olivet.  Mr.  Lyle's  salary 
is  ;$iooo,  from  the  united  congregations  of  Mill  Creek  and 
Mount  Olivet. 

Sabbath-school  in  log-house  prior  to  1832. 

FAIRVIEW— (THE  FLATS.*) 

The  region  of  country  embracing  the  Fairview  Church  was 
originally  settled  by  emigrants  from  Eastern  Pennsylvania,  New 
Jersey  and  Connecticut,  between  the  years  1780  and  1790.  They 
were  mostly  Presbyterians,  either  by  profession  or  education, 
and  from  the  first  scrupulously  observed  the  Sabbath  and  main- 
tained public  or  social  worship.  During  this  early  period,  it  was 
their  custom  to  invite,  at  irregular  intervals,  some  Presbyterian 
minister  resident  this  side  of  the  Allegheny  mountains,  to  visit 
them  and  preach  a  series  of  sermons,  administer  the  Lord's 
Supper,  and  baptize  their  children.  Among  those  who  visited 
*  By  Rev.  Winfield  E.  Hill. 


SKETCHES  OF  CHURCHES.  303 

them  and  ministered  to  them,  during  these  early  years,  were 
Revs.  Joseph  Smith,  John  Brice,  and  Thomas  Marquis.  Soon 
after  the  organization  of  the  Presbytery  of  Ohio,  in  1793,  per- 
haps the  following  year,  they  were  formally  taken  under  the 
care  of  that  Presbytery,  under  the  name  of  the  "  Flats  Church," 
when  Messrs.  Henry  Pittinger,  John  McMillan  and  John  Edie 
were  ordained  and  installed  elders.  They  were  supplied  at 
intervals  by  the  foregoing  Presbytery  until  the  summer  of  1798, 
when  they  were  visited  by  the  Rev.  George  Scott,  of  the  Pres- 
bytery of  New  Brunswick,  who  preached  to  them  and  the  church 
of  Mill  Creek  until  the  following  spring,  as  a  stated  supply.  In 
the  spring  of  1799  they  unfted  with  Mill  Creek  in  a  call  for  the 
pastoral  services  of  Mr,  Scott,  and  sent  a  Mr.  Doak  as  commis- 
sioner to  prosecute  the  call  before  the  New  Brunswick  Presby- 
tery. 

This  call  was  accepted,  and  he  was  installed  as  the  pastor  of 
these  churches  in  the  autumn  of  1799,  being  the  first  settled 
pastor.* 

In  October,  1826,  Mr.  Samuel  Reed  became  pastor  for  the 
one-half  of  his  time,  in  connection  with  the  church  of  Three 
Springs.  This  pastorate  was  dissolved  J^ily  i,  1829,  on  account 
of  the  mental  derangement  of  Mr.  Reed. 

During  the  summer  of  the  following  year,  they  were  visited 
by  Rev.  John  Hales,  who  remained  with  them  as  stated  supply 
until  the  winter  of  1830-31,  when  he  was  installed  pastor  by  the 
Presbytery  of  Washington.  This  pastorate  continued  until 
April,  1837,  and  was  dissolved  on  account  of  the  declining 
health  of  Mr.  Hales, 

In  the  fall  of  1837  a  call  was  presented  from  this  church,  in 
connection  with  the  church  of  Three  Springs,  for  the  pastoral 
services  of  Mr.  Robert  M.  White,  a  licentiate  from  the  Presby- 
tery of  New  Castle.  This  call  was  accepted,  and  Mr.  White  was 
ordained  and  installed  on  the  28th  of  December,  1837.     This 

*  Mr.  Scott's  pastorate  covered  a  period  of  more  than  a  quarter  of  a  century,  being 
dissolved  April,  1826,  to  enable  him  to  give  full  time  to  the  church  of  Mill  Creek. 
The  most  powerful  revival  that  ever  visited  this  church  occurred  during  his  ministiy, 
beginning  in  the  year  1822,  and  continuing  for  two  or  three  years,  during  which  time 
over  one  hundred  were  received  into  the  communion  of  the  Church,  increasing  the 
membership  to  over  two  hundred. 


304        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

pastorate  continued  eleven  years,  being  dissolved  October  i,  1848. 
During  this  time  over  three  hundred  persons  were  received  into 
the  Church — two  hundred  and  forty  being  on  profession  of 
their  faith. 

Mr.  J.  S.  Pomeroy,  a  licentiate  from  the  Presbytery  of  Beaver, 
began  his  ministry  in  this  church  July  i,  1849,  and  was  ordained 
and  installed  pastor  in  the  spring  of  1850.  This  pastorate  term- 
inated in  April,  1871,  including  a  period  of  nearly  twenty-two 
years.  Several  memorable  revivals  of  religion  occurred  during 
Mr.  Pomeroy's  ministry,  notably  in  the  winter  of  1852-53,  when 
one  hundred  persons  were  received  into  the  communion  of  the 
Church  on  profession  of  their  faith. 

Rev.  J.  H.  Stevenson  succeeded  to  the  pastorate  from  May, 
1873  to  June,  1875  inclusive. 

Rev.  R.  B.  Porter  was  pastor  from  April  i,  1876,  to  April  i, 
1879. 

Rev.  Winfield  E.  Hill,  the  present  pastor,  began  his  ministry 
in  this  church  the  first  Sabbath  of  October,  1879,  and  was  in- 
stalled in  May,  1880.  It  may  be  mentioned  as  a  curious  coinci- 
dence, that  Mr.  Hill  is  a  son  of  Sanford  C.  Hill,  who  was  born 
within  the  pale  of  this  church  and  a  baptized  member  thereof, 
and  a  grandson  of  Roger  Hill,  one  of  the  original  members  and 
one  of  the  original  elders-elect,  but  who  declined  to  accept  the 
office. 

The  present  membership  of  the  church  is  245.  At  different 
periods  in  its  history  it  has  exceeded  300. 

The  Sabbath-school  was  organized  the  first  Sabbath  in  Octo- 
ber, 1 8 19.  According  to  a  published  report  in  the  Pittsburgh 
Recorder  oi  October  18,  1823,  "  With  seventy  scholars  and  seven 
teachers,  but  during  the  four  years  following  increased  at  times 
to  150  or  160."  We  quote  further  from  the  foregoing  report: 
"  During  these  four  years  the  total  number  of  Scriptural  verses, 
and  psalm  and  hymn  verses  committed  and  recited  is  81,746; 
Shorter  Catechism  questions,  5,639."  From  the  time  of  its  or- 
ganization until  the  present,  it  has  never  ceased  to  meet  regularly 
throughout  the  year.  The  present  enrollment  is  170,  with  an 
average  attendance  of  about  one  hundred. 

Three  houses  of  worship  have  served  this  congregation  dur- 


SKETCHES  OF  CHURCHES.  305 

ing  its  history.  The  first  was  a  log  structure  built  sometime 
before  the  present  century ;  the  second  was  a  frame  erected 
about  the  year  1808  ;  the  third,  a  large  and  substantial  brick,  with 
a  seating  capacity  of  between  five  and  six  hundred,  first  occu- 
pied in  the  fall  of  1839,  and  which  has  served  the  congregation 
until  the  present.  It  may  be  added,  the  initiatory  steps  have 
been  taken  towards  the  building  of  a  new  house  of  worship,  an 
object,  it  is  confidently  expected,  that  will  in  due  time  be  ac- 
complished. 

The  following  is  a  list  of  the  elders  from  the  organization  of 
the  church  until  the  present  so  far  as  they  could  be  ascertained, 
arranged  as  nearly  as  possible  chronologically,  or  in  the  order 
of  their  installation  :  Henry  Pittinger,  John  McMillan,  John 
Edie,  John  Pittinger,  Hugh  Sproule,  Sr.,  Thomas  Cameron,  Abra- 
ham Prosser,  Robert  Moore,  Thomas  Elder,  Andrew  Henderson, 
Thomas  Atkinson,  John  Scott,  Samuel  McLane,  William  Flane- 
gin,  James  H.  Pugh,  Joseph  W.  Silverthorn,  A.  J.  Moore,  J.  H. 
Harper,  Joseph  W.  Allison,  A.  McC.  Flanegin,  Hugh  Pugh, 
Abraham  Pittinger,  Robert  W.  Pugh,  David  M.  Wylie,  Samuel 
Allison,  Joseph  Moore,  Harper  M.  Ralston,  Morgan  H.  Miller, 
Morgan  Headley,  Ebenezer  Langfitt,  R.  Anderson  Shay,  and 
William  Devers. 

The  present  board  of  ruling  elders  is  as  follows :  A.  McC. 
Flanegin,  Joseph  Moore,  Robert  W.  Pugh,  Abraham  Pittinger, 
Morgan  H.  Miller,  Ebenezer  Langfit,  R.  Anderson  Shay,  Wil- 
liam Devers. 

The  following  are  the  acting  deacons :  Jason  Hart,  Peter  A. 
Pugh,  Samuel  Swearingen,  John  Pittinger,  J.  Smiley  Stewart, 
Van.  B.  Bernard,  Joseph  Miller. 

For  more  than  twenty  years  Mr.  Samuel  Moore  has  been 
treasurer  and  congregational  clerk,  filling  these  positions  most 
acceptably  for  the  church. 

The  following  is  a  complete  list  of  Sabbath  school  superintend- 
ents— in  the  order  of  succession,  together  with  the  years  of  ser- 
vice as  nearly  as  could  be  determined:  Robert   Mylar,   1819; 

Wm.  Murray,  1820;  Jno.  McMillan,  1821;  Robert  Mylar,   ; 

Thomas    Elder,  ;    Robert   Moore,  ;    Thomas    Elder, 

;  Wm.  Flanegin,  1847-50;  Thomas    Elder,  1851 — ;  John 

20 


3o6  THE   PRESBYTERY   OF  WASHINGTON. 

M.  Todd,  1858;  A.  McC.  Flanegin, ;  J.  H.  Harper,  1867-70; 

A.  McC.  Flanegin,  1871  ;  J.  H.  Harper,  1872-73;  A.  McC. 
Flanegin,  1874;  J.  W.  Allison,  1875-76;  A.  McC.  Flanegin, 
1877;  J.  W.  Allison,  1878;  A.  McC.  Flanegin,  1879-82;  A. 
Pittinger,  1883;  W.  C.  Tolton,  1884;  M.  H.  Miller,  1885  ;  W. 
E.  Hill,  1886;    V.  B.  Bernard,  1887-88. 

This  church  has  given  at  least  ten  of  her  sons  to  the  ministry 
of  Christ,  all  occupying  Presbyterian  pulpits,  namely:  Nicholas 
Pittinger,  licensed  1803;  John  Moore,  D.D  ,  licensed  1845; 
Moses  Coulter,  missionary  to  China,  licensed  1850;  Robert 
Johnston,  licensed  1848;  Mervin  Johnston,  licensed  1848;  George 
Scott,  licensed  1859;  (^^^  foregoing  all  deceased);  James  M. 
Newell,  pastor  Presbyterian  Church  of  Santa  Clara,  Cal.,  licensed 
1867;  Joseph  H.  Ralston,  pastor  Presbyterian  Church  of  Wor- 
cester, Mass.,  licensed  1878;  John  B  Pomeroy,  Synodical  Mis- 
sionary, Synod  South  Dakota,  licensed  1879;  Obadiah  T.  Lang- 
fitt,  pastor  Presbyterian  Church  of  West  Liberty,  Iowa,  licensed 

1883. 

WASHINGTON,  FIRST.* 

This  church  was  formally  organized  in  the  winter  of  1793-94, 
following  shortly  the  organization  of  the  Presbytery  of  Ohio,  and 
the  erection  of  the  "  Stone  Academy,"  still  the  central  structure 
of  the  "  Old  College."  Both  of  these  events  took  place  in  the 
previous  summer,  and  doubtless  operated  as  incentives.  Until 
then,  the  Presbyterians  of  the  town  and  vicinity  held  their  mem- 
bership in  the  church  of  Chartiers,  under  the  pastoral  care  of  the 
Rev.  John  McMillan,  D.D.  By  a  temporary  arrangement,  how- 
ever, services  were  conducted,  as  opportunity  offered,  in  the 
court-house,  by  occasional  supplies.  The  first  historical  recog- 
nition of  constant  preaching  appears  in  the  application  to  the 
Presbytery  of  Redstone,  December  30,  1785,  for  the  stated  ser- 
vices of  Alexander  Addison,  then  a  licentiate  of  the  Presbytery 
of  Aberlow,  Scotland,  and  afterwards  a  distinguished  judge.  At 
the  organization  of  the  church  in  1793,  Messrs.  Andrew  Swear- 
ingen,  Joseph  Wherry,  Robert  Stockton  and  William  McCombs 
were  chosen  and  ordained  as  ruling  elders,  and  Mr.  James 
Welsh,  a  licentiate  of  the  Presbytery  of  Transylvania,  was  secured 
*  By  Rev.  James  I.  Brownson,  D.D. 


•"^'^N  c.   Acue'" 


""•'-rAM    D»<^*- 


Ruling  Elders,  Washington  1st. 


SKETCHES  OF  CHURCHES.  307 

as  stated  supply  for  one  year.  After  this,  the  church  was  obliged 
to  depend  upon  the  temporary  services  of  members  of  Presbytery 
and  other  ministers  not  settled,  until  the  spring  of  1805,  when 
the  Rev.  Matthew  Brown'  began  his  labors  as  the  first  elected 
pastor,  and  also  as  principal  of  the  Washington  Academy.  He 
was  installed  by  the  Presbytery,  October  i6th  following.  A 
sketch  of  the  life  and  labors  of  this  distinguished  preacher  and 
educator,  as  well  as  of  his  several  successors,  may  be  found  else- 
where in  this  volume.  During  his  effective  service,  the  church 
was  enlarged  to  a  membership  of  two  hundred,  the  average 
of  yearly  additions,  including  several  seasons  of  revival,  being 
fifteen.  During  this  pastorate  of  seventeen  years,  Messrs.  James 
Brice,  Josiah  Scott,  William  Sherrard,  Hugh  Wylie,  Thomas 
Stockton,  Thomas  Officer,  Robert  Johnston,  Thomas  Fergus, 
Obadiah  Jennings,  James  Orr  and  Dr.  John  Wishart  were  at 
different  times  added  to  the  Session. 

By  unanimous  election,  the  Rev.  Obadiah  Jennings,  formerly 
a  ruling  elder,  as  above  stated,  succeeded  Dr.  Brown  in  the  pas- 
torate, in  October,  1823,  and  continued  until  1828,  when  he 
accepted  a  call  to  Nashville,  Tennessee,  and  there  died  in  1832. 
The  harvest  of  Dr.  Jennings'  earnest  labors  began  at  the  very 
time  of  his  departure,  and  continued  through  the  year  following. 
A  few  yet  linger  among  us  of  the  many  who  were  then  born  into 
the  kingdom.  During  his  pastorate,  Messrs.  Charles  Hawkins, 
Robert  Colmery,  Jacob  Slagle,  Robert  Officer,  Adam  Weir  and 
Alexander  Ramsey  were  added  to  the  Session  by  election  and 
ordination. 

In  the  autumn  of  1829,  the  Rev.  David  Elliott,  D.D.,  became 
the  pastor,  from  which  relation  scarcely  any  appeal  could  have 
separated  him,  short  of  the  call  of  the  General  Assembly,  which, 
at  the  end  of  seven  happy  and  prosperous  years,  transferred  him 
to  a  Professor's  chair  in  the  Western  Theological  Seminary.  He 
left  three  hundred  communicants  on  the  roll,  having  received  an 
annual  average  of  twenty  members  on  examination  and  sixteen 
on  certificate.  Messrs.  Hugh  Fergus  and  Samuel  Vance  were 
set  apart  to  the  ruling  eldership  by  his  hands. 

For  a  period  of  twelve  years  following  Dr.  Elliott's  retirement, 
the  church  continued  to  maintain  its  ground,  though  with  un- 


3o8        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

usual  change  in  the  pastorate.  The  service  of  the  Rev.  Daniel 
Deruelle  extended  from  November,  1837,  to  October,  1840;  that 
of  the  Rev.  James  Smith,  D.D.,  from  December,  1840,  to  April, 
1844;  that  of  the  Rev.  William  C.  Anderson,  D.D.,  from  the 
early  winter  following  to  January  9,  1846;  and  that  of  the  Rev. 
John  B.  Pinney,  LL.D.,  from  January,  1847,  to  April,  1848.  Each 
of  these  brethren  did  good  service  for  Christ  in  his  turn,  and 
received  tokens  of  divine  blessing  upon  his  labors.  The  inter- 
vals of  vacancy  were  ably  filled  by  that  eminent  servant  of  God, 
the  Rev.  David  McConaughey,  D.D.,  LL.D.,  then  President 
of  Washington  College. 

It  was  under  Dr.  Pinney's  pastorate  that  Messrs.  George 
Baird,  Joseph  Henderson,  James  Boon  and  the  Hon.  Robert  R. 
Reed,  M.D.,  were  set  apart  as  rulers  in  the  Lord's  house.  At 
the  same  time,  Messrs.  John  Wilson,  Isaac  Hewitt,  John  K. 
Wilson  and  John  Grayson,  Jr.,  were  made  deacons. 

The  pastorate  of  the  Rev.  James  I.  Brownson,  D.D.,  dates,  in 
fact,  from  January  i,  1849,  though  his  formal  installation,  by  a 
committee  of  the  Presbytery  of  Washington,  did  not  occur  until 
the  first  day  of  May  following.  Its  fortieth  anniversary  was 
duly  celebrated,  at  the  opening  of  the  present  year,  by  appro- 
priate exercises,  in  commemoration  of  the  divine  goodness  and 
grace,  and  of  the  mutual  good  will  of  the  pastor  and  people,  and 
their  cordial  co-operation,  through  this  whole  period.  Its  con- 
tinuance is  heartily  committed  to  the  sovereignty  of  the  Head 
of  the  Church.  Its  history  can  be  best  given  in  sections,  ac- 
cording to  subjects. 

The  Growth  and  Membership  of  the  Church,  of  course, 
claims  the  first  place.  The  pastor  at  his  coming  found  a  con- 
stituency of  125  families  and  277  communicants.  The  additions 
during  these  forty  years  have  been  749  by  original  profession, 
and  694  by  certificate,  making  an  aggregate  of  1,443,  ^"^  ^^  ^^- 
nual  average  of  36.  This  number  added  to  the  membership  at 
the  beginning  gives  a  roll  of  1,720  communicants,  who  have  been 
under  the  present  pastor's  care.  Subtracting  now  our  present 
number,  439,  it  appears  that  1,281  have  gone  from  us  by  death, 
or  removal  to  other  places,  within  the  same  period,  or  an  annual 
average  of  about  32. 


SKETCHES  OF  CHURCHES.  309 

Within  these  two-score  years,  the  rite  of  baptism  has  been  ad- 
ministered to  562  infants  and  155  adults;  354  couples  have, 
within  the  same  period,  been  united  in  marriage  by  the  pastor  ; 
42  young  men  (about  one-third  of  whom  have  come  from  families 
of  our  own  church  and  the  rest  from  the  college)  have  confessed 
Christ  among  us  in  the  Holy  Supper,  and  afterwards  entered 
the  ministry ;  and  32  young  ladies  of  our  communion  have  in 
these  years,  as  appears  from  the  pastor's  record,  been  called  to 
be  wives  of  ministers. 

Sabbath-School. — Our  Sabbath-school  was  organized  June 
15,  1816,  and  has  continued  without  suspension  until  now.  It 
has  a  very  gratifying  record  of  faithful  work  for  Christ,  with 
many  tokens  of  usefulness,  not  the  least  of  which  is  seen  in  the 
fact  that  immediately  from  its  classes,  271  pupils  have  gone  to 
the  communion-table  under  the  present  pastorate.  It  now  has 
an  enrollment,  in  its  different  departments,  of  440  scholars  and 
23  teachers,  besides  six  officers.  James  C.  Acheson,  Esq.,  has 
entered  his  twenty-fifth  year  as  the  successful  Superintendent, 
having  followed  the  lamented  Dr.  Robert  R.  Reed,  whose  death, 
December  14,  1864,  terminated  a  like  most  faithful  service 
of  twenty-six  years. 

Church  Accommodations  have  a  fair  place  in  this  history. 
The  first  church  building  was  erected  just  after  the  settlernent 
of  the  first  pastor,  in  1805.  With  a  capacity  of  from  five  to 
six  hundred  sittings,  it  fulfilled  its  purpose  until  September  11, 
1 85 1,  when  the  first  structure  on  the  present  site,  fully  one- 
third  larger,  or  ninety  by  sixty-three  feet  in  dimensions,  was 
dedicated  to  divine  service.  It  was  taken  down  and  rebuilt,  ex- 
cept the  basement,  in  1868  ;  and  the  new  building  was  set  apart 
in  like  manner,  March  27,  1869,  the  cost  of  the  reconstruction, 
furniture,  etc.,  being  about  ^22,000.  A  handsome  and  com- 
modious chapel  was  added,  at  a  cost  of  ^10,500,  in  1886, 
and  dedicated  March  19,  1887.  An  extension  of  the  main 
building,  at  the  southern  end,  followed,  the  next  year,  at  a  cost 
of  ^1250,  which  now  contains  a  fine  new  church  organ  and  ac- 
commodations for  the  choir,  immediately  behind  the  pulpit ; 
and  also  a  neat  "  study  "  for  the  pastor  in  its  lower  story.  These 
advancements    have   given    us   a  church   property   with  excel- 


3IO        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

lent  facilities,  worth,  at  the  present  valuation,  not  less  than 
;^  5  0,000. 

The  Religious  Benefactions  claim  a  leading  place  among 
the  church  activities.  Beside  all*  that  has  been  necessary  for 
self-support,  the  church  has  steadily  advanced  in  gifts  to  the 
various  agencies  of  evangelization  established  from  time  to 
time  by  the  General  Assembly,  and  to  ^uch  other  causes  as 
commended  themselves.  For  some  years  past  the  system  of  a 
collection  for  Christian  beneficence,  every  Lord's  day,  with  pro- 
portionate distribution  under  a  fixed  scale,  among  the  several 
sanctioned  objects,  has  been  satisfactorily  practiced.  For  some 
years  prior  to  1849  the  average  of  gifts  per  member  for  such 
purposes  was  ;^2.50.  At  the  quarter-century  celebration  of  the 
present  pastorate,  at  the  opening  of  1874,  with  an  increased 
membership,  the  average  was  1^4.25  for  that  period.  For  the 
past  fifteen  years  the  like  average  has  been  ^5.68.  For  the 
year  ending  April  i,  1888,  it  amounted  to  ^11.67,  which  was 
due  in  part  to  the  special  appeals  of  the  "  Centennial  Year." 

The  sources  of  these  beneficent  funds,  besides  moderate,  spe- 
cial and  occasional  personal  gifts,  have  been  chiefly  three,  viz.  : 
church  collections,  contributions  from  missionary  organizations 
(especially  of  females)  and  contributions  from  the  Sabbath- 
school.  The  aggregate  of  gifts  to  the  Lord,  though  far  from 
what  it  should  be,  has  been  steadily  increasing,  as  the  general 
work  of  evangelization  has  advanced,  with  new  fields,  new 
methods  and  new  light,  ever  opening  to  the  church.  Imper- 
fectly yet,  but  more  and  more,  has  our  call  been  felt  to  go  in 
spirit  and  work  with  our  brethren  in  the  Lord,  who  have  gone 
into  the  vast  destitutions  of  our  own  land,  including  the  needs 
of  our  savage  tribes  and  the  freedmen  of  the  South,  and  with 
not  a  k\v  of  them — also  "  into  all  the  world  "  to  "  preach  the 
gospel  to  every  creature." 

Precious  names,  both  of  the  dead  and  the  living,  link  us  to  this 
sacred  cause.  Those  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  McCombs,  and  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  John  McClintock,  carry  us  back  to  their  devotion  to 
the  work  in  Smyrna,  in  1836,  though  unforeseen  difficulties 
suspended  the  mission,  and  held  them  to  consecrated  service  in 
the  field  at  home.     Our  Mrs.  Julia  McGiffin    Hamilton,  Mrs. 


SKETCHES  OF  CHURCHES.  3II 

Theressa  Dennis  McKinney,  Miss  Mary  H.  McKean  and  Miss 
Flora  Lee  are  gratefully  recalled  as  having  gone  from  our  com- 
munion table  to  expend  the  strength  of  their  lives  for  Christ,  in 
behalf  of  the  Western  Indians.  The  like  devotion  led  Misses 
Mary  Garrett  and  Flora  Bausman  to  the  emancipated  slaves. 
Nor  have  we  forgotten  that  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Ewing  Speer,  now 
again  among  us,  went  with  her  husband,  Dr.  W.  Speer,  after 
their  marriage,  in  1852,  when,  in  view  of  his  previous  service  in 
China,  he  was  appointed  by  the  board  to  carry  the  same  gospel 
to  the  incoming  Chinese  on  our  Pacific  Coast.  We  may  not 
claim  space  to  name  the  home  missionaries,  male  and  female, 
who  have  nobly  represented  us  in  the  Western  States  and  ter- 
ritories. Mr.  and  Mrs.  Cornes,  who  went  to  instant  death  by 
the  explosion  of  a  steamer  in  the  harbor  of  Yokohama ;  Miss 
Lucinda  Crouch  (now  Mrs.  Leaman),  who  went  as  a  teacher  to 
China  in  1873;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Clemens  in  Africa;  Dr.  and  Mrs. 
A.  G.  McFarland  in  Siam ;  the  three  Newtons,  Joseph  P.  Gra- 
ham, James  M.  Alexander,  James  I.  Hull  and  Dr.  J.  C.  R.  and 
Mrs.  Ewing  in  India;  Dr.  A.  L.  Blackford  in  Brazil ;  and  Ander- 
son O.  Forbes  in  the  Sandwich  Islands,  all  were  identified  with 
us  in  church  fellowship,  in  the  course  of  their  education,  and  at 
least  four  of  them  first  confessed  Christ  in  our  company.  And 
now  our  latest  offering  has  been  made  in  the  persons  of  the 
Rev.  William  B.  and  Clara  Linton  Hamilton,*  both  spiritual 
children  of  our  church,  who  are  just  about  to  sail  for  Chinanfu, 
China,  the  place  of  their  destination,  as  witnesses  for  Christ 
and  for  us  to  the  perishing  heathen. 

Some  of  these  dear  brethren  and  sisters  have  gone  up  to 
their  glorious  reward  from  lands  of  idolatry,  and  some  are  toil- 
ing and  enduring  still,  but  they  all  have  held  our  warmest 
sympathies  and  prayers. 

A  desire  from  outside  the  church  itself  is  hesitatingly  ful- 
filled in  appending  to  this  history  the  list  of  young  men  who 

*  Since  the  above  was  written,  and  before  its  publication,  the  sad  news  has  come 
to  us  with  crushing  power,  that  our  beloved  young  Mrs.  Hamilton  was  called  in  death 
to  meet  her  Lord  and  receive  her  crown,  just  six  weeks  after  the  arrival  of  her  hus- 
band and  herself  at  Chinanfu.  This  event  occurred  January  10,  1889,  following  a 
confinement  to  bed  of  five  days.  The  Lord  chose  her  song  in  glory,  rather  than  the 
earthly  service  to  which  she  had  devoted  herself  with  an  undivided  heart,     J.  L  B. 


312  THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

first  confessed  Christ  in  our  fellowship  and  then  devoted  them- 
selves to  the  ministry.  The  following  have  thus  gone  from  the 
families  of  the  church,  viz.  :  John  L.  Hawkins,  John  Stockton, 
D.D.,  Hugh  A.  Koontz,  James  W.  McKennan,  D.D.,  Abner 
Leonard,  George  Gordon,  John  McClintock,  Joseph  Gordon, 
William  Plwing,  Ph.D.,  Hugh  O.  Rosborough,  Samuel  J.  Wil- 
son, D.D.  LL.D.,  Alexander  Reed,  D.D.,  George  K.  Scott, 
Bernard  W.  Slagle,  Marcus  Wishart,  Joseph  Vance,  D.D.,  Wil- 
liam H.  Hartsell,  Samuel  T.  Davis.  Edward  P.  Hawes,  Edward 
P.  Lewis,  George  W.  Riggle,  William  B.  Reed,  George  P.  Wil- 
son, Marcus  A.  Brownson  and  Wm.  B.  Hamilton.  The  follow- 
ing, also,  have  come  from  other  places  as  students  of  the  col- 
lege, have  been  received  into  our  church  on  profession  of  their 
faith,  and  here  realized  their  call  into  the  ministry,  viz. :  John 
W.  Scott,  D.D.,  James  Anderson,  D.D.,  Wm.  H.  McGuffey, 
D.D.,  LL.D.,  David  Chesnut,  Thomas  Cratty,  Wm.  D.  Mc- 
Cartney, William  McCombs,  James  Smith,  John  D.  Whitham, 
James  H.  Dinsmore,  D.D.,  Andrew  M.  Hershey,  Clement  V. 
McKaig,  D.D.,  Obadiah  H.  Miller,  Thomas  M.  Newell,  Samuel 
M.  Templeton,  John  M.  Faris,  David  McCombs,  John  M.  Bon- 
nell,  Andrew  Barr,  John  Y.  Calhoun,  Edgar  Woods,  Robert  F. 
Bunting,  D.D.,  William  V.  Milligan,  D.D.,  Wm.  E.  Ijams, 
James  F.  Craig,*  R.  Boyd  Jack,*  John  Watson  Hughes,* 
Richard  Carson,  Wm.  W.  Anderson,  Wm.  A.  Ramsey,  David 
W.  Clark,  John  P.  P.  Stockton,  Henry  G.  Blayney,  J.  McC. 
Blayney,  Robert  B.  Farrar,  George  Newell,  William  B.  Faris, 
Daniel  W.  Townsend,  Alexander  H.  Marshall,  D.D.,  David  K. 
Sloan,  D.  D.,  James  S.  Ramsey,  D.D.,  C.  Morris  Wines,  Silas 
Cook,  Joseph  P.  Graham,  Joseph  A.  Donahey,  Martin  L.  E. 
Donahey,  Robert  Smith,  John  C.  Ely.  Of  this  whole  number 
ten  of  the  first  class  and  twenty-one  of  the  second  belonged  to 
the  period  before  the  commencement  of  the  present  pastorate. 

To  this  list  quite  a  number  could  be  added  of  dear  brethren 
who  went  home  from  revival  scenes  here  to  confess  Christ 
among  their  friends,  and  also  laid  their  lives  upon  the  altar  of 
the  ministry.  A  still  larger  list  than  that  given  above  would 
contain  the  precious  names  of  those  who  came  to  us  by  letter 

*  Died  before  completion  of  studies. 


SKETCHES  OF  CHURCHES.  313 

and  bore  away  our  deepest  interest  into  their  work  in  the  gos- 
pel. 

Organization. — The  church  was  organized  in  1793,  and  its 
present  officers  are  as  follows,  viz. : 

Rev.  James  I.   Brownson,  D.D.,   pastor,  settled  Jan.    i,  1849. 

Ruling    Elders. — Thos.     McKennan,    M.D.,    ordained    1859; 
Jas.  C.  Acheson  (clerk  of  session),  ordained  1864;  Thomas  Mc- 
Kean,  ordained   1864;  William   Davis,  ordained  1869;  William 
Paul,    ordained    1869;    M.    Wilson    McClane,    ordained    1869 
John  Vance,  ordained    1878;    Dunning   Hart,  ordained    1883 
John  Aiken,  ordained  1883;  Jos.  F.  McFarland,  ordained  1883 
James  K.  Mitchell,  ordained  1883. 

Deacons. — Geo.  Davis,  ordained  1868;  Saml.  M.  Charlton 
(treasurer  benevolent  funds),  1871  ;  Jonathan  Allison,  installed 
1887;  Joseph  L.  Thistle,  M.D.,  ordained  1887;  Edward  Cul- 
bertson,  ordained  1887. 

Trustees. — Colin  M.  Reed,  Jr.,  president;  Jas.  W.  McDow- 
ell, secretary ;  Alex.  M.  Brown,  treasurer ;  Nelson  Vankirk, 
A.    G.    Happen 

The  organizations  for  church  work  are  as  follows,  viz. : 

Foreign  Missions. —  Sewing  Society,  Ladies'  Foreign  Mis- 
sionary Society,  Cornes  Band,  Young  Ladies*  Band,  Seminary 
Band,  Boys'  Missionary  Society  ("  Standard  Bearers ")  and 
Girls'  Missionary  Society  ("June  Rose  Buds.") 

Home  Missions — Woman's  Home  Mission  Society  and 
Young  People's  Home  Missionary  Society. 

Society  of  Christian  Endeavor. — Organized  in  1888,  and 
growing  in  number  and  usefulness. 

*  UNITY  (GREENE  COUNTY,  PA.) 

This  church  was  organized  August  27,  18 14,  by  a  committee 
of  the  Presbytery  of  Ohio,  consisting  of  Rev.  John  Anderson, 
D.D.,  and  Rev.  Joseph  Stevenson.  It  was  one  of  the  churches 
included  in  the  Presbytery  of  Washington  at  its  erection  in  1819. 

Pastors  and  Stated  Supplies.— From  the  time  of  organiza- 
tion to  1828  the  church  had  only  occasional  supplies  appointed 
by    Presbytery.     From    1828    until   about    1844,    or   later,    the 

*  By  Rev.  W.  F.  Hamilton. 


314        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

churches  of  Unity  and  Wolf  Run  were  united  in  the  support  of 
a  minister,  each  receiving  one-half  time.  During  this  period  the 
succession  was  as  follows  :  Rev.  Abner  Leonard,  stated  supply,  one 
year;  Rev.  W.  D.  Smith,  1831-33;  Rev.  Samuel  Moody,  1834; 
Rev.  John  Knox,  1835  :  Rev.  James  Fleming,  stated  supply ;  Rev. 
John  D.  Whitham,  1841-43  ;  Rev.  Alex.  McCarrell,  1844.  About 
this  time  Unity  and  Claysville  united  in  supporting  Mr.  McCarrell. 
When  he  ceased  preaching  at  Unity,  it  united  with  the  newly- 
organized  church  of  Waynesburg,  and  they  were  supplied  suc- 
cessively by  Rev.  Messrs.  H.  O.  Rosborough,  J.  Y.  Calhoun  and 
John  Miller.  In  1854  Rev,  Samuel  Jeffery  began  labor  in  these 
churches,  and  continued  to  supply  them  with  great  acceptance 
and  success  until  his  death  in  1859.  Subsequently  Rev.  James 
A.  Ewing  and  Rev.  William  Jeffery  each  served  as  stated  supply 
one  year.  Rev.  William  Hanna  preached  from  1862  to  1864, 
and  was  succeeded  by  William  S.  Vancleve,  a  licentiate  of  Pres- 
byter)'-, 1865-67.  The  union  with  Waynesburg  having  ter- 
minated. Unity  was  supplied  by  Rev.  Samuel  Graham  from  1869 
to  1872,  and  by  Rev.  J.  B.  Stevenson  from  1873  to  1875.  From 
1876  to  1 88 1  Unity  was  united  with  Cameron  as  one  pastoral 
charge  under  Rev.  R.  B.  Farrar.  Since  that  time  it  has  been 
supplied  partly  by  appointment  of  Presbytery.  Rev.  William 
Hanna  served  for  a  few  years  as  stated  supply.  Rev.  Samuel 
Graham  is  now  serving  in  that  capacity. 

Ruling  Elders. — David  Gray,  installed  18 14,  died  April  5, 
1822;  Jacob  Rickey,  installed  1814,  died  December  i,  1822; 
Moses  Dinsmore,  installed  1814,  died  April  3,  1836,  aged  fifty- 
three;  Francis  Braddock,  installed  1814,  died  March  25,  1856, 
aged  seventy-seven;  Abraham  C.  Rickey,  installed  1837,  died 
July  28,  1880;  Francis  Braddock,  Jr.,  installed  1837,  entered  the 
ministry  1845  ;  Obadiah  Vancleve,  installed  1837,  removed  soon 
after  to  Waynesburg ;  Thomas  Dinsmore,  installed  1837,  died 
March  3,  1862,  aged  eighty-six;  William  Loughridge,  installed 
1856,  died  April  16,  1867,  aged  ninety-five;  David  Braddock, 
installed  1856;  John  Carter,  installed  1856;  John  Reed,  installed 
1856,  removed  in  1872  to  West  Alexander;  J.  H.  Braddock,  in- 
stalled 1873;  Hamilton  Teagarden,  installed  1873  ;  Daniel  Clut- 
ter, installed  1873;    died  July  i,  1881  ;    Thomas  Henderson,  in- 


SKETCHES  OF  CHURCHES.  315 

Stalled  1878;  had  been  an  elder  previously  in  the  State  of 
Iowa. 

Houses  of  Worship. — The  congregation  first  worshipped  in 
a  log  school-house.  In  1840  a  frame  structure,  45x50  feet, 
costing  about  ^700,  was  built.  It  was  burned  in  1879,  and  the 
same  year  a  new  building  was  erected  in  Graysville.  Its  cost 
was  ^2250,  of  which  the  Board  of  Church  Erection  gave  1^350. 
It  is  34x54  feet,  and  seats  three  hundred  persons.  It  was  dedi- 
cated June  20,  1880. 

Sabbath-school  was  first  conducted  by  Francis  Braddock, 
Sr.,  in  the  old  log  school-house.  It  has  been  sustained  to  the 
present  time  with  a  considerable  measure  of  interest  and  success. 

Spiritual  History. — The  general  condition  of  this  church 
has  been  unfavorably  affected  by  the  frequent  change  of  minis- 
ters. But  several  seasons  of  marked  interest  have  occurred. 
During  the  ministry  of  Rev.  Samuel  Jeffery,  and  subsequently 
in  1869,  1876  and  1880,  seasons  of  revival  came,  bringing  in,  on 
some  occasions,  as  many  as  twenty  converts. 

Candidates. — Nine  persons  from  this  church  have  studied  for 
the  ministry,  viz. :  Francis,  Cyrus  and  Joseph  Braddock,  sons  of 
Francis  Braddock,  Sr.,  ruling  elder;  Robert  S.,  Francis  B., 
Thomas  H.,  John,  Moses  and  William  Dinsmore,  sons  of  Moses 
Dinsmore,  ruling  elder;  and  James  Lynn  Reed,  son  of  John 
Reed,  ruling  elder. 

EAST  BUFFALO.* 

The  time  when  this  church  was  formally  organized  cannot  be 
definitely  ascertained.  The  sessional  records  prior  to  1864  have 
been  lost.  The  earliest  mention  of  this  church,  ecclesiastically, 
is  in  the  minutes  of  the  Synod  of  Pittsburgh,  where  the  Presby- 
tery of  Ohio  reports  Rev.  Thomas  Hoge  as  stated  supply  at 
Upper  Ten-mile  and  East  Buffalo  in  the  year  1818,  one  year 
previous  to  the  formation  of  the  Presbytery  of  Washington  It 
must  have  had  some  kind  of  existence  prior  to  that  time,  and 
cotemporary  with  a  German  Lutheran  organization  that  wor- 
shipped at  the  same  place  till  near  1840,  and  both  occupying  to 
some  extent  the  same  house  of  worship.     It  was,  doubtless,  to 

*  By  a.  S.  Eagleson. 


3l6        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

accommodate  both  these  elements  that  existed  in  the  neighbor- 
hood, that  induced  Hardman  Horn,  Lawrence  Streker  and 
Michael  Ely  to  make  a  joint  deed,  which  is  recorded  in  Book  S, 
Vol.  I,  pages  402  and  403,  Records  of  Washington  County,  Pa., 
to  the  "  German  Societies  of  this  neighborhood  being  of  the 
Presbyterian  and  [?]  Church  persuasion,"  for  the  sum  of  five 
shillings,  conveying  certain  boundaries  containing  three  acres 
(one  acre  from  each),  "  for  the  use  of  school-house,  meeting- 
house and  burying-ground,  forever."  This  deed  was  made 
March  5,  1802. 

In  the  above-mentioned  deed  the  word  "Lutheran"  must 
have  been  omitted  by  the  person  who  wrote  it,  for  \we  find  in 
the  deed  of  Lawrence  Streker's  executors  to  William  Brownlee, 
and  dated  June  12,  1820,  the  following:  "excepting  and  reserv- 
ing at  all  times  one  acre  of  said  land  for  the  Presbyterian  and 
Lutheran  Meeting-house,  best  known  as  Wolf's  meeting-house." 
This  last  name,  no  doubt,  came  from  Wolf's  Fort,  and  people  of 
that  name,  which  were  in  the  immediate  vicinity  of  this  Church. 
Both  organizations  existed  within  the  memory  of  some  yet  living 
and  members  of  this  church. 

This  church  was  granted  a  charter  of  incorporation  by  the 
Court  of  Washington  County,  Pa.,  on  the  17th  of  August, 
A.  D.  1869,  as  "East  Buffalo  Presbyterian  Church  (Old 
School)." 

Ministers. — Thomas  Hoge  was  received  as  a  licentiate  from 
the  Presbytery  of  Tyrone,  Ireland,  by  the  Presbytery  of  Ohio, 
on  the  17th  of  April,  1816;  was  ordained  on  the  21st  of  Janu- 
ary, 1 8 17;  and  in  1818  was  reported  as  stated  supply  at  Upper 
Ten-mile  and  East  Buffalo. 

By  Presbytery  of  Washington,  in  18 19,  he  is  reported  as  stated 
supply  at  East  Buffalo  alone ;  and  in  1820,  stated  supply  at  East 
Buffalo  and  Claysville.  Presbytery  of  Washington  met  at  East 
Buffalo,  June  26,  1821,  and  on  the  27th  Mr.  Hoge  was  installed 
pastor  of  the  united  churches  of  East  Buffalo  and  Claysville, 
and  the  relation  as  pastor  continued  till  October  6,  1825,  and 
Mr.  Hoge  was  dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of  Baltimore. 

He  was  again  received  from  the  Presbytery  of  Ohio,  and  be- 
came stated  supply  at  Claysville,  and  preached  at  East  Buffalo, 


SKETCHES  OF  CHURCHES.  317 

until  about  1832,  and  was  dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of  Phila- 
delphia in  1835. 

Rev.  W.  P.  Alrich  was  received  as  a  licentiate  from  the  Pres- 
bytery of  New  Castle,  December  20,  1831,  and  was  ordained 
April  17,  1832,  and  appears  on  the  records  of  Presbytery  as 
stated  supply  that  year  at  East  Buffalo — reporting  the  member- 
ship of  the  church  as  twenty-five  at  that  time.  He  continued  to 
minister  to  this  church  until  the  early  part  of  1864.  There  was 
quite  a  revival  under  his  ministry  about  the  years  1856-57.  He 
was,  during  all  this  time,  Professor  in  Washington  College. 

Dr.  Alrich  was  succeeded  by  the  Rev.  James  Black,  D.D.,  also 
a  professor  in  the  Washington  College,  about  October  i,  1864, 
and  continued  in  that  relation  until  August  2,  1868,  when  he 
accepted  the  presidency  of  the  Iowa  State  University. 

Rev.  W.  J.  Alexander  began  his  ministrations  to  this  church 
about  the  ist  of  October,  1868,  and  was  elected  pastor  on  the 
1 2th,  and  labored  faithfully,  intending  to  accept  the  call,  until 
his  death,  January  20,  1869.  An  interesting  revival  and  an  ad- 
dition of  sixteen  was  the  result  of  his  three  months  service. 

On  the  loth  of  April,  1869,  a  call  was  made  for  the  Rev.  R. 
S.  Morton,  who  began  his  ministrations  May  23d,  and  was  in- 
stalled pastor  June  28,  1869.  He  continued  pastor  until  Janu- 
ary, 1 87 1,  when  he  resigned. 

Rev.  Henry  Woods,  D.D.,  then  and  still  a  professor  in  Wash- 
ington and  Jefferson  College,  succeeded  Rev.  Morton  in  January, 
1 87 1,  and  still  continues  his  ministrations  to  this  church.  Two 
interesting  revivals  have  occurred  during  his  ministry,  the  first 
during  the  winter  of  1878  and  1879,  when  nearly  seventy  were 
added  to  the  church,  increasing  its  membership  to  about  one 
hundred  and  forty-five,  and  the  other  during  the  winter  of  1886 
and  1887,  when  eighteen  were  added  to  the  church  roll.  The 
present  membership  is  one  hundred  and  forty-one. 

The  following  persons  served  this  church  as  elders,  and  have 
gone  to  their  reward:  Joseph  Donahey,  Sr.,  Archibald  Brownlee, 
Martin  Ely,  James  Mitchel,  James  Thompson,  Joseph  Donahey, 
Jr.,  Joseph  Clark  and  Joseph  Vankirk.  John  G.  Clark  and 
James  Rankin  are  living  and  connected  with  other  churches. 
The  present  members  of  session  are  Elisha  Ely  and  Joseph  C. 


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Johnson,  who  were  elected  in  1855  ;  Israel  Weirich  and  Andrew 
S.  Eagleson,  installed  September  15,  1867;  William  C.  Ramsey 
and  John  H.  Vankirk,  inducted  into  office  November  29,  1885. 

The  present  Sabbath-school  officers  are,  Superintendent,  A. 
S.  Eagleson ;  Assistant  Superintendent,  Joseph  C.  Johnson. 

A  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society  was  organized  Sep- 
tember, 1877,  with  twenty-one  members.  It  has  been  kept  up 
with  very  few  changes  in  the  membership  until  the  present  time. 
In  the  first  years  of  its  existence  the  amount  raised  annually  for 
the  work  was  about  forty  dollars.  For  several  years  past  the 
contributions  have  reached  an  average  of  double  that  sum.  The 
society  is  now  organized  for  both  home  and  foreign  missionary 
work,  and  is  gaining  in  interest  and  usefulness. 

The  first  house  of  worship  was  a  log  building,  and  was  occu- 
pied jointly  by  the  Lutherans  and  Presbyterians.  The  second 
was  of  brick,  built  by  the  Presbyterians  about  1836.  The  third 
house,  also  of  brick,  was  erected  in  1880,  and  dedicated  March 
27,  1881. 

Rev.  John  C.  Ely,  of  Xenia,  Ohio,  Rev.  Robert  W.  Ely,  of 

Neosho,  Missouri,  and  Licentiate  Edwin   S    Brownlee,  are  sons 

of  this  church. 

CLAYSVII.I.E.* 

The  Claysville  Church  was  organized  September  20,  1820,  by 
Rev.  Thomas  Hoge.  The  two  original  elders  were  Joseph 
Donahey,  Sr.,  and  Archibald  Brownlee.  The  original  members 
were  Barnett  Bonar  and  his  wife  Jane,  Joseph  Henderson  and 
his  wife  Mary,  Widow  McGuffin,  Thomas  Stewart  and  his  wife 
Mary,  Catherine  Gemmell,  Martha  Morrow,  Martha  Gamble, 
Margaret  Miller,  Andrew  Bell  and  his  wife  Mary  Ann,  Samuel 
Gilmore  and  his  wife  Anne. 

The  pastors  and  stated  supplies  have  been  as  follows  :  Thomas 
Hoge,  stated  supply,  1820-22;  pastor,  1822-26;  stated  supply, 
1826-28;  Appointments  by  Presbytery,  1828-30;  Thos.  Hoge, 
pastor,  1830-35  ;  Peter  Hassinger,  pastor,  1836-39;  John  Knox, 
stated  supply,  1840-41;  Wm.  Wright,  stated  supply,  1841-42; 
David  McConaughy,  D.D.,  stated  supply,  Joseph  Gordon,  stated 
supply,  John  Miller,  stated  supply,  1842-46;  Alexander  McCar- 
*  By  Rev.  Frank  Fish. 


Ruling   Elders,  Claysville. 


SKETCHES  OF  CHURCHES.  319 

rell,  D.D.,  stated  supply,  1846-52  ;  pastor,  1852-81  ;  Jas.  L.  Lee- 
per,  pastor,  1882-86;  Frank  Fish,  pastor,  1886 — . 

Ruling  Elders. — Joseph  Donahey,  Sr.,  September  20,  1820; 
Archibald  Brownlee,  September  20,  1820;  Thomas  Stewart, 
November  26,  1820;  Barnett  Bonar,  November  26,  1820-35, 
withdrew  from  the  church;  Dr.  John  Hair,  November  28,  1824, 
died  April  15,  1841.  (All  these  above,  except  Mr.  Bonar,  were 
active  in  1835,  when  there  is  a  break  in  the  record,  and  were  all 
gone  in  1845,  when  the  record  begins  again.)  Wm.  McLain, 
February  5,  1832  to  March  2,  1872,  deceased ;  George  McCona- 
hey,  ordained,  1841  to  January  19,  1866,  deceased;  Robert 
Woods,  ordained,  1841  to  December  26,  1857,  dismissed;  Hugh 
Craig,  March  17,  1850  to  November  18,  1854,  deceased ;  Nicho- 
las Bearly,  March  17,  1850  to  1862,  withdrew  1862;  John  Hoon, 
March  17,  1850  to  April  23,  1864,  dismissed;  Alex.  K.  Craig, 
April  19,  1857,  still  serving  (1889) :  Joseph  Donahey,  Jr.,  June 
21,  1857  to  March  28,  1859,  deceased;  John  McLain,  June  i, 
1863,  still  serving;  Thomas  S.  Irwin,  June  i,  1863  to  July  13, 
1888, deceased;  John  Sawhill,  June  27,  1869  to  August  30,  1887, 
deceased;  Thomas  Henderson,  June  27,  1869  to  November  21, 
1883,  deceased;  Franklin  P.  Scott,  M.D  ,  June  27,  1869  to  De- 
cember 4,  1873,  dismissed;  Hugh  McClelland,  June  27,  1869  to 
January  5,  1885,  deceased;  Thomas  Ritezel,  December  23,  1883, 
still  serving  ;  John  A.  Dickey,  December  23,  1883,  still  serving; 
Jos.  R.  McLain,  December  23,  1883,  still  serving;  Dr.  George 
Inglis,  December  23,  1883,  still  serving;  Andrew  W.Hender- 
son, December  23,  1883,  still  serving;  James  McKee,  Decem- 
ber 23,  1883,  still  serving. 

The  first  place  of  preaching  was  a  wooden  tent  erected  in  the 
summer  of  1820,  in  which  the  gospel  was  preached  to  congrega- 
tions of  one  hundred  and  fifty,  two  hundred  and  fifty,  and  some- 
times many  more. 

The  first  building  was  a  frame  church  on  the  site  of  the  present 
school-house.  The  next  building  was  the  one  still  used,  which 
was  built  in  1830,  at  a  cost  of  two  thousand  dollars,  one-third  of 
which  was  raised  by  Rev.  Thomas  Hoge,  the  pastor.  This 
building  was  repaired  in  1876.  The  present  and  only  parsonage 
was  built  in  1882,  at  a  cost  of  twenty-five  hundred  dollars. 


320        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

The  most  prominent  revivals,  judging  from  the  number  of 
accessions,  were  those  of  1830,  when  fifteen  were  received  into 
the  Church  at  one  time,  on  profession  of  faith,  and  eight  by  let- 
ter; 1856,  when  twenty  were  received  on  profession,  and  two  by 
letter;  1867,  when  thirty  were  received  on  profession,  and  one 
by  letter;  1883,  when  eighteen  were  received  at  one  time  on 
profession,  and  one  by  letter,  and  1889,  with  about  a  score  of 
accessions.  In  two  years,  between  February,  1876,  and  February, 
1878,  forty-five  were  received  on  profession,  and  six  by  letter. 
In  the  one  year  of  1883  forty-four  were  received  on  profession, 
and  five  by  letter. 

The  missionary  spirit,  at  least  within  the  last  ten  years,  has 
been  considerable.  There  are  now  in  active  and  fruitful  opera- 
tion a  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society,  a  Woman's  Home 
Missionary  Society,  a  Young  Ladies'  Foreign  Missionary  So- 
ciety, and  a  Girls'  Home  Missionary  Society. 

The  Claysville  Church  has  given  eight  of  her  sons  to  the 
ministry,  namely,  Rev.  Hugh  K.  Craig,  whose  ideas  on  baptism 
led  him  to  join  the  Baptist  Church,  which  he  served  in  several 
congregations,  and  also  as  president  of  the  Baptist  Monongahela 
College  of  Jefferson,  Greene  county,  Pa.,  where  he  did  his  last 
work,  as  he  died  March  23,  1884;  Rev.  George  W.  Birch,  D.D., 
now  pastor  of  Bethany  Church,  New  York ;  Rev.  John  M. 
Mealy,  D.D.,  now  pastor  of  the  Neshannock  Church,  New  Wil- 
mington, Pa. ;  Rev.  William  A.  McCarrell,  now  pastor  of  the 
church  of  Shippensburg,  Pa. ;  Rev.  Jos.  Jas.  McCarrell,  now 
pastor  of  the  church  of  McKeesport,  Pa. ;  Rev.  Thomas  C. 
McCarrell,  now  pastor  of  the  church  of  Waynesboro,  Pa, ;  Rev. 
Anthony  A.  Mealy,  now  pastor  of  the  Central  Church,  Pitts- 
burgh, Pa. ;  and  Rev.  Eldon  O.  Sawhill,  now  pastor  of  the  church 
of  Enon,  Pa. 

Four  of  the  daughters  of  the  Claysville  Church  have  married 
ministers,  namely,  Mrs.  Alex.  McCarrell,  nee  Miss  Martha  Mc- 
Lain,  daughter  of  elder  William  McLain  and  sister  of  John  and 
Jos.  R.  McLain,  at  present  active  elders  of  this  church,  and  the 
devoted  and  helpful  wife  of  Rev.  Alex.  McCarrell,  D.D.,  for  thirty- 
five  years  the  faithful  pastor  of  this  church;  she  died  June,  1880. 
Mrs.  Jos.  Jas.  McCarrell,  nee  Miss  Elizabeth  Birch,  daughter  of 


SKETCHES  OF  CHURCHES.  32 1 

Hon.  John  Birch,  and  wife  of  Rev.  Jos.  Jas.  McCarrell,  of  Mc- 
Keesport,  Pa.;  Mrs.  O.  T.  Langfit,  nee  Miss  Ella  V.  King,  daugh- 
ter of  W.  C  King,  Esq.,  and  wife  of  Rev.  O.  T.  Langfit,  of  West 
Liberty,  Iowa ;  and  Mrs.  Wm.  H.  Lester,  nee  Miss  Sarah  M. 
Anderson,  daughter  of  W.  C.  Anderson,  Esq.,  and  wife  of  Rev. 
Wm.  H.  Lester,  missionary  to  ChiH,  S.  A.,  where  she  died  July 
30,  1884. 

Another  daughter  of  the  Claysville  Church,  Miss  Kate  G. 
Patterson,  has  just  gone  forth  (January,  1889,)  as  a  teacher  in 
the  Nuyaka  School  for  Indians,  in  Indian  Territory. 

The  Sabbath-school  was  organized  at  an  early  date  in  the 
history  of  the  church,  though  for  many  years  as  a  union  school, 
under  the  superintendency  of  'Squire  James  Noble.  The  later 
superintendents  have  been  as  follows:  Alex.  K.  Craig,  1862-76; 
Thaddeus  C.  Noble,  1877-82;  Hon.  Jos.  R.  McLain,  1883-84; 
George  Y.  Holmes,  1885-87;  William  A.  Irwin,  1888-. 

Number  of  officers  in  1888,  6;  teachers,  13  ;  scholars,  167. — 
Total  enrollment  in  school,  186. 

The  membership  in  1820  was  17;  in  1833,  133;  in  1846,  62  • 
in  1881,  250;  in  1884,  228,  and  in  1888,  242. 

The  contributions  were,  in  1884,  missionary  ^$608,  and  congre- 
gational ^^1756;  in  1888,  missionary  ^852,  and  congregational 

The  salary  paid  Rev.  Alex.  McCarrell,  D.D.,  was  small  at  first, 
but  gradually  advanced  to  ^800,  as  the  congregation  increased 
in  strength. 

The  salary  offered  Rev.  James  L.  Leeper,  in  his  call,  1882,  was 
twelve  hundred  dollars,  payable  monthly,  with  the  use  of  the 
parsonage. 

The  same  salary  was  given  to  Rev.  Frank  Fish,  in  his  call, 
1886. 

Biographical. — John  McLain,  a  son  of  William  McLain,  was 
born  December  21,  1806.  Has  been  an  elder  for  twenty-six 
years. 

Alex.  K.  Craig,  a  son  of  Hugh  Craig,  and  son-in-law  of  Wm. 
McLain,  was  born  February,  1828.     Has  been  an  elder  thirty- 
two  years.     For  forty  years  has  been  leader  of  the  choir.     Was 
superintendent  of  Sabbath-school  fifteen  years — 1862-77. 
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;22        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 


MOUNT  PROSPECT* 

This  church,  having  its  house  of  worship  in  Washington 
County,  Pa.,  ten  miles  north  of  the  town  of  Washington,  was 
organized  about  the  year  1825.  It  originated  in  the  desire  of 
the  people  living  in  that  neighborhood  to  have  a  church  nearer 
their  homes.  Some  of  the  leading  families  that  were  interested 
in  the  new  enterprise  were  those  of  William  Hughes,  John 
Cowen,  William  Simpson,  Robert  Marshall,  Robert  Wallace, 
Saml.  Moore,  Chas.  Campbell,  David  McGugin,  Simeon 
Haynes,  Archy  Stewart,  Hugh  McConaughey,  David  Lyle, 
George  Campbell,  John  White  and  Samuel  Jewell,  all  of  whom 
were  long  distances  from  the  already  established  churches  of 
Upper  Buffalo,  Cross  Creek,  Raccoon  and  Miller's  Run.  These 
persons,  whose  names  are  given  above,  and  their  families,  along 
with  others  no  doubt,  of  whom  no  certain  knowledge  can  be 
obtained  now,  constituted  the  first  membership  of  the  church. 
More  than  three  years  elapsed  before  the  congregation  saw  its 
way  clear  to  call  a  pastor,  but  in  the  fall  of  1828  it  called  Rev. 
David  Hervey,  who  was  installed  December  3,  1828,  and  was 
the  first  pastor  of  the  congregation.  His  pastorate  in  that 
church  continued  a  little  more  than  six  years,  and  was  dissolved 
by  presbytery  April  23,  1835,  The  next  pastoral  settlement 
was  that  of  Rev.  John  Moore,  beginning  April  i,  1837,  and  con- 
tinuing till  the  third  Wednesday  of  April,  1845,  a  little  mt)re 
than  eight  years.  His  successor  in  the  pastoral  office  was  one 
of  the  church's  own  sons.  Rev.  David  R.  Campbell,  who  was 
installed  soon  after  the  fall  meeting  of  presbytery,  in  1849,  and 
released  about  November  i,  1855.  The  next  pastor  was  Rev. 
W.  B.  Keeling,  who  was  installed  in  December,  1858,  and  re- 
leased in  September,  1863.  Then  followed  Rev.  J.  C.  Caldwell, 
in  a  pastorate  of  one  month  less  than  four  years,  commencing 
September,  1864,  and  ending  August  i,  1868.  In  December 
1868,  Rev.  R.  T.  Price  became  pastor.  He  was  released  from 
the  charge  in  January,  1873,  and  succeeded  in  the  same  year 
by  the  present  pastor,  Rev.  T.  R.  Alexander,  who  was  elected 

*By  Rev,  T.  R.  Alexander. 


Ruling  Elders,  Mt.  Prospect. 


SKETCHES  OF  CHURCHES.  323 

by  the  congregation  in  April,  took  pastoral  charge  June  ist  and 
was  installed  October  10,  1873. 

It  will  be  noticed  that  there  were  a  number  of  long  vacancies 
in  the  congregation.  During  these  vacancies  the  pulpit  was 
filled  by  such  ministers  as  could  be  secured  for  one  or  a  few 
days,  but  not  by  stated  supply,  except  in  one  instance,  when 
Prof  Snyder,  of  the  college  at  Cannonsburg,  supplied  the  church 
for  more  than  a  year.  In  the  list  of  supplies  before  the  settle- 
ment of  the  first  pastor,  we  find  the  names  of  Revs.  McCluskey, 
Mercer,  Anderson,  Elisha  McCurdy,  Nesbit,  William  Smith, 
John  Hamilton,  Vincent,  Hoge,  Stockton,  Hervey,  to  which,  no 
doubt,  others  should  be  added  whose  names  have  been  lost. 
During  the  vacancy  between  1835  and  1837  occur  the 
names  of  Revs.  Knox,  Sloan,  Weed,  Elliot,  McCartney,  Boggs, 
Kennedy,  Moore  and  Stockton.  From  1845  till  1849  were 
Newell,  Miller,  Moore,  Hastings,  Nesbitt,  Hare,  Todd  and 
Snyder,  whose  term  as  stated  supply  occurred  in  this  vacancy. 
From  1855  till  1858  occur  the  names  of  Revs.  Stockton,  J.  P. 
Fulton,  J.  S.  Pomeroy,  Alexander  McCarrell,  Loyal  Young, 
James  Fleming,  Todd  and  Dr.  R.  Campbell.  From  1863  till, 
1864  occur  the  names  of  Stockton,  McCaig  and  Eagleson.  In 
1868  mention  is  made  only  of  Frederick  Wotring  and  D.  M. 
Miller.  In  1873  there  were  only  two  supplies.  Revs.  R.  L. 
Stewart  and  T.  R.  Alexander. 

Eldership. — At  the  organization  of  the  church  three  elders 
were  chosen,  all  of  whom  had  been  acting  elders  in  the  churches 
from  which  they  came.  These  were  William  Simpson,  from 
Miller's  Run,  and  William  Hughes  and  John  Cowen  from  Up- 
per Buffalo.  All  these  men  continued  to  be  ruling  elders  in 
this  church  till  their  death.  William  Hughes  died  April  17, 
1831,  John  Cowen  died  August  11,  1833  and  Wm.  Simpson 
died  March  20,  1848.  In  1828  the  session  was  increased,  by  the 
election  of  Charles  Campbell,  Hugh  McConaughey  and  Andrew 
Farrar.  Chas.  Campbell  died  June  4,  1832,  and  Andrew  Far- 
rar  November  5th  of  the  same  year.  Hugh  McConaughey 
died  November  14,  1874,  after  having  faithfully  served  as  a  rul- 
ing elder  in  his  church  for  forty-six  years.  In  1834  Robert 
Lyle,  who  had  been  an  elder  at  Cross   Creek,  was  elected,  and 


324  THE  PRESBYTERY   OF  WASHINGTON. 

served  till  his  death,  in  1843.  Probably  at  the  same  time  with 
Mr.  Lyle,  Samuel  Moore  was  made  an  elder,  and  served  till 
his  death,  in  1848.  In  the  fall  of  1848  Wm.  M.  Campbell  and 
Saml.  Cowen  were  added  to  the  session,  and  in  February,  185 1, 
James  Lee,  who  had  been  an  elder  in  the  church  of  Cross 
Creek.  Saml.  Cowen  resigned  1857.  James  Lee  died  June  12, 
1867,  James  Hughes  became  an  elder  in  1842,  and  died  March 
12,  1872.  March  9,  1859,  James  Rankin,  James  F.  Hill  and 
James  McElroy  were  added  to  the  session.  Mr.  McElroy  and 
Wm.  M.  Campbell  removed  in  1861.  January  25,  1867,  An- 
drew Donaldson  and  A.  V.  McGugin  were  installed.  Jas.  F. 
Hill  removed  from  the  congregation  in  January,  1869,  and  re- 
turned, and  was  re-elected  to  the  eldership  in  1877.  On  the 
17th  of  December,  1869,  J.  R.  Lyle,  A.  E.  Walker  and  Wm. 
M.  Campbell,  who  had  returned  to  the  congregation,  were 
added  to  the  session.  The  next  and  last  addition  up  till  this 
time  was  John  H.  Miller,  November  6,  1875.  Andrew  Donald- 
son died  July  12,  1880.  A.  E.  Walker  removed  from  the  con- 
gregation in  1876,  and  James  Rankin  in  1883,  leaving  the  ses- 
•sion  to  consist  at  present  of  Wm.  M.  Campbell,  A.  V.  McGu- 
gin, J.  R.  Lyle,  Jas.  F.  Hill  and  John  H.  Miller. 

The  congregation  has  had  three  houses  of  worship.  The 
first  was  a  frame  building,  erected  immediately  after  the  organi- 
zation of  the  church,  in  1825.  The  value  of  the  building,  as 
we  would  estimate  it  now,  was  about  ^2000,  though  its  actual 
cost  was  much  less  than  that,  owing  to  the  large  amount  of  ma- 
terial given  and  voluntary  work  performed.  The  house  was 
built  by  two  members  of  the  congregation ;  and  when  the 
Building  Committee  settled  with  Hugh  McConaughy,  who  was 
one  of  the  two  workmen,  his  bill  was  ^13.08.  That  building, 
with  some  additions,  served  the  congregation  till  186 1.  In  1861 
the  second  building,  a  brick  one,  was  erected,  at  a  cost  of  about 
;^8ooo.  On  the  23d  of  March,  1871,  it  was  destroyed  by  fire, 
and  the  third  or  present  house  built,  at  a  cost  of  about  ;$  10,000. 
A  parsonage  was  built  about  1866,  at  a  cost  of  about  ^^1600,  to 
which  additions  have  since  been  made,  costing  about  ^700. 

The  church  has  never  been  blessed  with  any  very  great  re- 
vivals, and  yet  it  has  been  much  blessed   by  God's  reviving 


SKETCHES  OF  CHURCHES.  325 

grace.  Often  there  have  been  special  quickenings  among 
God's  people  that  were  marked,  and  on  a  few  occasions  fairly 
large  accessions  have  followed  as  a  result  of  such  revival.  But 
more  to  be  noted  than  all  such  occasions  is  the  almost  con- 
tinuous evidence  of  the  Spirit's  presence  in  the  church  and 
blessing  upon  its  life  and  work.  Reviving  grace  has  been  given 
to  the  church,  not  only  a  few  times,  but  nearly  all  the  time. 
Many  years  of  its  history  are  marked  by  its  presence. 

The  congregation  has  always  taken  an  interest  in  the  cause  of 
missions,  and  has  contributed  to  it.  No  special  missionary 
work  has  been  done,  except  such  as  has  been  done  in  the  last 
ten  years,  by  the  Women's  Society,  A  notable  part  of  their 
special  zvovk  has  been  to  double  the  contributions  of  the  church 
to  the  cause  of  missions. 

Six  ministers  have  gone  from  the  congregation,  viz. — D.  R. 
Campbell,  James  Allison,  Wm.  Fulton,  Wm.  R.  Vincent,  David 
Hughes  and  McNary  Forsyth. 

Sabbath-School. — Organized  in  the  spring  of  1829.  First 
superintendent  James  Hughes.  Membership  the  first  year 
109.  Present  membership  218  scholars  and  fifteen  teachers. 
Superintendent,  E.  G.  Emery. 

There  have  been  about  1000  persons  received  into  the  mem- 
bership of  the  church.  Present  membership  225.  Salary 
of  the  first  pastor  was  ^350  per  annum.  It  has  been  worked 
up,  through  a  long  succession  of  steps,  to  ^1000,  the  present 
salary.  Has  paid  in  salaries  to  settled  pastors  about  ;^35,ooo. 
Contributions  cannot  be  reported,  because  no  record  has  been 
kept,  except  as  it  is  kept  in  the  Minutes  of  General  Assembly, 
to  which  we  do  not  have  access.  Such  are  the  leading  facts  in 
the  history  of  Mount  Prospect  Church. 

Biographical.-— Wm.  Mason  Campbell,  son  of  Charles  Camp- 
bell, a  former  elder,  was  born  18 16.  Married,  January  3,  1856, 
to  A.  E.  Mcllvain.     Ordained  an  elder  1848. 

A.  V.  McGugin,  son  of  David  McGugin,  one  of  the  pioneer 
members  of  the  church,  was  born  March  29,  1823.  Married 
Esther  Donaldson,  September  25,  1866.  Ordained  an  elder 
January  25,  1867. 

J.   R.    Lyle  was  born  November   20,  1833.     Married  Sarah 


326        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

Hartford,   June    12,    1862.     Ordained   an    elder   December  17, 

1869. 

John  H.  Miller  was  born  April   13,  1838.     Married  Elizabeth 

J.  McCalment,  May  18,  1865.     Ordained  an  elder  November  6, 

1875. 

WHEELING  FIRST.* 

So  far  as  can  be  ascertained,  the  first  regular  preaching  by 
any  Christian  denomination  in  Wheeling,  then  a  small  village, 
was  commenced  by  the  Rev.  James  Hervey,  a  Presbyterian 
minister  about  the  close  of  the  year  181 2.  In  that  year  he  was 
licensed  to  preach  the  Gospel,  and  soon  afterward  began  to  labor 
in  the  Forks  of  Wheeling  Church,  and  in  the  town  of  Wheeling 
six  miles  distant. 

It  is  said,  that  when  he  began  preaching  in  Wheeling,  there 
were  but  three  members  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  in  the  place. 
He  continued  to  preach  for  a  number  of  years,  on  alternate  Sab- 
baths, in  these  two  places.  Having  no  house  of  worship  in  the 
village,  a  small  house  on  the  corner  of  Market  alley,  and  some- 
times the  Court  House,  was  occupied  as  the  place  of  meeting, 
But  in  the  meanwhile  the  population  of  the  town  was  increasing, 
and  then  first  the  Methodists,  and  next  the  Episcopalians  began 
to  arrive,  and  each  to  provide  for  services  according  to  their 
own  order.  In  this  state  of  things  it  became  apparent  to  the 
Presbyterians  that  they  ought  not  to  remain  satisfied  without  a 
more  complete  organization,  for  thus  far  they  had  preaching 
only  every  alternate  Sabbath. 

The  Rev.  William  Wylie,  then  preaching  at  West  Liberty, 
was  engaged  to  supply  them  the  other  half  of  the  time  in  con- 
nection with  the  Rev.  James  Hervey.  This  arrangement  seemed 
for  the  time  being  to  meet  the  wants  of  the  people,  but  in  the 
end,  it  brought  trouble ;  for,  as  in  the  Church  at  Corinth,  one 
began  to  say,  "  /  am  of  Paul,''  and  another,  "/  am  of  Apollos." 
So  here,  one  said,  "  I  am  of  Hervey,''  and  another,  "  I  am  of 
Wylie." 

The  Organization  of  the  Church, — In  the  old  Session  book 
is  the  following  record  : 

"  The  Presbyterian  Congregation  in  the  town  of  Wheeling  was  first  organized  at  a 
*  By  Rev.  D.  A.  Cunningham,  D.D. 


SKETCHES  OF  CHURCHES.  327 

public  meeting  held  on  Thursday  evening,  September  4,  1823;  Col.  Archibald 
Woods,  chairman,  and  James  H.  Forsyth,  secretary.  The  meeting  was  opened  and 
closed  with  prayer  by  the  Rev.  James  Hervey." 

"  Original  trustees,  Charles  D.  Knott,  Alexander  Caldwell,  D.  B.  Bayless,  John 
Laughlin,  James  H.  Forsyth;  Thomas  Woods,  treasurer ;  Redick  McKee,  secretary'." 

The  congregation  was  thus  organized  under  a  Board  of  Trus- 
tees, but  it  was  nearly  three  years  afterwards  before  ruHng  elders 
were  elected ;  for  the  next  record  we  have  is  this, — 

"  The  Presbyterian  Church  in  the  town  of  Wheeling,  under  the  pastoral  care  of 
the  Rev.  James  Hervey  and  the  Rev.  William  Wylie,  was  first  organized  by  the 
Rev.  Elisha  McCurdy,  agreeably  to  an  order  of  Presbytery,  on  Friday,  the  26th  day 
of  May,  1826." 

"  Elders  elected — Andrew  Woods,  senior,  Peter  W.  Gale,  Redick  McKee." 

Names  of  the  Members  at  the  Organization  of  the 
Church. — Mrs,  Mary  Ralston,  Mrs.  Margaret  Tod,  Mrs.  Mary 
McLure,  John  Gilchrist,  Mrs.  Sarah  Gilchrist,  James  Gilchrist, 
Daniel  Gilchrist,  Mrs.  Jane  Latimore,  Mrs.  Ann  Mathers,  Mrs. 
Eleanor  Clemens,  Mrs.  Jane  Reed,  Mrs.  Mary  Woods,  Samuel 
McClellan,  Mrs.  Louisa  McClellan,  Mrs.  Catharine  Robinson, 
Mrs.  Catharine  Clemens,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Isett,  George  Calder, 
Mrs.  H.  Calder,  Mrs.  Gregory,  John  Grimes,  Mrs.  Jane  Grimes, 
William  J.  D.  Gear,  William  Mathers,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Irwin,  Mrs. 
Sockman,  Miss  E.  J.  Reed,  Joseph  Mathers,  Mrs.  Eliza  Mathers, 
Miss  Sarah  Ann  Evans,  Mrs.  Sally  A.  Chapline,  Mrs.  Hilyard, 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  Paull,  Mrs.  Mary  Moore,  Mrs.  Margaret  For- 
sythe,  Peter  W.  Gale,  Redick  McKee,  Mrs.  Eliza  McKee,  Wil- 
liam Templeton,  Mrs.  Templeton,  Andrew  Woods,  Sr.,  Mrs.  N. 
Steenrod,  Miss  Kitty  S.  Wylie,  William  Robinson.  The  origi- 
nal number  of  members  \^2,s  forty -four,  and  at  this  date  have  all 
passed  away. 

The  first  account  we  have  of  the  administration  of  the  Lord's 
Supper  was  on  September  17,  1826,  by  the  two  ministers,  who 
supplied  the  church  alternately,  Rev.  James  Hervey  and  the 
Rev.  William  Wylie. 

On  April  15,  1829,  a  call  was  made  by  the  congregation  for 
the  pastoral  services  of  Rev.  James  Hervey,  and  is  thus  officially 
certified : — 

"  I  do  hereby  certify,  that  the  above  call,  in  all  respects,  was  prepared  in  a  consti- 
tutional manner ;  that  the  vote  was  entirely  unanimous,  the  congregation  being  gen- 


328        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

erally  present,  and  that  the  persons  who  signed  the  call  were  appointed  to  do  so  by  a 

public  vote  of  the  congregation. 

"  John  McCluskey,  Moderator  of  Meeting." 

But  evidently  the  call  was  not  accepted,  for  the  following 
record  appears  the  next  year,  in  the  old  Session  book : 

"  Saturday,  May  15,  1830,  at  3  P.  M. 
"  This  day  the  Re%'.  William  Wylie  was  installed  pastor  of  the  First  Presbyterian 
Church,  by  Rev.  Messrs.  E.  McCurdy  and  Thomas  Hoge,  a  Committee  of  Presbytery. 
Mr.  Hoge  preached  the  sermon,  and  Mr.  McCurdy  delivered  the  charges." 

This  pastorate,  however,  did  not  continue  long  for  manifestly 
there  was  want  of  harmony  and  unity  of  action  among  the  Pres- 
byterians of  the  town.  They  were  evidently  divided,  for  the 
next  record  that  appears  is  in  this  language : 

"A  meeting,  composed  of  the  First  and  Second  Presbyterian  congregations  of  the 
town  of  Wheeling,  was  held  at  the  Presbyterian  meeting-house,  on  Monday  evening, 
26th  of  September,  A.  D.,  1831,  agreeably  to  the  recommendation  of  the  joint  com- 
mittee of  the  aforesaid  congregations." 

There  is  no  record  to  be  found  as  to  the  time  or  by  whom 
this  second  congregation  was  organized.  But  at  this  joint  meet- 
ing of  the  two  congregations  action  was  taken  requesting  pres- 
bytery to  dissolve  the  two  congregations,  and  reorganize  a  new 
one.     Hence  the  following  action  of  presbytery  is  recorded : 

"  The  Washington  Presbytery  met  and  held  its  session  in  the  Presbyterian  meeting- 
house, in  the  town  of  Wheeling,  Va.,  on  the  5th  day  of  October,  A.D.  183 1.  Samuel 
Atkinson,  Redick  McKee  and  Archibald  S.  Todd,  a  committee  of  the  First,  and  John 
Laughlin,  Thomas  Woods  and  James  W.  Clemens,  a  committee  in  behalf  of  the 
Second  Presbjterian  congregation,  presented  a  joint  memorial  to  Presbytery  (agree- 
ably to  the  instructions  of  the  bodies  deputing  them),  asking  the  Presbytery  to  dissolve 
the  two  congregations  which  now  exist  in  this  town,  and  to  erect  one  de  novo,  to  be 
styled  the  Presbyterian  congregation  of  Wheeling.  The  Presbytery  did,  on  the  day 
of  holding  its  session  aforesaid,  formally  dissolve  the  aforesaid  congregations,  and  in 
their  stead  formally  erect  a  new  congregation,  with  the  style  and  denomination  of  the 
Presbyterian  congregation  of  Wheeling." 

The  new  Board  of  Trustees  elected  was  composed  of  the 
following  gentlemen:  Thomas  Woods,  treasurer;  James  W. 
Clemens,  secretary;  Samuel  McClellan,  James  McConnell,  H. 
French,  Archibald  S.  Todd,  Redick  McKee  and  John  Richie, 
and  on  February  4,  1832,  John  C.  Bayless,  Nathaniel  Pep- 
pard  and  Redick  McKee  were  elected  and  installed  ruling 
elders.     These,  however,  resigned  or  withdrew  soon  after,  and 


SKETCHES  OF  CHURCHES.  329 

in  their  places  were  chosen  and  installed,  on  the  nth  of  April, 
1832,  N.  W.  Smith,  John  Laughlin  and  Sturley  Cuthbert.  On 
the  26th  of  January,  1834,  John  C.  Bayless  and  N.  Peppard  were 
installed  elders. 

On  the  i6th  of  November,  1832,  Rev.  Henry  R.  Weed,  of  the 
Presbytery  of  Albany.  New  York,  who  had  been  the  pastor,  for 
a  time,  of  the  First  Church  in  the  city  of  Albany,  became  the 
supply  of  the  First  Church  of  Wheeling.  On  February  5,  1833, 
at  a  meeting  of  the  congregation,  he  was  unanimously  elected  to 
be  the  pastor.  For  reasons  which  were  satisfactory  to  himself 
he  did  not  at  once  accept  the  call,  but  continued  as  stated  sup- 
ply of  the  church  for  more  than  two  years.  He  was  installed  by 
the  presbytery  as  pastor  of  the  church  on  June  16,  1835.  The 
membership  of  the  church  numbered  ninety-five  when  Dr.  Weed 
commenced  his  work.  Under  his  ministry  the  church  soon 
began  to  take  on  new  life,  for  he  was  eminently  a  spiritual, 
vigorous,  scriptural  preacher;  he  was  fearless  in  his  declarations 
of  the  truth  ;  he  proclaimed  the  whole  counsel  of  God,  whether 
men  heeded  or  not.  On  January  loth,  i860,  on  account  of  the 
infirmities  of  age.  Dr.  Weed  asked  the  session  to  take  steps  for 
securing  a  co-pastor.  The  result  is  set  forth  in  the  following 
extract  from  the  Sessional  records  : 

•  "  In  January,  1 86 1,  the  Rev.  John  J.  Baker,  of  Augusta  County,  Virginia,  having 
accepted  a  call  to  the  office  of  co-pastor  of  this  church,  placed  in  his  hands  by  the 
Presbytery  of  Lexington,  repaired  to  this  city,  and  commenced  and  continued  to  dis- 
charge the  duties  of  his  office  in  a  satisfactory  manner  from  the  first  of  March,  1861, 
until  the  first  of  July  following,  when,  at  a  congregational  meeting  called  at  his  re- 
quest, he  tendered  his  resignation,  from  considerations  connected  with  the  political 
state  of  the  country,  which  resignation  was,  by  a  resolution  of  the  meeting  expressing 
their  confidence  in  Mr.  Baker,  that  he  had  acted  from  honorable  motives  in  the 
premises,  duly  accepted,  and  that  his  further  relation  to  this  church  was  terminated, 
he  never  having  connected  himself  with  the  Presbytery  of  Washington." 

On  the  first  Sabbath  of  January,  1862,  Rev.  D.  W.  Fisher, 
having  accepted  a  call  to  the  office  of  co-pastor,  was  installed  in 
said  office,  Rev.  H.  R.  Weed,  D.D.,  preaching  the  sermon,  the 
Rev.  R.  V.  Dodge  delivering  the  charge  to  the  pastor,  and  the 
Rev.  James  I.  Brownson,  D.D.,  to  the  people. 

Soon  afterwards  the  Rev.  Dr.  Weed  removed  to  West  Phila- 
delphia, where  he  spent  the  closing  years  of  his  life.    On  Decem- 


330        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

ber  14,  1870,  he  "fell  asleep  in  Jesus,"  and  his  remains  were  in- 
terred in  the  Stone  Church  Cemetery,  Forks  of  Wheeling,  West 
Virginia. 

The  pastorate  of  Rev.  D.  W.  Fisher,  D.D.,  continued  for  four- 
teen years  and  four  months,  ending  at  his  own  request,  April, 
1876.  Dr.  Fisher  was  an  accurate  scholar,  a  scriptural  preacher, 
a  conscientious  Christian  gentleman,  a  good  presbyter,  and 
highly  esteemed  by  his  brethren  in  the  ministry.  He  is  now  the 
President  of  Hanover  College,  Indiana. 

The  Present  Pastorate. — The  historical  record  is  thus : 

"  At  a  meeting  of  the  congregation  of  this  church,  held  on  Wednesday  evening, 
July  26,  1876,  which  was  largely  attended.  Rev.  David  A.  Cunningham,  D.D.,  of 
Philadelphia,  was  elected  pastor  of  this  church  with  great  unanimity.  Dr.  Cunning- 
ham accepted  the  call  thus  extended,  and  filled  the  pulpit  for  the  first  time  on  Sab- 
bath, September  17th.  On  the  evening  of  October  6th,  1876,  the  installation  took 
place  by  a  committee  of  Presbytery,  Rev.  George  P.  Hays,  D.D.,  President  of  Wash- 
ington and  Jefferson  College,  preaching  the  sermon.  Rev.  Alexander  McCarrell,  D.D., 
giving  the  charge  to  the  people,  and  Rev.  William  H.  Lester  to  the  pastor." 

During  the  present  pastorate  of  twelve  years,  the  additions  to 
the  church  by  certificate  have  been  322,  and  by  profession  of 
faith,  262,  making  in  all  584.  The  present  actual  membership  of 
the  church,  after  deducting  removals  by  death  and  otherwise, 
is  a  little  over  five  hundred. 

Ruling  Elders  (from  the  beginning,  with  the  date  of  their 
installation). — Andrew  Woods,  Sr.,  Peter  W.  Gale,  and  Redick 
McKee,  ordained  and  installed  May  26,  1826;  John  C.  Bayless, 
September  26,  1829;  Nathaniel  Peppard,  February  4,  1832;  N. 
W.  Smith,  John  Laughlin,  and  Sturley  Cuthbert,  April  1 1,  1832; 
Nathaniel  Peppard  and  John  C.  Bayless,  re-elected  January  26, 
1834;  Zechariah  Jacob,  Samuel  H.  Davis,  and  David  Agnew, 
October  10,  1835;  Samuel  Ott,  May  22,  1842;  William  Tem- 
pleton,  John  Moore,  William  B.  Quarrier,  and  Jacob  Senseney, 
January  7,  1843;  John  Robertson,  Thomas  G.  Culbertson,  E.  H. 
Fitzhugh,  and  James  A.  Fetzer,  February  20,  1850;  J.  Gamble 
Baker,  James  PauU,  Alexander  Bone,  John  J.  Hoge,  and  William 
Wing  Nicoll,  January,  1857;  Joseph  A.  Metcalf,  November,  1869; 
William  Riheldaffer,  Samuel  L.  Jepson,  M.D.,  and  Monroe  A. 
Chandler,  October  5,   1873;    Gibson  L.   Cranmer  and   Robert 


SKETCHES   OF  CHURCHES.  33 1 

White,  December  28,  1879;  James  N.  Vance,  Frederick  H. 
Williams,  and  Alfred  Paull,  March  20,  1887. 

Elders  (now  serving). — Samuel  L.  Jepson,  M.D.,  Gibson  L. 
Cranmer,  Robert  White,  James  N.  Vance,  Frederick  H.  Wil- 
liams and  Alfred  Paull. 

Deacons. — William  Templeton,  Neil  McNaughton  and  Craig 
Ritchie,  ordained  October  10,  1835  ;  John  Knote  and  Samuel 
Neal,  February  20,  1850;  Dr.  A.  S.  Todd,  January,  1857;  Wil- 
liam Riheldaffer,  November,  1869  (elected  and  ordained  ruling 
elder,  October  5,  1873);  Oliver  J.  Crawford,  Jacob  M.  Bickel, 
William  H.  Irwin,  and  George  Robinson,  October  5,  1873;  Wil- 
liam F.  Butler,  Myron  Hubbard,  and  Charles  Henry  Merkle, 
March  2p,  1887. 

Trustees  (present  Board). — Henry  M.  Russell,  Henry  M, 
Harper,  Charles  J.  Rawlings,  William  L.  Glessner,  William  H. 
Hearne,  and  James  B.  Rhodes.  Treasurer,  John  C.  Riheldaffer ; 
Secretary,  Joseph  R.  Paull. 

Seventeen  Ministers  have  come  out  of  families  connected 
with  the  First  Church.  Their  names  are :  Revs.  M.  Hale  Hous- 
ton, William  W.  Houston,  David  C.  Irwin,  Alfred  Paull,  John 
Riheldaffer,  William  Riheldaffer,  William  Clements,  John  H. 
Oxtoby,  Charles  H.  McClellan,  Martin  Luther  Todd,  Edgar 
Woods,  Prof  Henry  Woods,  Edward  L.  Belden,  Joseph  Math- 
ers, Joseph  Wylie,  and  two  brothers  by  the  name  of  Templeton. 
Four  of  these  were  foreign  missionaries : — one  to  China,  one  to 
Africa,  one  to  India,  and  one  to  the  Pacific  Islands.  Of  these, 
some  are  still  occupying  fields  of  usefulness  in  the  Master's 
vineyard,  and  others  have  gone  home  to  receive  the  crown  of 
glory. 

Two  of  the  young  ladies  of  the  church  became  foreign  mis- 
sionaries.— Miss  Julia  Dodge,  afterward  the  wife  of  Rev.  Mr. 
Carothers,  labored  successfully  in  Japan ;  and  Miss  Belle  Cald- 
well took  charge  of  an  important  school  in  the  City  of  Bangkok, 
Siam,  where  she  was  married  to  Rev.  Mr.  Culburtson. 

Mrs.  D.  A.  Cunningham,  the  wife  of  the  present  pastor,  has 
been  the  president  of  the  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society 
of  the  Presbytery  of  Washington  since  its  organization  in  1877. 

The  women  of  this  church  have  always  been  among  its  most 


332        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

efficient  workers.  For  example — there  is  a  Woman's  Foreign 
Missionary  Society  in  the  church;  a  Woman's  Home  Missionary 
Society ;  the  Cherith  Band  of  Young  Ladies ;  the  Sidney  Ott 
Band  of  Children,  and  the  Boys'  Mission  Club. 

A  part  of  the  ground  on  which  the  church  edifice  stands, 
was  deeded  by  a  hberal  citizen,  Noah  Zane,  October  5,  1816; 
two  additions  were  made  to  the  lot  afterwards;  and  in  1831-32, 
the  first  house  of  worship  was  erected  on  the  present  ground, 
and  the  pews  were  sold  or  rented  to  the  members  of  the  con- 
gregation. 

The  church  edifice  was  enlarged  at  a  cost  of  ;^i 5,000,  and  re- 
dedicated  on  the  first  Sabbath  of  June,  1856,  the  pastor,  Dr. 
Weed,  preaching  the  sermon,  on  Isaiah  60:  13 — "■  I  will  make 
the  place  of  my  feet  glorious^ 

In  1 87 1  the  congregation  again  expended  between  ten  and 
eleven  thousand  dollars  in  a  thorough  repair  of  the  building  and 
a  remodeling  of  the  audience-room,  so  far  as  to  build  a  recess  in 
the  rear  of  the  pulpit  for  the  occupation  of  the  organ.  An  organ 
was  first  introduced  into  the  church  in  1862,  during  the  pastorate 
of  Dr.  Fisher.  At  a  meeting  of  the  Session,  November  24,  1862, 
the  following  action  was  taken :  "Resolved,  that  the  Session  assent 
to  the  introduction  of  an  organ  into  the  Church,  with  the  under- 
standing that  its  use  is  to  be  under  the  control  of  the  Session." 

The  church  building  was  again  thoroughly  renovated,  includ- 
ing the  lecture  and  audience  room  together,  with  beautiful 
memorial  windows,  new  pews  and  new  heaters,  at  a  cost  of  about 
;^ 1 3,3 1 2,  and  was  re-dedicated  on  Sabbath,  April  11,  1886,  the 
pastor,  Rev.  D.  A.  Cunningham,  D.D.,  preaching  on  the  text, 
Psalm  84:   I,  2. 

The  Sabbath-School  was  founded  in  the  summer  or  the  fall 
of  the  year  1818,  when  Wheeling  was  a  village  containing  a 
population  of  about  one  thousand  people. 

The  following  are  the  superintendents  from  18 18  to  1888: 
Redick  'McKee,  John  Knote,  John  J.  Hoge,  J.  Gamble  Baker, 
William  Wing  Nicoll,  S.  L.  Jepson,  M.D.,  Henry  M.  Russell, 
Alfred  Paull,  William  A.  List,  Joseph  M.  Bellville,  and  Frederick 
H.  Williams. 

About  the  year  1872  a  Mission  School,  on  Eighteenth  street, 


SKETCHES  OF  CHURCHES.  333 

was  organized,  and  has  been  successfully  carried  on  by  the 
church.  The  superintendents  have  been,  Oscar  Boyd,  M.  A. 
A.  Chandler,  H.  M.  Russell,  Alexander  Bone,  William  A.  List, 
and,  for  the  last  nine  years.  Col.  Robert  White.  The  Sabbath 
schools  are  in  a  healthful  condition,  and  have  a  membership  of 
over  five  hundred.  The  weekly  contributions  of  the  church- 
school  to  the  various  Boards  are  unusual  in  their  amounts. 

As  the  church  has  grown  in  numbers  and  financial  strength, 
there  has  also  been  an  increase  in  the  offerings  unto  the  Lord 
for  the  spread  of  the  gospel  in  our  own  and  foreign  lands. 

During  the  three  pastorates,  beginning  with  the  installation  of 

Dr.  Weed  in  1835,  and  until  the  present  date,  there  have  been 

some  marked  seasons  of  refreshing  from  the  presence  of  the 

Lord,  when  many  souls  were  born  into  the  Kingdom  of  Christ ; 

but  for  the  most  part  the  growth  has  come  under  the  prayerful, 

earnest  preaching  of  the  Word,  accompanied  by  diligent,  faithful 

pastoral  work. 

WOI.F  RUN.* 

This  church,  which  has  its  house  of  worship  in  the  western 
part  of  Marshall  County,  W.  Va.,  was  organized  March  15, 
1829,  by  Rev.  James  Hervey.  Eighteen  members  were  en- 
rolled. At  this  time  an  old  log  church  was  standing.  A 
Presbyterian  congregation  had  been  gathered  here  several  years 
previously. 

In  the  first  years  of  its  existence  it  was  united  successively 
with  Unity  and  with  Elizabethtown  (now  Moundsville),  sharing 
the  labors  of  the  same  pastor  or  stated  supply.  (  Vide  sketches 
of  Unity  and  Moundsville  Churches.) 

In  later  years  it  has  had  connection  with  Allen  Grove  and 
Limestone,  and  shared  the  labors  of  Rev.  Messrs.  Brown,  Mor- 
ton and  others.  (  Vide  sketches  of  Allen  Grove  and  Limestone 
Churches.) 

Ruling  Elders. — The  elders  at  the  time  of  organization 
were  Wm.  Archer  and  Robt.  McConahey. 

In  1832  Wm.  McCleary  and  John  Thompson  were  ordained. 
In  1838  Andrew  Mitcheltre.  At  an  unknown  date  Emanuel 
Francis,  John  B.  Taylor,  Wm.  Keyser.  In  1863  Wm.  Mc- 
*  By  Rev.  W.  F.  Hamilton. 


334  THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

Conahey,  Robt.  Taylor.  In  1871  Michael  Crow,  Berridge  L. 
Crow.  At  an  unknown  date  Isaiah  Arnold  was  added.  In 
1878  John  T.  Blake  and  Joseph  T.  McCombs  were  ordained. 
The  two  last  named  compose  the  existing  session. 

Wm.  Archer  was  "  dismissed  to  join  the  Campbellite  Baptist 

Church."     Robt.  McConahey,  dismissed ;  Wm.  McCleary, 

died  in  ofifice ;  John    Thompson,  dismissed   to   Pittsburgh 

;  A.  Mitcheltre,  removed  to  Ohio ;  Emanuel  Francis, 

dismissed  to  Limestone ;  still  living,  very  old  and  is  blind ; 
John  B.  Taylor,  dismissed  to  West  Alexander,  and  died  there,  in 
1876;  Wm.  Keyser,  dismissed  in  1875,  to  Cameron,  whence  he 
removed  to  Winchester,  Va.,  and  died  there  in  1882  ;  Wm.  Mc- 
Conahey removed  to  Parkersburg;  Robert  Taylor  died  in  of- 
fice, in  1868;  Michael  Crow,  dismissed  to  West  Union;  B.  L. 
Crow,  dismissed,  and  is  an  elder  at  Cameron ;  Isaiah  Arnold; 
died  in  office,  September,  1888. 

About  the  year  i860  the  site  previously  occupied  was  aban- 
doned, and  a  new  building  erected,  about  half  a  mile  distant. 
This  is  still  in  use. 

WEST  UNION.* 

This  church,  which  has  its  house  of  worship  in  Dallas,  Mar- 
shall County,  W.  Va.,  was  organized  September  23,  1831,  by 
Rev.  James  Hervey  and  Mr.  Samuel  Oldham,  ruling  elder  in 
the  church  of  West  Alexander. 

The  following  persons  were  received  into  the  church  at  its 
organization  :  Alexander  Gunn,  David  Stewart,  Thomas  Steele, 
Judith  Spriggs,  Elizabeth  Baird,  Sarah  Chambers,  John  Mc- 
Cracken,  Jane  McCracken,  Jane  Parks,  Helen  Ritchie,  Robert 
Galloway,  Robert  Wallace,  Esther  A.  Wallace,  Sarah  Suther- 
land, Margaret  Morris,  John  Baird  and  Elizabeth  Baird. 

Messrs.  Alexander  Gunn,  David  Steward  and  Thomas  Steele 
were  elected  and  ordained  elders  in  the  new  church. 

None  of  the  original  members  are  now  living. 

The  Rev.  James   Hervey,  who  had   been  preaching  in  this 
region  since  the  fall  of  1828,  as   occasional   supply,  was  now 
given  a  call  to  become  pastor  of  the  church  for  one-half  his 
time,  at  a  salary  of  one  hundred  and  sixty  dollars  per  annum. 
*By  Rev.  A.  J.  Alexander. 


SKETCHES  OF  CHURCHES.  335 

He  accepted  the  call  April  17,  1832,  and  was  shortly  there- 
after installed. 

The  people  in  this  region  were  largely  of  Scotch-Irish  ori- 
gin, and  had  a  strong  leaning  toward  the  Presbyterian  faith. 
There  were,  however,  but  few  pious  families  in  the  community. 
The  state  of  society  in  and  around  Dallas  was  wild  and  reck- 
less, to  a  deplorable  degree.  Drunkenness,  Sabbath  desecra- 
tion, gambling  and  other  vices  were  the  order  of  the  day.  His 
work,  therefore,  was  hard  pioneer  work.  He  was  a  self-sacri- 
ficing, hard  toiling  minister  of  the  gospel.  He  broke  up  much 
fallow  ground  in  this  region.  He  sowed  much  good  seed  in 
the  hearts  of  this  people,  and  was  permitted  to  reap  an  encour- 
aging harvest  of  spiritual  results.  The  state  of  society  was 
much  improved,  and  many  precious  souls  were  saved  through 
his  labors  here. 

During  his  ministry  in  this  place  a  house  of  worship  was 
erected.  It  was  finished  in  the  spring  of  1832.  This  was  en- 
larged at  an  expense  of  six  hundred  and  thirty-five  dollars  in 
the  year  1836.  He  resigned  his  charge  in  April,  of  1840.  He 
died  September  28,  1859,  in  the  seventy-eighth  year  of  his  age. 
After  the  resignation  of  Rev.  James  Hervey  a  call  was  extended 
to  Rev.  James  Fleming,  for  the  whole  of  his  time,  at  a  salary 
of  four  hundred  dollars  a  year.  He  accepted  the  call  in  the 
spring  of  1840,  and  was  soon  thereafter  installed  pastor  of  the 
church.  He  did  a  good  work  in  the  congregation.  He  was  an 
earnest  temperance  reformer.  Through  his  influence  and  that 
of  his  predecessor,  the  use  of  spirituous  liquors  as  a  beverage 
was  very  generally  put  away  from  the  households  of  the  peo- 
ple. The  cause  of  morals  and  religion  was  greatly  advanced — 
the  whole  community,  in  all  its  best  interests,  was  lifted  up  to 
a  higher  plane  of  social  and  religious  life,  and  the  church  grew 
and  prospered.  An  extensive  revival  took  place  in  the  winter 
of  1852-53.  Fifty  persons  were  received  into  the  church  at 
this  time. 

Rev.  Prof.  Murray,  of  Washington  College,  Pa.,  assisted  the 
pastor  during  these  meetings.  He  resigned  his  pastorate  in 
September,  of  1856.  He  died  at  Dunlap,  111.,  November  16, 
1886,   in   the    eightieth   year   of    his   age.     After    Rev.  James 


336        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

Fleming's    resignation    the    church  was  supplied  for  a  short 
time  by  presbytery. 

Rev.  T.  B.  Van  Eman  served  the  church  as  stated  supply  for 
six  months,  and  then  received  a  call  to  become  its  pastor,  but 
declined  to  accept  it. 

The  Rev.  William  J.  Alexander  began  his  labors  here,  as 
stated  supply,  in  the  fall  of  1857. 

During  the  winter  of  1857-58,  the  church  was  greatly  quick- 
ened, and  about  thirty  persons  were  hopefully  converted. 

In  the  spring  of  1858  a  call  was  given  him  to  become  pastor 
of  the  church.  This  call  engaged  to  pay  him  ^600  a  year.  He 
accepted  the  call  and  was  installed  the  June  following.  The  first 
few  years  of  this  pastorate  were  years  of  great  prosperity.  A 
new  house  of  worship  42  feet  by  60  feet,  with  a  16  foot  story, 
was  erected  at  a  cost  of  ^4000  while  he  labored  here.  But  upon 
the  breaking  out  of  the  civil  war,  trouble  and  disaster  overtook 
this  church  as  so  many  others.  Lying  upon  the  dividing  line 
between  a  slave  state  and  a  free  state  it  could  hardly  be  other- 
wise. To  this  cause  and  to  the  unsettled  state  of  the  finances  of 
the  church,  may  be  traced  nearly  all  these  long  years  of  bitter 
contention  among  this  people.  The  latter  part  of  his  labors,  for 
this  reason,  fell  upon  troublous  times.  The  cares  and  wounded 
feeling,  growing  out  of  these  trials,  injured  his  health,  and  he 
resigned  his  pastorate  in  the  fall  of  1868.  He  died  in  the  midst 
of  a  glorious  revival  in  progress  in  the  East  Buffalo  Church, 
January  20,  1869,  in  the  forty-third  year  of  his  age. 

The  Rev.  Robert  B.  Farrar  began  to  preach  to  this  people 
February  i,  1869.  The  church  was  in  the  midst  of  a  revival. 
Rev.  Jonathan  Cross  had  been  conducting  a  series  of  meetings 
and  was  having  marked  success. 

Rev.  R.  B.  Farrar  carried  on  the  revival  services  from  this  time. 
One  hundred  and  fifty  persons,  shortly  thereafter,  connected 
themselves  with  the  church.  He  received  a  call  from  the  church 
the  following  spring,  and  was  installed  pastor  June  25,  1869.  His 
salary  was  $800  per  annum  until  in  the  latter  part  of  1872,  it 
was  increased  by  order  of  Presbytery  to  ;^iooo  a  year.  The 
church  was  heavily  burdened  with  debt  at  the  beginning  of  this 
pastorate.     There  were  divisions  and  an  evil  spirit  rife  in  the 


SKETCHES  OF  CHURCHES.  337 

congregation.  But  notwithstanding  this  embarrassing  state  of 
things,  the  church  prospered  to  a  fair  degree.  The  indebted- 
ness was  paid  off.  The  old  difficulties,  however,  only  being  par- 
tially healed,  broke  out  afresh  and  new  ones  arose  implicating 
the  pastor.  He  felt  that  the  best  interests  of  the  church  re- 
quired his  resignation.  He  resigned  in  the  spring  of  1876. 
He  died  at  Beaver  Creek,  Minn.,  January  14,  1888,  in  the  fifty- 
first  year  of  his  age.  The  Rev.  Joseph  S.  Pomeroy  supplied  the 
church  for  six  months  during  the  summer  of  1876.  By  this 
time  the  church  was  again  plunged  into  debt. 

The  Rev.  John  H.  Aughey  began  his  labors  here  December 
31,  1876,  and  was  installed  pastor  May  22,  1877,  at  a  salary  of 
i^iooo  a  year.  While  he  was  a  good  preacher,  his  success  as  a 
minister  seems  more  largely  due  to  his  eminently  social  quali- 
ties. He  possessed  to  an  uncommon  degree  the  power  to  please 
the  people,  both  in  his  visitations  among  the  families  and  in  his 
pulpit  ministrations.  He  gathered  and  held  a  large  congrega- 
tion of  hearers.  The  high  tide  mark  of  the  church's  strength 
and  prosperity  was  reached  during  this  pastorate.  The  congre- 
gation paid  off  its  indebtedness  and  grew  in  numbers  and  inter- 
est, and  all  the  branches  of  church  work  went  forward  success- 
fully under  his  care.  There  were  two  seasons  of  precious 
revival  during  his  pastorate,  each  bringing  large  accessions 
to  the  church.  The  storms  of  former  years  however  had 
not  altogether  spent  their  force.  Old  feelings  that  had  lain 
dormant  but  not  forgotten,  under  new  occasions  were  excited 
afresh  and  broke  out  into  open  complaint  and  opposition,  toward 
the  latter  part  of  his  pastorate.  The  smouldering  sparks  hidden 
in  the  recesses  of  the  old  nature,  fanned  by  imprudent  words 
and  unwise  acts,  soon  blazed  into  a  flame  and  the  whole  congre- 
gation was  in  another  conflagration.  The  pastor  being  involved 
directly  in  these  difficulties,  felt  that  both  his  usefulness  and 
comfort  were  at  an  end  here,  consequently  he  resigned  his  charge 
July  5,  1 88 1.     The  church  was  left  again  with  a  debt  resting  on  it. 

The  Rev.  Alexander  G.  Eagleson  was  the  next  pastor  of  the 

West  Union   Church.     He  began  his  work  here  in  October  of 

1 88 1,  as  a  supply  and  was  installed  pastor  January  17,  1882. 

He  entered  upon  his  work  in  this  field  when  the  people  were 

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338        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

very  much  divided.  It  could  only  be  with  the  greatest  prudence 
and  wisdom  that  any  one  would  be  able  to  escape  censure  in 
one  direction  or  another.  The  same  fate  awaited  him  that  befell 
those  who  preceded  him.  Financial  difficulties  arose  and  he 
became  personally  connected  with  these,  to  the  great  injury  of 
his  ministerial  standing  among  the  people.  Up  to  this  time,  the 
church  was  in  a  fairly  prosperous  condition.  But  from  this  time 
the  interest  in  the  church  waned — the  attendance  grew  less  and 
strife  and  bitterness  increased.  After  a  brief,  and  not  pleasant, 
term  of  service  Mr.  Eagleson  resigned  his  charge  in  October,  1884. 

Rev.  Athelbert  J.  Alexander,  the  present  pastor,  began  his 
labors  here  in  May  of  1885.  He  labored  as  stated  supply  until 
the  following  spring,  when  he  received  and  accepted  a  call  to 
become  pastor  of  the  church.  He  was  installed  in  May  of  1886. 
His  call  promises  him  ^800  a  year.  When  he  began  his 
labors  here,  the  church  was  as  usual  burdened  with  a  heavy 
debt.  The  people  were  very  much  discouraged  about  the  con- 
dition of  the  church.  The  wound  inflicted  was  deep  and  of  long 
continuance.  But  there  is  balm  in  Gilead  and  a  physician  there. 
The  Sun  of  righteousness  arose  with  healing  in  his  wings.  Un- 
der the  simple  messages  of  the  gospel  of  hope  and  love,  the 
hurt  of  the  daughter  of  my  people  is  healed.  There  have  been 
received  into  the  church  about  one  hundred  and  twenty  persons 
during  the  present  pastorate  thus  far.  The  public  services  are 
well  attended.  We  have  had  a  Young  People's  Christian  Asso- 
ciation in  successful  operation  for  over  two  years.  There  is  a 
commendable  degree  of  interest  taken  in  our  weekly  prayer 
meetings.  The  spirit  of  benevolence  seems  to  be  growing. 
Good  will,  kindly  feelings  and  united  earnest  work,  characterize 
our  church  life  to-day.  The  large  indebtedness  has  been  liqui- 
dated, and  the  finances  of  the  church  put  upon  a  sounder  basis. 
"  Behold  how  good  and  how  pleasant  it  is  for  brethren  to  dwell 
together  in  unity." 

The  Sabbath-school. — From  as  early  as  1835,  during  Rev. 
James  Fleming's  pastorate,  a  Sabbath -school  has  been  in  suc- 
cessful operation.  The  following  is  a  partial  list  of  its  superin- 
tendents :  David  Stewart,  J.  B.  Reed,  M.D.,  James  McNeal,  John 
Reed,  John  McCracken,  Thomas  Stewart,  Samuel  Oldham,  Sr., 


SKETCHES  OF  CHURCHES.  339 

George  Hart,  Franklin  Henderson,  George  Eckles,  Hugh  Arm- 
strong, Berridge  Lucas,  James  Henderson  and  J.  C.  McAfee, 

The  school  employs  from  eight  to  ten  teachers,  and  has  about 
one  hundred  scholars.  It  uses  "  The  Westminster  Lesson 
Helps"  and  the  Assembly's  '^ Shorter  Catechism." 

Missionary  Societies. — A  Woman's  Missionary  Society  has 
been  carried  on  in  this  church  from  about  the  year  1 870.  It  was 
organized  during  Rev.  R.  B.  Farrar's  time  of  labor  here.  With 
some  short  intermissions  it  has  been  in  good  working  condition 
ever  since. 

There  are  also  a  "  Young  People's  Missionary  Society  "  and  a 
"  Children's  Band  of  Willing  Workers."  Regular  instruction  is 
given  in  all  the  missionary  meetings  of  the  church,  and  an  in- 
crease in  the  contributions  of  the  people  toward  this  cause  is  the 
best  evidence  of  the  growth  of  a  missionary  spirit  among  us. 

List  of  Ruling  Elders. — Alex.  Gunn,  David  Stewart  and 
Thomas  Steel,  Sr.,  elected  September,  1831  ;  John  McCracken, 
James  Jamison,  Berridge  Lucas  and  John  M.  Baird,  elected  July, 
1839;  William  Armstrong,  David  G.  Fleming,  John  Wherry 
and  John  McConnell,  September,  1854;  Samuel  Oldham,  elected 
March,  1856;  James  Smith,  Thomas  Steel  and  James  Atkinson, 
elected  March,  1867  ;  Samuel  Oldham  and  George  Eckles,  elected 
December,  1869;  Alfred  Kimmins  and  John  Reed,  elected  Jan- 
uary, 1873  ;  Joseph  Sutherland,  Andrew  W.  Kimmins  and  James 
Atkinson  (re-elected),  elected  March,  1879;  William  D.  Teagar- 
den,  M.D.,  Albert  Mooney.  George  W.  Rhoades,  James  Howard 
and  Robert  Fleming,  elected  June,  1887. 

*  BETHLEHEM  (BEAVER  COUNTY,  PA.). 

This  church  was  organized  June  18,  1832,  by  Rev.  John  K. 
Cunningham,  appointed  for  that  purpose  by  the  Presbytery  of 
Ohio.  On  the  6th  of  October,  1 868,  it  was  transferred  to  the 
Presbytery  of  Washington.  Previous  to  the  organization  of  the 
church,  irreligion  and  wickedness  prevailed  in  the  neighborhood. 
The  church  owes  its  existence  largely  to  the  efforts  of  one  man 
— ^John  Potter — who  moved  into  the  neighborhood  in  1830.  He 
had  previously  served  as  an  elder  in  Mingo  Church,  and  was 
*  By  Rev.  W.  F.  Hamilton. 


340        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

unremitting  in  his  efforts  to  secure  a  church  organization  in  his 
new  home.  He  was  elected  and  installed  its  first  elder  on  the 
day  of  the  church's  organization.  William  Rambo  and  Jonathan 
Cross,  elected  the  same  day,  were  ordained  September  2d  follow- 
ing. For  nearly  twelve  years  the  church  remained  without  a 
pastor,  during  which  it  was  meagrely  supplied  by  appointments 
of  presbytery.  Meanwhile  the  Sabbath-school  was  kept  up,  and 
on  days  when  there  was  no  preaching,  a  sermon — mostly  one  of 
Burder's — was  read,  or  an  exhortation  given  by  one  of  the  elders. 
The  divine  blessing  accompanied  these  means,  and  many  were 
received  into  the  church.  One  hundred  and  fifty  members 
were  on  the  roll  when  the  first  pastor  was  installed. 

Pastors  and  Supplies. — Rev.  Samuel  Hair,  pastor,  1844-47; 
Rev.  John  Hazlett,  pastor,  1847-52;  Rev.  A.  O.  Rockwell, 
pastor,  1852-55  ;  Rev.  James  M.  Smith,  pastor,  1855-65  ;  Rev. 
W.  M.White,  stated  supply,  1866-70;  Rev.  J.  S.  Pomeroy,  stated 
supply,  one  year  and  three  months  ;  Rev,  G.  W.  Schaiffer,  pastor- 
elect,  one  year;  Rev.  D.  L.  Dickey,  pastor,  1876-82;  Rev. 
P.  J.  Cummings,  pastor,  1882-87. 

Ruling  Elders. — John  Potter,  installed  June  18,  1832;  dis- 
missed   ;  died  August  28,  1878,  aged  seventy-five.  Jona- 
than Cross,  ordained  September  2,  1832;  entered  the  ministry; 
died  December  18,  1876,  aged  seventy-three.  William  Rambo, 
ordained  September  2,  1832;  removed  late  in  life  to  Iowa;  died 
at  an  advanced  age,  December  13,  1871.  Samuel  Thompson, 
previously  ordained;  installed  September  8,  1841.  Thomas 
Parkinson,  ordained  March  15,  1845  ;  removed  elsewhere,  1858  ; 
died  November  6,  1870,  aged  seventy-five.  James  Kerr,  ordained 
March  15,  1845  ;  died  January  12,  1867.  William  McClure,  in- 
stalled September  i,  1855;  died  1863.  Samuel  Wilson,  Jr., 
ordained  September  1,  1855;  died  1862.  John  Jack,  installed 
January  15,  1858;  removed  to  Industry.  Thomas  P.  Fleeson, 
ordained  January  16,  1858.  John  Tucker,  ordained  January  16, 
1858;  died  1863.  John  Engles,  ordained  1863  ;  removed  to  In- 
dustry. Robert  Henderson,  ordained  December  19,  1863  ;  joined 
the  United  Presbyterian  Church.  H.  E.  Wright,  ordained  De- 
cember 19,  1863.  William  Elliott,  ordained  about  1873  or  1874. 
William  Cook,  ordained  about  1873  °^  1874.     Samuel  Thomp- 


SKETCHES  OF  CHURCHES.  34 1 

son  and  Thomas  Wilson  installed ,  both  removed  elsewhere. 

William  Hood,  ordained  about  1873  or  1874;  died  about  1885. 
George  A.  Christler,  ordained  1880.  Michael  Hanley,  ordained 
1880.  James  Christy,  ordained  December  19,  1886.  James 
Henderson,  ordained  December  19,  1886. 

Ministers  and  Ministers'  Wives. — The  following  sons  of  the 
church  have  devoted  themselves  to  the  ministry :  Michael  Par- 
kinson, Industry,  Pa. ;  James  Wilson,  deceased  (Methodist  Epis- 
copal) :  Jonathan  Wilson,  missionary  in  Siam  since  1858;  James 
H.  Potter,  Eustis,  Fla.  ;  John  W.  Potter,  deceased;  Gilbert  M. 
Potter,  Sharpsburg,  Pa. ;  Henry  N.  Potter,  Darlington,  Pa. ;  James 
M.  Smith,  Pleasanton,  Cal.  Samuel  Henderson  died  when  nearly 
ready  to  be  licensed. 

Three  daughters  of  the  Bethlehem  Church  became  ministers' 
wives :  Miss  Kate  McClure  was  the  second  wife  of  Rev.  Jona- 
than Wilson,  missionary  in  Siam;  Miss  Jennie  M.  Smith  was 
married  to  Rev.  G.  M.  Potter  (she  died  in  1873);  Miss  Retta 
Smith  is  the  wife  of  Rev.  Albert  Dilworth. 

FRANKFORT.* 

"  We,  the  undersigned  (or  part  of  us),  being  members  of  a 
society  formed  in  Frankfort  and  its  vicinity  for  the  purpose  of 
erecting  a  house  for  the  accommodation  of  a  Sabbath-school 
and  other  specified  purposes,  which  house  is  now  erected,  but 
remains  in  an  unfinished  state  for  want  of  sufficient  funds  for 
its  completion — We,  therefore,  in  order  to  complete  the  house, 
as  well  as  to  render  it  of  greater  utility,  agree  for  the  future  to 
be  governed  by  our  former  constitution,  altered  or  amended  in 
the  following  manner :  First — The  house  shall  be  for  the  ac- 
commodation of  a  Sabbath-school,  a  common  day  school,  a 
singing  school  and  for  preaching  in  by  regular  preachers  of  the 
gospel  of  every  denomination,  and  for  other  meetings  of  a  pub- 
lic nature,  &c.,  &c." 

The  foregoing  is  the  heading  of  a  musty  old  subscription  pa- 
per, which  carries  us  back  to  the  beginning  of  a  movement 
which  culminated  in  the  organization  of  Frankfort  Church. 

The  above-mentioned  log  building  was  erected  in  1824.  It 
*By  Rev.  John  C.  Pickens. 


342        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

was  used  as  directed  above,  and  after  the  formal  organization  of 
the  church  was  used  as  their  place  of  stated  worship  until  the 
erection  of  their  new  house. 

The  formal  organization  occurred  July  7,  1835,  Revs.  Thos. 
Hoge  and  Elisha  McCurdy  constituting  the  committee  ap- 
pointed by  presbytery  to  effect  the  organization. 

The  following  named  persons,  thirty-two  in  all,  were  admit- 
ted as  members : 

From  the  Cross  Roads  Church. — William  Carothers,  Eliza- 
beth Carothers,  Alice  Carothers,  Samuel  Thompson,  Nancy  Pat- 
terson, Peter  Farrar,  Jane  Farrar,  Nancy  Gonsallus,  Eleanor 
Stephens,  Josiah  Stevens,  James  Carothers,  Josiah  Campbell, 
Rosannah  Campbell,  Thomas  Stephens,  Joannah  Stephens, 
Frederick  Teel,  Sarah  Teel,  Elizabeth  Briarly,  Mary  McMillan, 
Jane  Beck,  William  Maclean,  Nancy  Stephens,  Solomon  C. 
Waid,  Elizabeth  Warnock,  David  D.  Dungan,  Henry  Cowen, 
Sarah  Cowen.  William  Ewing,  Sarah  Ewing. 

From  the  Flatts  Church. — James  Cross,  Eleanor  Cross, 
of  whom  James  Cross,  Samuel  Thompson  and  William  Caroth- 
ers were  elected  and  ordained  as  ruling  elders. 

During  the  first  year  the  membership  was  increased  by  the 
addition  of  seventeen  by  letter  and  twelve  on  examination,  and 
two  were  dismissed,  leaving  a  membership  of  fifty-nine. 

For  more  than  a  year  the  church  remained  without  a  pastor. 
Meanwhile  Elder  James  Cross  was  removed  by  death,  and  Wil- 
liam R.  Hammond,  formerly  a  ruling  elder  in  Hopewell 
Church,  was  received  and  elected  to  fill  the  vacancy. 

The  first  pastorate  was  that  of  Rev.  J.  M.  Sloan,  continuing 
from  early  in  1837  to  April  i,  1844.  During  this  pastorate 
the  eldership  was  increased  by  the  addition  of  Henry  Cowan 
and  Russel  Moore.  Also  the  first  house  of  worship  was 
erected. 

Rev.  Geo.  Gordon  succeeded  to  the  pastorate  in  the  fall  of 
1844,  and  continued  until  the  summer  of  1849. 

November  5,  1845,  Samuel  Thompson,  Samuel  Moore  and 
James  Duncan  were  elected  to  the  eldership.  Samuel  Thomp- 
son had  formerly  served  in  this  capacity,  but  had  removed  to 
Bethlehem  Church  and  returned. 


SKETCHES  OF  CHURCHES.  343 

From  1849  to  the  spring  of  1852  the  church  was  without  a 
pastor,  Rev.  Wm.  R.  Fulton  laboring  as  stated  supply. 

Rev.  Smith  F.  Grier  was  then  called  to  the  joint  pastorate  of 
Frankfort  and  New  Cumberland,  and  served  in  this  capacity 
until  September  7,  1857,  when  New  Cumberland  demanded 
his  service  all  the  time,  and  Frankfort  was  again  left  vacant. 
Elders  elected  during  this  period  were  James  Duncan  and 
Thomas  Moore. 

January  18,  1858,  Rev.  J.  W.  McKennan  was  elected  pastor, 
and  continued  in  that  capacity  until  April,  1861. 

Then  followed  a  vacancy  of  two  years,  when,  in  1863,  a  con- 
nection was  established  between  Frankfort  and  Three  Springs, 
and  for  two  years  the  labors  of  Rev.  D.  H.  Laverty  were  di- 
vided between  the  two  places. 

Another  vacancy  of  two  years  intervenes  from  1865  to  1867, 
when,  on  May  20,  1867,  Rev.  William  S.  Vancleve  was  elected 
pastor,  and  served  less  than  two  years. 

Elders  elected  during  this  period  were — April  17,  1858,  John 
Stevenson,  Dr.  Jas.  M.  Dungan.  From  1861-63,  Dr.  A.  G. 
Bigham,  Wm.  Torrence,  David  Carothers.  May  24,  1868, 
David  Beal,  Jacob  Keifer,  James  Cooley. 

April  20,  1869,  Rev.  A.  O.  Rockwell  was  elected  pastor,  and 
continued  to  serve  until  November,  1875. 

During  this  pastorate  the  present  house  of  worship  was 
erected,  at  a  cost  of  five  thousand  five  hundred  dollars,  and 
dedicated  October  12,  1871. 

March  23,  1879,  Henry  Cowan,  William  McCullough  and 
David  Nickle  were  ordained  to  the  office  of  ruling  elder. 

Rev.  S.  E.  Elliott  became  pastor  October,  1 876,  and  filled 
this  position  a  little  over  two  years. 

The  next  pastor  was  Rev.  H.  S.  Childs,  from  1880  to  April, 
1 88 1,  less  than  two  years. 

April  23,  1882,  Rev.  S.  C.  Faris  succeeded  to  the  pastorate, 
and  continued  his  labors  until  April  23,  1885. 

Meanwhile  the  eldership  was  again  increased,  by  the  addition 
of  Silas  Aten  and  Robert  Cooley. 

The  present  pastorate,  that  of  Rev.  Jno.  C.  Pickens,  began 
June  I,  1888. 


-^44        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

The  present  members  of  session  are  Jacob  Keifer,  William 
McCollough,  Henry  Cowan,  David  Nickle,  Robert  Cooley. 

In  the  early  spring  of  1888  the  church  enjoyed  a  precious 
season  of  revival.  As  a  result,  the  membership  has  been  con- 
siderably increased,  the  whole  number  of  accessions  at  that 
time  and  since  being  fifty-three,  making  a  membership  at  pres- 
ent of  two  hundred  and  fifteen. 

The  church  is  well  organized,  with  Sabbath-school,  Wednes- 
day evening  prayer-meeting,  two  Ladies'  Missionary  Societies 
and  a  very  promising  organization  of  the  Young  Peoples'  So- 
ciety of  Christian  Endeavor. 

*MOUNDSVILLE  (GRAVE  CREEK,  GRAVE  CREEK  FLATS,  ELIZA- 

BETHTOWN). 

This  church,  though  not  formally  organized  until  1835,  had 
under  other  names  an  existence  of  some  sort  from  a  very  early 
period.  In  1796  supplies  were  asked  for  by  Grave  Creek  from 
Ohio  Presbytery.  Grave  Creek  was  reported  to  Synod  by  Ohio 
Presbytery  as  one  of  its  vacant  congregations  in  1802,  and  for 
several  years  subsequently;  and  was  then  dropped  from  the  roll. 
"  Grave  Creek  and  Wolf  Run  "  were  reported  to  Synod  by  Pres- 
bytery of  Washington  in  1828,  and  for  a  few  years  subsequently. 
In  April,  1835,  in  compliance  with  memorial  from  persons  con- 
cerned. Presbytery  appointed  a  committee,  consisting  of  Rev. 
John  McCluskey  and  Rev.  Henry  R.  Weed,  to  organize  a  church 
at  Elizabethtown.  In  October,  1835,  committee  appointed  to  re- 
orgamze  a  church  at  Elizabethtown,  reported  that  duty  per- 
formed. In  April,  1836,  Presbytery  recommended  to  the  churches 
to  "  take  collections  for  aid  in  building  new  meeting-house  at 
Elizabethtown."  The  records  show  that  several  hundred  dollars 
were  contributed  for  this  purpose  by  the  churches  of  Presbytery. 
In  April,  1 866,  Presbytery,  by  request  of  the  congregation,  changed 
the  name  of  the  church  from  Elizabethtown  to  Moundsville. 

Pastors  and  Stated  Supplies. — In  October,  1837,  a  call  was 
presented  in  Presbytery  by  churches  of  Elizabethtown  and  Wolf 
Run  for  labors  of  Rev.  John  Knox.  He  was  installed  pastor  of 
same  in  January,  1838,  and  released  in  October  of  same  year. 
Following  this  were.  Rev.  J.  Brice  McCoy,  1839-40;  Rev.  Irwin 

*  By  Rev.  W.  F.  Hamilton. 


SKETCHES  OF  CHURCHES.      ,      345 

Carson,  1845-47;  Rev.  James  W.  McKennan,  stated  supply 
185  I ;  Rev.  J.  R.  Duncan,  with  Allen  Grove  also,  in  charge  1853- 
57;  Rev.  James  Alexander,  D.D.,  stated  supply  and  pastor  1866- 
y"]',  Rev.  Jos.  S.  Pomeroy,  1877-86.  In  its  earlier  history  the 
church  had  considerable  periods  of  vacancy.  It  has  had  among 
its  stated  supplies,  Revs.  N.  Murray,  M.  Wishart,  M.  L.  Todd, 
John  Gilmore,  R.  Stevenson,  B.  F.  Myers.  Two  of  them,  Gilmore 
and  Myers,  were  pastors  elect. 

Ruling  Elders  and  Deacons. — A  complete  list  is  lacking. 
Among  the  earlier  elders  were  William  Cochran,  Elijah  Clegg, 
James  Keady  and  Isaiah  Arnold.  Among  those  of  subsequent 
date  have  been  Thomas  Stewart,  J.  Clegg,  C.  Barron,  John 
Wherry,  N.  K.  Shadduck,  R.  C.  Holiday,  William  D.  Walker, 
Thomas  J,  Collins,  Robert  McConnell,  Esq.,  A.  Z.  White,  John 
R.  Kyle,  William  Calhoun,  James  Whittingham,  Vanleer  Arnold, 
J.  A.  Schwab,  John  R.  Logan,  James  A.  Dagg. 

The  existing  session  is  composed  of  Messrs.  Kyle,  Calhoun, 
Vanleer  Arnold,  Logan  and  Dagg.  With  few  exceptions,  the 
others  named  are  deceased. 

The  following  persons  are  deacons  :  S.  A.  Walton,  R.  H. 
Holiday,  B.  F.  Clegg,  R.  H,  Whittingham,  Samuel  Sawyers, 
John  Simpson. 

A  brick  meeting-house  was  erected  in  1837;  re-built  in  1871, 
and  again  in  1887. 

The  first  trustees  were  Isaiah  Arnold  and  James  Keady.  The 
present  trustees  are  Henry  Thompson,  Robert  McConnell  and 
D.  L.  Logan. 

The  membership  of  the  church  is  10 1  ;  and  of  the  Sabbath- 
School  150.     Elder  Logan  is  superintendent. 

Two  sons  of  Rev.  Dr.  Alexander  and  one  son  of  Rev.  J.  S. 
Pomeroy,  former  pastors,  entered  the  ministry. 

The  wives  of  Rev.  J.  C.  Garver  and  Rev.  L.  W.  Barr,  were 
daughters  of  this  church. 

WELLSBURG.* 

Rev.    David    Hervey,    having   been    installed    pastor   of  the 
Lower  Buffalo  Church  in  June,  1835,  an  arrangement  was  made 
*By  Rev.  R.  M,  Brown,  D.D. 


346      .  THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

with  this  pastor  that  he  should  give  to  the  Presbyterians  of 
Wellsburg,  W.  Va.,  one-third  of  his  time.  This  arrangement 
continued  until  1840.  About  this  time  a  petition  was  presented 
to  presbytery  for  a  church  organization,  and  Revs.  David  Her- 
vey  and  Daniel  Deruelle  were  appointed  a  committee  to  visit 
this  field  and  organize  a  church.  This  committee  met  in 
Wellsburg,  on  the  29th  of  November,  1839,  and  organized  the 
Presbyterian  Church  of  Wellsburg,  W.  Va.,  consisting  of 
twenty  members.  Stephen  Caldwell  and  Smiley  Johnston  were 
elected  and  installed  ruling  elders. 

The  first  communion  service  was  held  in  the  new  church 
building,  before  its  completion,  and,  although  the  house  was 
seatless,  it  was  a  precious  occasion,  and  twelve  were  added  to 
the  membership. 

Rev.  Samuel  Fulton  was  the  first  stated  supply,  serving  the 
church  from  June,  1840,  to  October,  1842.  A  call  was  pre- 
sented to  Rev.  G.  M.  Hair  in  the  spring  of  1843,  who  labored 
here  until  September,  1845,  but  was  not  installed.  In  1847 
this  church,  in  connection  with  Holiday's  Cove,  united  in  ex- 
tending a  call  to  Rev.  Thomas  M.  Newell,  at  an  annual  salary 
of  four  hundred  dollars,  the  Wellsburg  Church  agreeing  to  pay 
of  this  amount  two  hundred  and  sixty-six  dollars.  He  was  or- 
dained and  installed  April  19,  1848.  A  call  for  the  whole  oi 
his  time  was  extended  him  April  12,  185 1,  at  a  salary  of  four 
hundred  and  fifty  per  annum.  The  pastoral  relation  was  dis- 
solved in  October,  1851. 

Rev.  E.  Quillan  was  stated  supply  from  the  spring  of  1852 
until  1859. 

Rev.  J.  M.  Smith  was  ordained  and  installed  pastor  April  18, 
i860.     This  relation  was  dissolved  in  October,  i860. 

Rev.  Nathaniel  W.  Conklin  supplied  the  pulpit  during  the 
summer  of  1861. 

Rev.  W.  M.  Robinson  became  stated  supply  June  28,  1862,  at 
which  time  the  church  had  sixty- nine  members.  He  gave  up 
the  field  April  26,  1864,  and  was  followed  by  Rev.  M.  A.  Park- 
inson, who  remained  as  stated  supply  only  for  a  short  time. 

Rev.  R.  T.  Price  became  pastor  April  i,  1866,  at  which  time 
the  church   members   numbered   seventy-four,   and   the  elders 


SKETCHES  OF  CHURCHES.  347 

were  Smiley  Johnston,  James  Waugh  and  A.  Paris  Hervey. 
This  pastorate  was  dissolved  in  the  spring  of  1869. 

Rev.  R.  R.  Moore  was  the  pastor  from  1869  until  April,  1873. 
Then  Rev.  Mr.  Cross,  who  was  sent  by  presbytery  to  declare 
the  pulpit  vacant,  remained  as  stated  supply  one  year.  In  the 
spring  of  1875  R^^.  M.  Wright  came  as  stated  supply,  but  re- 
mained only  a  few  months.  From  that  time  until  June  26, 
1876,  the  church  was  without  preaching,  when  Rev.  Wm.  A. 
Mackey  became  pastor,  remaining  until  April,  1882. 

Rev.  J.  D.  Walkinshaw  was  installed  pastor  in  December, 
1882.     The  pastoral  relation  was  dissolved  September  14,  1886. 

The  great  flood  which  swept  down  the  Ohio  valley  in  1884, 
so  damaged  the  old  church  building,  that  necessity  was  laid 
upon  the  congregation  to  rebuild.  This  work  was  begun  in 
1885,  and  completed  in  1887,  at  the  cost  of  eighteen  thousand 
five  hundred  dollars. 

Rev.  R.  M.  Brown,  D.D.,  was  called  as  pastor  and  installed 
June,  1887.  The  present  membership  is  two  hundred  and 
twenty.  The  Sabbath-school  numbers  two  hundred.  The 
present  session  numbers  six. — Smiley  Johnston,  A.  Paris  Her- 
vey, James   Carmichael,  Henry  Hammond,  James  Paull  and  J. 

M.  Cooper,  M.D. 

WAYNESBURG.* 

The  Presbyterian  Church  of  Waynesburg,  Greene  County,  Pa., 
was  organized  on  the  nth  day  of  June,  1842,  by  a  committee 
of  the  Presbytery  of  Washington,  consisting  of  Revs.  David 
Hervey  and  John  D.  Whitham. 

The  original  members  were  John  Keigly,  Sr.,  Rachel  Keigly, 
George  Keigly,  John  Keigly,  Jr.,  Martha  Blatchley,  Mary  Alli- 
son, Catharine  Inghram,  Margaret  Cook,  Emaline  M.  Inghram, 
Nancy  Rees,  Wm.  Braden,  Nancy  Braden,  Obadiah  Vancleve, 
Charity  Vancleve,  Rebecca  Flenniken,  Hannah  Brooks,  Wm. 
M.  Reed,  Margaretta  Reed. 

During    the    summer   of    1842    Prof.    Nicholas    Murray,  of 

Washington   College,  preached   to  this   congregation  probably 

one  Sabbath  each  month.     Rev.  Alfred   Paull  was  stated  supply 

from   October,   1843,    to  April,    1844,  giving   one-third  of  his 

*By  Rev.  Joseph  A.  Donahey. 


348        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

time.  From  April,  1844,  to  April,  1849,  there  was  no  regular 
preaching.  Rev.  John  Y.  Calhoun  was  stated  supply  from 
April,  1849,  to  April,  1852,  giving  one-third  of  his  time.  From 
April,  1852,  to  October,  1854,  there  was  no  regular  preaching. 
Rev.  Samuel  H.  Jeffery  was  stated  supply  and  pastor  from  Oc- 
tober, 1854,  to  November,  1859,  giving  one-half  of  his  time 
He  died  November  12,  1859.  Rev.  James  A.  Ewing  was  stated 
supply  from  i860  to  1861.  Rev.  A.  R.  Day  was  stated  supply 
from  1 86 1  to  1862.  Rev.  James  Sloan,  D.D.,  was  stated  supply 
from  1862  to  1868.  From  1868  to  1873  there  was  occasional 
preaching  by  Rev.  J.  W.  Scott,  D.D.,  Rev.  Asahel  Bronson,  D.D., 
Rev.  Joseph  P.  Graham  and  others.  Rev.  E.  P.  Lewis  was 
pastor  from  1873  to  1875,  the  first  minister  giving  all  of  his 
time  to  this  congregation.  Rev.  George  Fraser,  D.D.,  was 
stated  supply  from  1875  to  188 1.  Rev.  Joseph  A.  Donahey, 
stated  supply  from  1882  to  the  present  time. 

Ruling  Elders. — Obadiah  Vancleve  was  installed  as  an  elder 
at  the  organization  of  the  church,  having  been  an  elder  pre- 
viously at  Unity,  and  served  until  his  death,  in  1873  He  was 
clerk  of  the  session  for  twenty-six  years.  Wm.  Braden  was  or- 
dained at  the  organization,  and  is  still  in  active  service,  the  only 
one  of  the  original  members  now  with  us.  Matthew  Dill  was 
ordained  1857,  died  1865.  John  More  was  installed  1857, 
dismissed  1870.  R.  A.  McConnell  was  ordained  1870,  still  in 
active  service.  M.  W.  Denny  ordained  1870,  died  1874.  J.  W. 
Crow,  ordained  1877,  dismissed  1877.  D.  H.  Hainer,  ordained 
1878,    still    in    active   service.     John  N.   Hays,  ordained  1878, 

dismissed .     George  W.  Crow,  ordained    1878,  dismissed 

1885. 

The  first  house  of  worship  was  built  in  the  year  1850.  It 
was  a  frame  building,  and  was  completed  at  a  cost  of  ^11 12.50. 

The  present  house  of  worship  was  erected  in  1880.  It  is  a 
brick  building,  and  cost,  with  lot,  ;^7436. 

The  parsonage  was  erected  in  1887,  on  lots  bequeathed  for 
that  purpose,  by  Mrs.  Margaret  Bradford.  It  is  a  brick  build- 
ing, and  was  constructed  at  a  cost  of  ^4623.  The  nucleus  for 
this  fund  was  found  in  the  will  of  Mrs.  Mary  Hook,  by  which 
she  left  the  church  twenty  shares  of  bank  stock,  one-half  of 


SKETCHES  OP  CHURCHES.  349 

which'  was  to  be  used  in  procuring  a  parsonage  when  the 
church  should  decide  to  do  so. 

While  this  church  has  been  blessed  with  a  number  of  revi- 
vals, yet  its  growth  has  not  been  rapid  at  any  period  of  its  his- 
tory. During  much  of  the  time  it  has  been  a  struggle  for  ex- 
istence. The  church  has  three  missionary  societies,  viz. — "  The 
Woman's  Society,"  "  The  Young  Ladies'  Society "  and  "  The 
Alaska  Band." 

The  Sabbath-school  was  organized  in  1855.  It  now  enrolls 
three  officers,  thirteen  teachers  and  155  scholars. 

The  church  has  now  a  membership  of  117. 

COVE.* 

Cove  Church  at  Hollidays  Cove,  Hancock  County.,  W.  Va., 
was  organized  in  I^Iay,  1846.  Among  those  connected  with  the 
church  at  its  organization  were  Thomas  Orr  and  Mary,  his  wife; 
George  G.  Orr  and  Elizabeth,  his  wife;  Samuel  N.  Orr  and 
Elizabeth,  his  wife ;  James  Adams  and  Jane,  his  wife ;  Samuel 
Archer  and  Mary,  his  wife ;  James  M.  Campbell  and  Nancy,  his 
wife ;  Mrs.  Martha  Brown,  Mrs.  Mary  Lyons,  Miss  Margaret 
Orr,  Miss  Julia  Brown,  Mrs.  Margaret  Knox,  Miss  Isabella 
Knox,  Miss  Mary  J.  Knox,  and  others. 

After  its  organization  the  church  was  first  supplied  by  the 
Rev.  Marquis  Newell,  from  1847  to  185 1,  one-third  of  his  time 
in  connection  with  the  church  of  Wellsburg. 

For  an  interval  of  about  three  years,  from  185 1  to  1854,  the 
names  of  Revs.  Messrs.  W.  Mason,  J.  P.  Moore,  Wm.  Forest, 
D.  F.  McFarland,  G.  S.  Crow,  J.  B.  Stewart,  A.  Billingsley  and 
James  Young,  appear  as  occasional  supplies. 

The  Rev.  J.  Y.  Calhoun  was  installed  and  served  as  pastor 
from  1854  to   1858.     The  Rev.  Wm.  D.  McCartney  was  stated 

supply  from  1858  to  1859,  and  Rev. Agnew  from   1859  to 

i860.  Rev,  A.  M.  Reed  and  Rev.  Joseph  Waugh,  associate 
Principals  of  Steubenville  Female  Seminary,  supplied  the  church 
from  i860  to  1866.  The  Rev.  John  B.  Graham  was  installed  and 
served  as  pastor  of  the  united  charge  of  Holliday's  Cove  and 
Three  Springs,  from  1866  to  1878.  Mr.  Graham  having  been 
*  By  Rev.  A.  B.  Lowes. 


350        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

released  from  the  Three  Springs  Church  in  1878,  continued  pas- 
tor of  the  Cove  Church  till  1883.  During  the  summer  of  1884, 
Mr.  C.  E.  McCune,  a  licentiate,  supplied  the  church  with  great 
acceptance  during  the  summer  vacation  of  his  second  year  in 
the  Western  Theological  Seminary.  The  Rev.  J.  D.  Spriggs  was 
stated  supply  one-half  of  his  time  from  1886  to  1888. 

Ruling  Elders. — The  elders  elected  at  the  organization  of  the 
church  were, — James  M.  Campbell,  Thomas  Orr  and  Samuel 
Archer.  George  G.  Orr,  was  elected  in  1852;  William  Brown, 
Thomas   Hudson  and    Samuel   N.  Orr,  were  elected  in   1861  ; 

John  Crawford  was  elected  in ;  Wm.  M.  Lee  and  Benjamin 

Griffith,  were  elected  in  1882,  and  Thomas  C.  Carothers  and 
Wm.  A.  Crawford,  were  elected  in  1886.  Of  the  above  Thomas 
Orr,  died  1852;  James  M.  Campbell,  died  May,  1882;  Samuel 
N.  Orr,  died  February,  1882,  George  G.  Orr,  died  June,  1882; 
John  C.  Crawford,  died  1885;  Thomas  Hudson  was  dismissed 
to  Toronto,  Ohio. 

Places  of  Meeting. — At  first  the  congregation  met  for  wor- 
ship in  the  Academy  building.  At  a  congregational  meeting  in 
February,  i860,  it  was  determined  to  build  a  house  of  worship. 
Ewing  Turner,  James  M.  Campbell,  George  G.  Orr,  were  ap- 
pointed a  building  committee.  This  committee  were  instructed 
"  to  build  a  house  not  less  than  40x34  feet,  according  to  their 
own  judgment,  skill,  and  taste."  A  lot  was  donated  by  the 
heirs  of  J.  N.  D.  Brown,  deceased,  and  a  plain  but  neat  and 
comfortable  brick  structure  was  erected  at  a  cost  of  ^2500.  It 
was  dedicated  January,  1861.  Rev.  C.  C.  Beatty,  D.D.,  preached 
the  dedication  sermon. 

Sabbath-School. — The  Sabbath-school  was  in  existence  as 
early  as  1835.  It  was  then  held  in  the  Union  Church  or 
Academy,  and  was  conducted  as  a  union  school.  Mr.  Thomas 
Orr,  an  elder  in  the  Three  Springs  Church,  was  the  superintend- 
ent. After  the  organization  of  the  Cove  Church  in  1846,  the 
school  came  under  the  control  of  the  church.  Mr.  Orr  con- 
tinued the  superintendency  till  his  death  in  1852.  He  was  suc- 
ceeded in  the  office  by  his  son,  Geo.  G.  Orr,  who  continued  in 
office  till  1872.  Mr.  John  C.  Crawford  was  then  elected,  and 
continued  in  office  till  his  death  in  1885.     His  successors  have 


SKETCHES  OF  CHURCHES.  35I 

been  Wm.  F.  Purdy,  Jos.  R.  Orr,  and  D.  M.  Griffith.  Samuel 
N.  Orr,  A.  G.  Lee,  Wm.  F.  Purdy,  Jos.  R.  Orr  and  Wm.  A. 
Crawford,  have  been  successively  secretaries  and  assistant  super- 
intendents. Robert  McWha  and  Benjamin  Griffith,  treasurers. 
The  school  has  always  been  well  sustained  by  the  church, 
more  than  one-third  of  those  attending  it  being  adults  above 
twenty-one  years  of  age.  Its  annual  contributions  have  aver- 
aged about  one  hundred  dollars  (;^ioo).  The  greater  part  of 
which  has  been  given  to  Home  and  Foreign  Missions. 

Mission  Work. — The  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society 
was  organized  June  ist,  1876,  with  six  members  and  the  follow- 
ing officers:  President,  Mrs.  S.  N.  Orr;  Vice-President,  Mrs.  J. 

B.  Graham ;  Secretary,  Miss  C.  L.  Graham  ;  Treasurer,  Mrs.  N.  L. 
Carothers.  At  the  beginning  of  the  second  year  Mrs.  J.  P.  Orr 
was  elected  president,  and  has  been  continued  each  year  since. 
Mrs.  Carothers  has  been  continued  as  treasurer  from  the  organi- 
zation of  the  society.  In  1878  Miss  M.  K.  Purdy  was  elected 
secretary,  and  the  present  secretary,  Miss  M.  P.  Carothers,  in 
1880.  The  present  membership  is  fourteen  (14).  The  largest 
amount  contributed  by  the  society  in  a  single  year  was  ;^  103.50 
in  1887. 

The  Graham  Band  was  organized  in  1888,  with  the  following 
officers :  President,  Mrs.  J.  R.  Orr ;  Vice-President,  Miss  J.  A. 
Carothers;  Secretary,  Miss  Nannie  Orr;  Corresponding  Secretary, 
Miss  Carrie  V.  Lee;  Treasurer,  Miss  Mary  Purdy;  Superinten- 
dent, Miss  Mary  Brown. 

Of  those  connected  with  the  church  there  have  entered  the 
ministry:  Joseph  P.  Graham,  Gerrard  B.  F.  Hallock  and  Robert 

C.  Hallock.    Married  to  ministers  :  Miss  Samantha  D.  Knox  and 

Miss  Effie  V.  Hallock.     Of  these  the  Rev.  Jos.  P.  Graham  is  a 

foreign  missionary  at  Sangli,  India,  and  Miss  Knox  is  the  wife 

of  Rev.  Ira  M.  Condit,  missionary  among  the  Chinese  at  Los 

Angeles,  Cal.     Miss  Hallock  is  the  wife  of  the  Rev.  Wm.  P. 

Braddock. 

.  WHEELING  SECOND.  * 

This  is  one  of  the  more  modern  churches  of  the  Presbytery. 
In  1847  the  Presbyterian  Church  of  Wheeling,  under  the  able 
*  By  Rev.  W.  H.  Cooke,  D.D. 


352        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

ministry  of  Rev.  Henry  R.  Weed,  D.D.,  had  become  strong 
enough  to  require  the  organization  of  a  new  church.  The  pro- 
ject of  forming  a  Second  Church  originated  with  Dr.  Weed. 

A  meeting  of  persons  interested  in  such  an  organization  was 
held  in  the  office  of  Messrs.  R.  Crangle  &  Co.,  on  Twelfth  Street. 
There  were  present  Dr.  Weed,  Zechariah  Jacobs,  John  Knote, 
Redick  McKee,  Robert  Crangle,  Jacob  Senseney  and  Samuel 
Neil. 

Dr.  Weed  was  requested  to  take  such  steps  as  he  deemed 
wise  toward  the  formation  of  a  second  church  in  the  city. 
He  invited  Rev.  Cyrus  Dickson,  then  pastor  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church  at  Franklin,  Pa.,  to  visit  Wheeling.  His  preaching  was 
so  acceptable  that  the  success  of  the  enterprise  was  at  once 
assured. 

The  third  story  over  Ott-&  Greer's  store-room,  corner  of 
Market  and  Twelfth  Streets,  was  rented,  and  fitted  up  as  a  tem- 
porary place  of  worship. 

A  building  committee  was  appointed  consisting  of  Messrs.  E. 

W.  Stevens,  Samuel  Ott,  Edgar  Woods, Stockton  and  W. 

Fleming.     Also  a  committee  to  solicit  subscriptions  consisting 

of    Messrs.    William    B.    Quarrier,   Thomas    Hornbrook,  

Stockton,  H.  Echols,  S.  Clemens,  J.  C.  Harborn,  W.  M.  Berry- 
hill,  John  Goshorn,  James  Todd  and  A.  Woods. 

The  meeting  for  the  formal  organization  of  the  church  was 
held  in  the  room  over  Ott  &  Grier's  store  on  February  i8,  1848, 
with  Dr.  Weed  as  chairman,  and  Mr.  Edgar  Woods  as  secretary. 

The  following  persons  were  dismissed  from  the  First  Church, 
to  constitute  the  original  membership  of  the  Second,  viz :  Sam'l 
Ott,  his  wife,  Sidney  L.  Ott,  their  daughter,  Ann  M.  Ott;  Wm. 
B.  Quarrier,  James  G.  Ellison,  Edward  L.  Pratt,  Robert  Pratt 
and  his  wife,  Phoebe  Pratt ;  James  H.  Forsyth,  Edgar  Woods, 
Redick  McKee,  and  his  wife  Eliza  McKee ;  Daniel  Harkens  and 
his  wife,  Jane  Harkens ;  and  William  B.  Clark. 

Messrs.  Samuel  Ott  and  William  B.  Quarrier,  elders  of  the 
First  Church,  were  elected  and  installed  elders  of  the  new  church. 

Rev.  Cyrus  Dickson  was  unanimously  elected  pastor,  and  was 
installed  May  12,  1848. 

The  Sabbath-school  was  organized  May   26,  1848,  with  Mr. 


SKETCHES  OF  CHURCHES.  353 

Redick  McKee  as  superintendent.  January,  1849,  Mr.  Ott  was 
elected  to  this  ofifice,  with  Mr.  Robert  Crangle  as  vice-superin- 
tendent. Mr.  Ott  soon  retired  ;  Mr.  Crangle  succeeded,  and  was 
superintendent  from  1849  until  he  resigned,  December  6,  1882. 
Since  that  time,  Mr.  William  B.  Simpson  has  filled  the  position. 

The  building  committee  bought  the  residence  and  grounds  of 
Mr.  Wm.  Chapline,  occupying  the  half-square  extending  from 
Market  street  to  the  alley,  and  from  Twentieth  to  Twenty-first 
streets. 

Church  services  were  held  in  the  residence  from  September  3, 
1848,  until  the  spring  of  1850. 

The  first  Communion  was  held  in  the  new  church  building, 
March  24,  1850. 

The  cost  of  this  structure  was  nearly  $12,000.  Unfortunately, 
the  ground  not  covered  by  it  was  sold. 

In  1856  Dr.  Dickson  resigned,  to  accept  a  call  to  the  West- 
minster Church  of  Baltimore.  During  the  eight  and  one-half 
years  of  his  pastorate  the  church  grew  rapidly. 

The  vacated  pulpit  was  supplied  for  six  months  by  Rev.  Sam'l 
J.  Wilson,  when  a  call  was  offered  to  him ;  but  receiving  at  the 
same  time  an  appointment  from  the  General  Assembly  to  a  pro- 
fessorship in  the  Western  Theological  Seminary,  he  accepted 
the  latter. 

Rev.  R.  V.  Dodge,  of  Springfield,  111.,  was  called  August  24, 
1857.  He  was  installed  October  19,  1857.  During  his  pastorate 
the  late  Civil  War  occurred,  engendering  its  deep  and  bitter 
feelings.  But  although  the  members  were  not  of  one  mind 
politically,  they  were  harmonious  in  all  church  matters. 

Mr.  Dodge  resigned  in  October,  1862,  and  was  succeeded  by 
Rev.  John  Moffat,  of  Bellaire,  Ohio.  He  began  his  work  here 
in  1863.  In  February,  1871,  he  was  compelled  to  desist  from 
preaching  by  an  attack  of  facial  paralysis.  In  the  spring  follow- 
ing his  eldest  son,  James  D.,  was  licensed  to  preach;  and  was 
invited  to  occupy  the  pulpit  until  the  fall  of  that  year.  This 
arrangement  was  continued  until  April  21,  1873,  when  the  son 
was  called  to  be  co-pastor  with  his  father.  He  was  installed 
May  8th  following.  At  the  death  of  Mr.  John  Moffat,  Decemr- 
ber  27,  1875,  Mr.  James  D.  Moffat  became  sole  pastor. 

2^ 


354        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

He  resigned  January  i,  18S2,  to  become  President  of  Washing- 
ton and  Jefferson  College. 

Rev.  William  H.  Cooke  was  elected  pastor  the  same  month, 
and  still  holds  that  office. 

During  the  existence  of  this  church  more  than  one  thousand 
persons  have  been  connected  with  it.  The  present  membership 
is  250.  The  growth  has  been  gradual  and  healthful,  unmarked 
by  periods  of  excitement  followed  by  deadness. 

In  the  summer  of  1872  the  building  was  remodeled  and  re- 
paired at  a  cost  of  some  ^10,000;  and  an  organ  purchased  and 
put  in  its  place  for  ^2,500. 

Two  thousand  dollars  were  spent  upon  the  house  in  1888,  It 
is  now  in  a  thorough  state  of  repair. 

The  following  persons  have  served  as  elders :  The  original 
elders  were,  Samuel  Ott  and  William  B.  Quarrier.  Mr.  Ott  was, 
after  six  years  of  faithful  service,  dismissed  to  the  Third  Church 
of  this  city.  Mr.  Quarrier  died  suddenly,  April  2,  1862.  He 
was  greatly  loved  both  in  church  and  Sabbath-school. 

Mr.  Robert  Crangle  was  made  an  elder  February  25,  1849, 
and  continued  in  office  until  his  death,  February  22,  1888.  In 
continued  liberality  and  service  he  stood  first. 

Mr.  Edgar  Woods  was  elected  elder  February  25,  1849.  He 
was  licensed  to  preach,  June  6,  1852. 

Messrs.  William  M.  Berryhill,  Alexander  Bone  and  Alexander 
Hadden  were  ordained  October  5,  185  i.     They  are  all  dead. 

Messrs.  John  H.  Thompson,  James  Dalzell,  James  C.  Orr  and 
John  C.  Hervey  were  ordained  June  i,  1856.  Of  these,  only 
Mr.  James  C.  Orr  is  now  with  us.  Mr.  Thompson  lives  in  Du- 
buque, Iowa;  and  Messrs.  Dalzell  and  Hervey  are  dead. 

A.  S.  Todd,  M.D.,  and  William  B.  Simpson  were  ordained 
November  24,  1872.     Dr.  Todd  is  deceased. 

Messrs.  George  Carnahan,  Robert  C.  Dalzell  (son  of  James 
Dalzell,  mentioned  above),  and  Walter  H.  Rinehart,  were  or- 
dained January  i,  1888.  They,  with  Messrs.  James  C.  Orr  and 
William  B.  Simpson,  constitute  the  present  session  of  the 
church. 

The  following  is  the  list  of  deacons :  Francis  M,  Bassett,  from 
,1849  to  1871  ;  Robert  Pratt,  from  1849  to  1878;  John  French, 


SKETCHES   OF  CHURCHES.  355 

from  187210  1879;  George  Carnahan,  from  1872  to  1888;  George 
Hubbard,  from  188 1  to  1887;  Peter  Phillips,  John  McKee,  Chas. 
B.  Reed,  and  Wm.  C.  Carnahan,  from  1888. 

Messrs.  Pratt  and  French  died  while  in  office;  Messrs.  Bassett 
and  Hubbard  removed  from  the  city,  and  were  dismissed  by 
letter. 

Mr.  George  Carnahan  was  promoted  to  the  office  of  elder,  and 
Mr.  Wm.  C.  Carnahan,  his  son,  elected  in  his  place. 

The  deacons  of  the  church  now  are:  Peter  Phillips,  John  Mc- 
Kee, Charles  B.  Reed,  and  William  C.  Carnahan. 

The  Board  of  Trustees  consist  of  Hon.  Wm.  L.  Hearne, 
president;  Joseph  Lawson,  secretary;  Thomas  C.  Moffat  (son 
of  Rev.  John  Moffat),  treasurer;  William  B.  Simpson,  T.  T. 
Hutchison,  and  George  Hannan. 

The  usual  societies,  co-operating  with  the  boards  of  the  church, 
are  in  existence.  They  do  a  good  work  in  the  way  of  present 
helpfulness;  and,  by  training  their  junior  members  in  beneficence, 
this  church  is  doing  a  good,  steady  work  in  Wheeling.  In  its 
past  history  it  has  had  some  serious  disasters ;  but,  notwith- 
standing these,  and  in  the  face  of  certain  disadvantages  of  local- 
ity, and  the  fluctuation  of  population  incident  to  manufacturing 
cities,  there  is  abundant  reason  to  thank  God  and  take  courage. 

WHEELING  THIRD.  * 

On  Friday,  November  2,  1849,  a  committee  of  the .  Presby- 
tery of  Washington,  consisting  of  Revs.  H.  R.  Weed  and  Cy- 
rus Dickson,  met  in  the  Bogg's  Run  School-house  for  the  pur- 
pose of  organizing  a  church,  to  be  located  in  Richietown,  a 
suburb  of  Wheeling. 

The  organization  was  effected,  and  consisted  of  the  following 
members :  From  the  first  Presbyterian  Church  of  Wheeling, 
Duncan  Campbell,  Margaret  Campbell,  Andrew  Hall,  Hiram 
Martin,  Elizabeth  Martin,  Mary  Gariston.  From  the  Re- 
formed Presbyterian  Church  of  Three  Ridges,  Pa.,  Rosanna 
Harris.  From  the  Forks  of  Wheeling  Church,  Thomas  Mc- 
Combs  and  Elizabeth  McCombs,  his  wife.  On  examination 
George  Blake,  Grace  Blake,  William  Little,  Delilah  Little  and 
Sarah  Hilsman. 

*By  Rev.  L.  W.  Barr. 


356        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

Thomas  McCombs  and  Andrew  Hall  were  chosen,  and  set 
apart  to  the  office  of  ruling  elder.  Hiram  Martin  and  George 
Blake  were  elected  trustees. 

Rev.  Alfred  Paull  served  the  congregation  as  stated  supply, 
beginning  early  in  the  year  1850,  and  continued  until  the  fall  of 
1852.  During  his  time  here  the  congregation  secured  a  house 
of  worship,  a  small  frame  building,  located  on  the  lot  of  ground 
where  the  present  church  stands.  The  roll  of  membership 
increased  during  his  ministry  to  forty-three  members. 

In  the  winter  of  1852  Rev.  Edgar  Woods,  a  licentiate,  began 
preaching  for  this  people.  His  services  were  very  acceptable, 
and  the  congregation  made  out  a  call  for  Mr.  Woods  to  become 
their  pastor.  The  call  was  accepted,  and  Mr.  Woods  was  or- 
dained by  the  Presbytery  of  Washington,  October  5,  1853. 
His  installation  followed  soon  after.  Rev.  Woods  continued  as 
pastor  until  June  9,  1857.  After  severing  his  connection  with 
this  church,  he  labored  for  a  time  in  central  Ohio.  Then  going 
South,  has  spent  the  remainder  of  his  life  in  Virginia. 

The  first  regular  supply  after  Rev.  Woods  was  Rev.  J.  V. 
Dodge,  1859-60.  He  was  followed  by  Rev.  Marcus  Wishart 
1861-62,  and  Rev.  R.  V.  Dodge  1863-64. 

In  the  fall  of  1866  Rev.  Jonathan  Cross  began  to  labor  in 
this  field;  was  installed  pastor  December  16,  1866,  and  contin- 
ued their  honored  and  highly  esteemed  pastor  until  February 
4,  1 873,  when  the  pastoral  relation  was  dissolved. 

Rev.  Cross'  labors  were  greatly  blessed  in  the  Third  Church. 
On  different  occasions  the  Holy  Spirit  was  given  in  great 
measure,  and  many  souls  were  converted  to  Christ. 

May,  1873,  Rev.  A.  G.  Eagleson  became  pastor,  and  served  in 
that  capacity  until  April,  1875.  He  was  followed  by  Rev. 
Daniel  Williams,  stated  supply  1876-79. 

Rev.  Joseph  G.  Lyle  began  to  labor  as  pastor  November  9, 
1879,  and  continued  until  his  death,  April  1 1,  1884. 

Rev.  Lyle  was  a  man  greatly  loved  by  all  who  knew  him.  He 
was  most  earnest  in  his  labors,  active  in  ministering  to  every 
good  work.  During  his  ministry  the  church  passed  through 
seasons  of  great  revival,  when  large  numbers  were  enrolled  as 
servants  of  Christ. 


SKETCHES  OF  CHURCHES.  357 

The  congregation  also  had  its  trials.  In  February,  1884,  the 
time  of  the  great  flood  in  the  Ohio  Valley,  this  congregation 
suffered  severely — scarcely  a  home  in  which  the  floods  did  not 
enter  and  cause  damage. 

At  this  time  the  trials  and  anxiety  of  the  people  were  great. 
Brother  Lyle  did  what  he  could  to  relieve  the  suffering  and 
protect  the  property  which  seemed  in  danger. 

Exposure,  no  doubt,  hastened  on  the  end,  for  disease  had 
already  fastened  itself  in  his  system,  and  at  3  o'clock,  April  11, 
1884,  he  passed  to  his  reward. 

Rev.  Samuel  G.  Hair  served  the  church  as  pastor  from  Oc- 
tober I,  1884,  to  February  24,  1886.  He  was  followed  by  Rev. 
W.  M.  Eaton  as  stated  supply  until  October  i,  1886,  when  the 
present  pastor.  Rev.  L.  W.  Barr,  began  to  labor  in  this  field. 

Elders. — The  following  members  have  held  the  office  of 
ruling  elder  in  this  congregation  : 

Mr.  Thomas  McCombs,  1849-55  ;  Mr.  Andrew  Hall,  1849- 
64;  Samuel  Ott,  1854-68;  James  Cowen,  1866-76;  William 
Morrow,  1866-84;  Edward  Steele,  1868-84;  Joseph  Dudley, 
1868- ;  James  Brown,  1874-86;  Isaac  F.  Stewart,  1883- ;  Isa- 
dore  Fulton,  1883;  Anthony  Christian,  1885- ;  John  R.  Rob- 
inson, 1887-. 

Mr.  Thomas  McCombs  and  Andrew  Hall  were  the  original 
elders  chosen  at  the  organization  of  the  church.  Shortly  after- 
ward Mr.  McCombs  moved  to  Allen  Grove,  severing  his  con- 
nection with  the  church  in  1855. 

Mr.  Hall  continued  one  of  its  earnest,  active  supporters  until 
his  death.  He  was  always  faithful  in  performing  the  duties  of 
his  office  to  the  best  of  his  ability,  making  many  sacrifices  for 
the  church's  welfare. 

Mr.  Samuel  Ott  came  to  this  church  from  the  Second  Pres- 
byterian Church,  Wheeling,  and  was  a  very  warm  friend  of  the 
church. 

He  organized  the  Sabbath-school,  out  of  which  grew  the 
church. 

On  the  minutes  of  the  "  Session  Book  "  we  find  this  record  : 

"  In  the  death  of  Bro.  Ott  this  church  has  lost  one  of  its 
most  useful  officers  and    members ;    South   Wheeling,  one   of 


358        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

its  most  honored  and  upright  citizens,  the  poor  one  of  their 
greatest  benefactors,  and  society  one  of  its  brightest  ornaments." 

Mr.  Edward  Steele  was  another  true  friend  and  supporter  of 
the  church.  A  man  of  strong  Christian  convictions.  The 
church  was  foremost  in  his  thoughts,  and  often  he  has  sacrificed 
personal  interests  for  her  welfare. 

The  present  efficient  members  of  the  session  are  Joseph  Dud- 
ley, John  R.  Robinson,  Isaac  F.  Stewart,  Anthony  Christian  and 
Isadore  Fulton. 

Houses  of  Worship. — The  congregation  was  organized  in 
Bogg's  Run  School-house,  and  it  would  seem  that  for  a  short 
time  the  people  met  for  worship  either  in  the  school-house  or  in 
some  dwelling.  Their  first  church  home  was  a  little  frame 
building,  a  gift  from  Rev.  Alfred  Paull.  It  was  located  on  the 
lot  where  the  present  church  building  stands,  3804  Jacob  St. 

In  a  few  years  this  building  was  taken  away,  and  a  brick 
structure  erected,  which  was  replaced  by  a  still  larger  and  more 
commodious  building  in  1884,  our  present  house  of  worship. 

The  seating  capacity  of  the  present  auditorium  is  about  500. 

The  first  floor  is  arranged  for  the  Sabbath-school  and  other 
church  meetings. 

Sabbath-School. — The  Sabbath-school  was  organized  by 
Mr.  Samuel  Ott,  in  1848,  when  he  was  still  a  member  of  the 
First  Presbyterian  Church. 

At  first  he  would  have  the  children  gather  in  the  basement 
room  of  his  house,  now  the  residence  of  Mr.  Joseph  Seybold, 
and  instruct  them  from  God's  word. 

Later  they  went  to  the  school-house,  until  the  congregation 
had  a  building,  and  after  that  the  Sabbath-school  was  a  factor  of 
the  church. 

The  following  persons  have  acted  as  superintendent  of  the 
Sabbath-school :  Mr.  Samuel  Ott,  Mr.  Edward  Steele,  Isaac  F. 
Stewart,  Isadore  Fulton,  Henry  Kunkle  and  others. 

At  the  present  time  the  Sabbath-school  officers  and  teachers 
number  thirty-eight,  with  a  large  enrollment  of  pupils  inter- 
ested in  the  study  of  God's  word.  From  the  Sabbath-school 
many  souls  have  come  to  the  church  seeking  to  find  Christ, 
their  Saviour,  their  hope  of  eternal  life. 


First  Pastor,  Ruling  Elders,  Burgettstown, 


SKETCHES  OF  CHURCHES.  359 

The  ladies  of  the  church  do  efficient  work  through  their 
missionary  organizations. 

The  Woman's  Society  meets  monthly,  the  Children's  Bands 
meet  once  or  twice  a  month  In  these  bands  much  good  is 
done  for  the  church  in  advancing  the  knowledge  of  Christ 
abroad  and  engaging  the  hearts  of  the  children  for  Christ 

BURGETTSTOWN.* 

In  the  year  1845  a  church  building  was  erected  in  the  village 
of  Burgettstown,  Washington  County,  Pa.,  by  Presbyterians  re- 
siding in  or  near  that  place,  being  mostly  members  of  Cross 
Roads  Church  at  Florence,  the  pastor  of  which  frequently  held 
service  at  Burgettstown  on  Sabbath  afternoons  and  evenings. 
In  1849  application  was  made  to  the  Presbytery  of  Washington 
for  an  organization,  which  in  the  first  instance  was  refused,  but 
an  appeal  having  been  taken  to  Synod,  which  met  two  weeks 
later,  the  action  of  presbytery  was  overruled,  whereupon  pres- 
bytery appointed  Rev.  J.  Stoneroad  to  organize  said  congrega- 
tion. The  organization  was  effected  October  18,  1849,  under 
the  name  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Burgettstown. 
The  following  names  appear  in  the  list  of  original  members : 
Robert  Patterson,  Mary  Patterson,  Samuel  Riddle,  Sr.,  Margaret 
Riddle,  Mary  McFarland,  Ann  Covert,  Ann  Hays,  Thomas 
Thompson,  Rebecca  Thompson,  Mary  Ann  Boyd,  Mary  Jane 
Scott,  William  Melvin,  Margaret  Melvin,  Elizabeth  Melvin,  Miss 
Mary  Patterson,  John  Lamb,  Elizabeth  Lamb,  Samuel  Riddle, 
Jr.,  Elizabeth  Riddle,  John  Melvin,  Jane  Whittaker,  John  Ray- 
buch,  James  L.  Patterson,  James  Cunningham,  Josiah  Scott,  Ann 
Crawford,  Elizabeth  Proudfit,  William  Blair,  Ann  Stewart  and 
Jane  Stevenson.  On  the  26th  of  the  same  month  elders  were 
elected  as  follows  :  Robert  Patterson,  Thomas  Thompson,  John 
S.  Lamb,  William  Cunningham  and  John  Moore. 

Pastors. — On  the  4th  of  April,  1850,  an  unanimous  call  was 
extended  to  James  P.  Fulton,  a  licentiate  of  the  Presbytery  of 
Ohio,  which  was  put  into  his  hands  in  October  following,  and 
the  same  having  been  accepted  by  him,  he  was  ordained  and  in- 
stalled pastor  by  the  Presbytery  of  Washington,  October  2,  1850. 
*  By  Rev.  Joseph  L.  Weaver. 


360  THE  PREvSBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON.* 

In  this  service  Rev.  Alfred  Paull  preached,  Rev.  James  W. 
McKcnnan  presided.  Rev.  David  Robinson  gave  the  charge  to 
the  pastor,  and  Rev.  J.  W.  Scott  gave  the  charge  to  the  congre- 
gation. 

This  pastoral  relation  was  dissolved  April  22,  1857.  After 
less  than  a  year's  vacancy  a  call  was  presented  to  James  T. 
Fredericks,  a  licentiate  of  the  Presbytery  of  Richland,  who, 
having  accepted  the  same,  was  ordained  and  installed  pastor  by 
the  Presbytery  of  Washington,  October  26,  1858.  In  this  ser- 
vice Rev.  David  Hervey  preached,  Rev.  J.  Y.  Calhoun  presided, 
and  Rev.  Dr.  Stockton  delivered  the  charges  to  both  pastor  and 
people. 

This  pastoral  relation  was  dissolved  by  Mr.  Frederick's  death, 
July  21,  1886. 

Rev.  Joseph  L.  Weaver,  present  pastor,  was  installed  May  10, 
1887.  Rev.  J.  P.  Anderson  preached,  and  Rev.  Dr.  Henry 
Woods  delivered  the  charges  to  both  pastor  and  people. 

Ruling  Elders. — Fuller  notices  of  some  of  these  will  be 
found  in  sketches  of  deceased  elders.  The  following  takes  in 
the  whole  list  from  1849-89:  Robert  Patterson,  previously 
ordained,  elected  1849,  died  January,  1861  ;  Thomas  Thompson, 
previously  ordained,  elected  1849,  ^^^^  June  23,  1850;  John  S. 
Lamb,  previously  ordained,  elected  1849;  William  Cunningham, 
elected  1849,  ordained  March,  1850,  died  1878;  John  Moore, 
elected  1849,  ordained  March,  1850,  died  1872;  Samuel  P.  Rid- 
dle, ordained  1854,  dismissed  by  certificate  1881  ;  W.  W.  Van 
Eman,  ordained  1854,  dismissed  by  certificate  1879  ;  John  Farrar* 
previously  ordained,  installed  about  1858,  died  1875;  John  L. 
Proudfit,  ordained  1864,  dismissed  by  certificate  1 881,  died  1882; 
Finly  Scott,  ordained  1864,  dismissed  by  certificate  1 881  ;  James 
L.  Patterson,  ordained  1864;  John  L.  Rankin,  ordained  1868; 
David  M.  Pry,  ordained  1874;  W.  V.  Riddle,  M.D.,  ordained 
1874,  dismissed  by  certificate  1881  ;  W.  V.  McFarland,  ordained 
1874,  dismissed  by  certificate  1881  ;  Alex.  Walker,  installed  1880, 
dismissed  by  certificate  1881;  William  M.  McElhany,  ordained 
1 881;  George  M.  Miller,  ordained  1881  :  L.  C.  Botkin,  M.D., 
ordained  1885  ;  Albert  G.  Lee,  ordained  1886. 

Houses  of  Worship. — The  first  house  of  worship,  built  in 


SKETCHES  OF  CHURCHES.  36 1 

1845,  gave  place  to  the  present  more  commodious  structure, 
which  was  erected  in  1874  at  a  cost  of  ;$20,ooo. 

Spiritual  History. — The  church  has  been  mainly  indebted 
for  its  growth  to  gradual  accessions  steadily  maintained.  There 
have  also  been  times  of  special  awakening,  and  of  most  precious 
and  encouraging  refreshings  from  the  Lord's  presence.  The 
number  of  communicants  has  never  been  less  than  at  the  time 
of  organization.  The  largest  enrollment  at  any  time  has  been 
445.  Her  spiritual  life  has  probably  never  been  higher  than  at 
the  present  time,  with  a  membership  of  350. 

Missionary  Societies. — The  Woman's  Home  and  Foreign 
Missionary  Society,  organized  early  in  the  history  of  the  church; 
The  Young  Ladies'  Home  and  Foreign  Missionary  Society, 
organized  somewhat  later ;  The  Golden  Chain  Band  for  Home 
and  Foreign  Mission  Work ;  and  The  Ten  Per  Cent.  Band  for  Home 
and  Foreign  Missions,  have  done  and  are  doing  efficient  service. 

Sabbath-school. — Robert  Patterson,  Esq.,  and  William  Cun- 
ningham established  a  Sabbath-school  here  in  1833.  Under  the 
superintendency  of  these,  and  others  of  like  devoted  spirit  who 
followed  them,  the  school  has  flourished  continuously,  and  from 
its  feeble  beginning  has  grown  to  a  present  membership  of  250. 
Among  its  more  recent  superintendents  have  been  David  M.  Pry, 
James  L.  Patterson  and  Dr.  J.  C.  Nesbit. 

Ministers'  Wives. — Two  of  the  daughters  of  this  church 
have  been  married  to  ministers :  Miss  Mary  Patterson  to  Rev. 
J.  T,  Fredericks,  and  Miss  Sarah  Fredericks  to  Rev.  S.  F.  Marks, 
of  Tidioute,  Pa. 

Ministers. — Three  sons  of  the  church  have  entered  the 
gospel  ministry :  Rev.  Samuel  G.  McFarland,  D.D.,  Bangkok, 
Siam ;  Rev.  John  W.  McFarland,  Juneau,  Alaska,  and  Rev. 
Zechariah  B.  Taylor,  Scottdale,  Pa. 

George  A.  Duncan,  who  died  January  11,  1882,  while  pur- 
suing his  theological  course  at  the  Allegheny  Seminary,  was  also 
a  member  of  this  church. 

The  loss  of  a  volume  of  "  Congregational  Records  "  has 
prevented  that  full  exhibit  which  might  otherwise  have  been 
made  of  the  church's  home  work,  and  also  its  outreaching  efforts 
in  the  various  lines  of  benevolent  contribution. 


362        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

NEW  CUMBERLAND.* 

The  Church  of  New  Cumberland,  Hancock  County,  West 
Virginia,  was  organized  May  7,  185 1,  by  a  committee  of  the 
Presbytery  of  Washington,  consisting  of  Revs.  David  Robinson 
and  Thomas  M.  Newell.  At  the  time  of  its  organization  it  con- 
sisted of  twenty-eight  members,  most  of  whom  had  been  con- 
nected with  the  Church  of  Fairview,  three  miles  distant.  For 
the  first  eighteen  months  this  church  was  supplied  by  Presby- 
tery, and  in  November,  1852,  Rev.  S.  F.  Grier  became  its  pastor, 
dividing  his  labors  between  this  church  and  Frankfort,  Pa.  This 
relation  with  Frankfort  continued  until  October,  1857;  since 
which  time,  Mr.  Grier  has  given  his  entire  labors  to  the  Church 
of  New  Cumberland. 

Names  of  first  members :  John  H.  Atkinson,  Melissa  G,  At- 
kinson, Melinda  Atkinson,  Eliza  A.  Atkinson,  Thomas  Lyons, 
Eliza  J.  Lyons,  Mary  V.  Stewart,  Julia  Ann  McCarty,  Susannah 
Troup,  William  Montery,  Josiah  A.  Adams,  Elizabeth  Adams, 
Margaret  Repham,  James  R.  M.  Stewart,  Cordelia  Stewart,  Jane 
Prosser,  Isaac  Flowers,  Catharine  Flowers,  Elizabeth  Stewart, 
Nancy  A.  Stewart,  Wallace  Haney,  Samuel  F.  Marquis,  Sarah 
Jane  Marquis,  William  Lindsay,  Jane  Lindsay,  John  Wylie,  Eliza 
Wylie,  Matilda  Reed. 

Pastors. — This  church  has  had  but  one  pastor  since  its  organ- 
ization. Rev.  S.  F.  Grier  has  held  that  relation  since  November, 
1852,  until  the  present  time. 

Elders. — At  the  time  of  the  organization  of  this  church,  four 
ruling  elders  were  elected,  viz :  John  Wylie,  J.  R.  M,  Stewart, 
Wallace  Haney  and  J.  H.  Atkinson. 

John  Wylie  died  October  15,  1873.  J.  R.  M.  Stewart  retired 
from  office  in  1867,  and  died  about  1875.  Wallace  Haney  re- 
moved in  1888.  In  August,  1866,  William  L.  Bigham,  John 
Francy,  Alexander  N.  Edie  and  Thomas  Peterson  were  elected 
to  this  office.  Mr.  Bigham  died  April  10,  1873;  Mr.  Edie  died 
September  9,  1885.  Mr.  Francy  removed  from  the  bounds  of 
the  church,  February  26,  1883.  Dr.  P.  C.  McLane,  Hugh  L. 
Irvin  and  R  E.  Lindsay  were  chosen  elders,  and  D.  S.  Carothers 
*  By  Rev.  S.  F.  Grier. 


SKETCHES  OF  CHURCHES,  363 

had  been  elected  some  time  before — having  come  as  a  ruling 
elder  from  the  Church  of  Frankfort. 

The  present  session  are,  Thomas  Peterson,  D.  S.  Carothers, 
P.  C.  McLane,  Hugh  L.  Irwin,  and  Robert  E.  Lindsay. 

Church  Buildings. — The  first  house  of  worship  erected  by 
this  church  cost  about  $6,000.  It  was  not  completed  until  some 
three  years  after  the  present  pastorate  commenced.  A  new 
edifice,  92  by  62  feet,  of  white  sandstone,  and  costing  about 
;$ 1 7,000,  was  dedicated  February  10,  1889,  to  the  worship  and 
service  of  God.  It  is  a  beautiful  structure  and  most  convenient 
in  all  its  appointments. 

Revivals. — This  church  has  enjoyed  frequent  seasons  of 
revival  of  greater  or  less  power.  Some  years  as  high  as  sixty 
or  seventy  have  been  received  into  the  Church. 

Missionary  Work. — The  missionary  spirit  and  contributions 
to  the  boards  have  steadily  increased,  and  a  "  Woman's  Foreign 
Missionary  Society"  has  been  in  existence  for  several  years,  by 
which  much  has  been  done. 

Candidates  for  the  Ministry, —  William  E.  McRea  and 
Joseph  E.  Andrews,  sons  of  this  church,  have  entered  the  min- 
istry and  have  been  successful  in  their  work. 

Sabbath-School — organized  and  conducted  as  a  union  school 
until  the  church  building  was  completed  in  1855  ;  since  which 
time  it  has  been  strictly  Presbyterian,  and  numbers  about  250 
scholars  and  teachers.  J.  H.  Atkinson  was  superintendent  for 
many  years.  Since  1883  Robert  E  Lindsay  has  been  its  super- 
intendent. 

Membership,  nearly  300;  contributions  increasing  every  year; 

salary,  ^1000. 

ALLEN  GROVE.* 

The  history  of  this  church  is  meager  both  in  incident  and 
record.  It  was  organized  by  a  committee  of  Presbytery  con- 
sisting of  Revs.  Alfred  Paull  and  John  R.  Duncan,  on  June  28, 
1852. 

The  following  original  members  were  received  on  certificate 
from  the  surrounding  churches  of  Forks  of  Wheeling — Eliza- 
bethtown,  Rock-Hill  and  Wolf-Run  :  William  Haliday,  Mary 
*  By  Rev.  A.  B.  Lowes. 


364  THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

Haliday,  Joanna  Haliday,  Joseph  McCombs,  Nancy  McCombs, 
Hannah  Kiger,  Nancy  Fleming,  John  McCombs,  Rachel  Mc- 
Combs, John  Hilsman,  Sarah  Hilsman,  Lucinda  Harris,  William 
Kyzer,  Mary  R.  Kyzer,  James  Standiford,  and  Sarah  Standiford. 

Pastors  and  Stated  Supplies. — The  first  pastor  was  Rev. 
John  R.  Duncan,  from  1853-57;  Rev.  Alfred  Paull,  stated  supply 
from  1858-59;  Rev.  James  Alexander,  D.D.,  pastor  from  1859- 
66;  Rev.  Samuel  Graham,  stated  supply  from  1867-68;  Rev. 
D.  H.  Laverty,  stated  supply  from  1869-70.  From  1870-74  the 
pulpit  was  filled  by  supplies  appointed  by  Presbytery.  Rev.  W. 
C.  Smith,  stated  supply  from  1874-76;  Rev.  J.  F.  Curtis,  stated 
supply  from  1876-77;  Rev.  John  A.  Brown,  pastor  from  1877- 
80;  Rev.  W.  W.  Morton,  stated  supply  from  1881-84;  Rev.  A. 
B.  Lowes,  occasional  supply,  1886-88;  Rev.  Jacob  Ruble,  stated 
supply,  1888. 

Ruling  Elders. — William  Kyzer  and  John  McCombs  were 
elected  and  installed  as  elders  at  the  organization  of  the  church, 
June  28,  1852.  Noah  Harris  and  William  L.  Kennedy  were 
installed  October  30,  1854.  John  Allen  and  Thomas  McCombs 
were  installed  November  23,  1856.  James  Standiford,  Lemuel 
T.  Gardiner  and  William  T.  Grindstaff  were  installed  July  21, 
1867.  Alexander  D.  Hood  and  Edgar  McCombs  were  installed 
December  2,  1881.  John  McCombs  died  October  6,  1866,  aged 
80.  Noah  Harris  was  dismissed,  having  removed  West.  John 
Allen  died  September  i,  1876.  Thomas  McCombs  died  July 
23,  1882.  James  Standiford  was  dismissed  to  Limestone,  1871. 
Messrs.  Gardiner  and  Grindstaff  were  both  dismissed,  having 
removed. 

William  L.  Kennedy,  Alexander  D.  Hood,  and  Edgar  Mc- 
Combs, constitute  the  existing  session. 

House  of  Worship. — The  present  house  of  worship  was  built 
in  1852.  The  contract  was  let  for  ;^500 — the  material  to  be  de- 
livered free  of  charge. 

There  is  no* parsonage  connected  with  the  church.  There  has 
never  been  any  notable  revival  of  religion  in  this  church,  neither 
has  it  had  to  encounter  special  difficulties.  Its  growth  has  been 
gradual,  and  its  future  prospects  are  very  encouraging. 

Sabbath-School.  —  The    Sabbath-school   was   organized   in 


SKETCHES  OF  CHURCHES.  365 

1854.  John  McCombs  was  the  first  superintendent,  succeeded 
by  William  L.  Kennedy,  Dr.  I.  V.  Lucas,  Joseph  McCombs, 
John  Hood,  and  the  present  one,  Edgar  McCombs. 

The  membership  has  not  varied  greatly,  and  is  at  present — 
teachers,  10;  scholars,  60. 

HOOKSTOWN  (BEAVER  COUNTY,  PA.)* 

The  church  at  Hookstown  is  an  offspring  from  the  old  Mill 
Creek  organization.  After  a  religious  awakening  among  the 
people  of  Mill  Creek  Valley  in  1853,  in  which  more  than  ten 
score  of  souls  were  converted  to  God  under  the  preaching  of 
Rev.  David  Robinson,  pastor,  and  assistants  Revs.  Dr.  Stockton, 
S.  F.  Grier,  J.  S.  Pomeroy,  Wells,  Jennings,  Murray  and  others, 
there  being  an  addition  of  one  hundred  and  twelve  converts  to 
Mill  Creek  Church,  thus  making  a  very  large  congregation,  it 
was  thought  well  by  members  in  and  near  Hookstown  to  form  a 
new  organization  at  that  place.  In  1854  the  new  church  was 
organized.  The  original  members  were  the  following,  viz. : 
David  Kerr,  Mary  Kerr,  John  S.  McCoy,  Nancy  McCoy,  James 
S.  Walker,  Margaret  Walker,  Milton  Lawrence,  Sarah  Law- 
rence, Joseph  McFerran,  Sarah  E.  McFerran,  Mary  McFerran, 
John  McFerran,  Martha  J.  McGinnis,  Nancy  Stewart,  Eliza 
McGahan,  Mary  Blackmore,  Mary  Patterson,  Almira  and  Jane 
Witherspoon,  Stephen  and  Margaret  Whitehill,  Wm.  Thomp- 
son, Ruth  Thompson,  Rachel  Kerr,  Wm.  Ridgely,  Thomas  J. 
Laughlin,  Mary  Moody,  John  Moody,  Margaret  Moody,  Benoni 
Reed,  Joseph  Moody,  Joseph  Cain,  Nancy  Cain,  Wm.  Miller, 
Milo  Thompson,  Thos.  H.  Moore,  A.  R.  McClure,  Kaleb 
Whim,  Rachel  Whim,  John  and  Mary  Galbraith,  Sarah  Black- 
more,  Jane  Miller,  Nancy  Chapman,  Nancy  Goshorn,  Thos,  and 
M.  A.  Calhoon,  S.  W.  Miller  and  others. 

The  first  church  erected  was  in  1854,  at  a  cost  of  two  thou- 
sand five  hundred  dollars.  The  basement  was  used  for  worship 
before  the  audience  room  was  finished.  Slabs,  with  wooden 
pins  for  legs,  supplied  the  seats  and  a  common  table  the  pulpit. 
After  a  time  the  church  was  comfortably  and  neatly  furnished 
for  religious  services.  The  Sabbath-school  room  was  in  the 
*By  Frank  D.  Kerr,  M.D. 


366        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

basement,  where  were  the  heaters  for  the  whole  building.  In 
1884  the  church  was  repaired  at  considerable  expense,  but  on 
the  30th  of  January,  1885,  took  fire  from  a  defective  flue,  and 
was  burned.  In  1886  a  new  church  was  built,  at  an  expense  of 
three  thousand  dollars,  and  was  dedicated  on  October  29,  1886. 
This  service  was  conducted  by  Rev.  Dr.  Ross  Stevenson. 

The  first  pastor  of  the  Hookstown  Church  was  the  late  Rev. 
R.  S.  Morton.  A  minute  of  the  session  record  reads  :  "  On 
the  1 2th  day  of  June,  1855,  Rev.  R.  S.  Morton  was  installed 
pastor  of  the  united  congregations  of  Mill  Creek  and  Hooks- 
town  by  a  committee  of  the  Presbytery  of  Washington,  in  which 
service  Rev.  Smith  F.  Grier  preached  the  sermon  and  proposed 
the  constitutional  questions,  Rev.  Joseph  S.  Pomeroy  deliv- 
ered the  charge  to  the  pastor  and  Rev.  O.  M.  Todd  the  charge 
to  the  people."  We  enjoyed  the  services  of  Rev.  R.  S,  Morton 
(pastor),  1854-63;  Rev.  J.  S.  Pomeroy  and  others  (supply), 
1863-66;  Rev.  W.  M.  White  (pastor),  1 866-70 ;  Rev.  David 
Hervey  and  others  (supply),  1870-73;  Rev.  George  Shaeffer 
(pastor),  1873-74;  Rev.  B.  O.  Junkin  and  others  (supply),  1874 
-76;  Rev.  D.  L.  Dickey  (pastor),  1876-81;  Rev.  Childs  and 
others  (supply),  1881-82;  Rev.  R.  S.  Morton  (pastor),  1882- 
85,  who  died  January  13,  1885;  Rev.  Robert  Cochran  and 
others,  1885-89.  Rev.  Cochran  now  holds  the  call  of  this 
church  and  that  of  Bethlehem,  but  has  not  yet  accepted,  March 
I,  1889. 

The  elders  of  Hookstown  Church,  at  first  elected,  were  John 
S.  McCoy,  1854-62,  dismissed  on  certificate;  James  S.  Walker, 
1854-62,  dismissed  on  certificate;  David  Kerr,  1854-87,  died 
November  25th,  Afterwards  were  elected  the  following:  James 
McCready,  1857-72,  died  September  9th;  William  Snowden, 
1857-65,  dismissed  on  certificate;  Robt.  W.  Stewart,  1873; 
Joseph  Moody,  1873-75,  dismissed  on  certificate;  Watson 
Ramsey,  1873-79,  died;  John  B.  McCready,  1883-88,  dismissed 
on  certificate;  Franklin  D.  Kerr,  1883. 

The  Sabbath-school  in  this  village  was  started  in  Goshorns' 
shoe-shop,  by  Rev.  Geo.  M.  Scott,  pastor  of  Mill  Creek,  about 
1826.  It  was  looked  after  in  an  irregular  way  until  about  1840, 
when  Rev.  David  Polk,  who  supplied  preaching  at  Mill  Creek, 


SKETCHES  OF  CHURCHES.  367 

organized  the  school  permanently,  and  became  its  first  superin- 
tendent. He  was  followed  by  Rev.  J.  Brice  McCoy,  who  was 
accidentally  killed  near  Wheeling,  while  on  his  way  to  presby- 
tery. Matthew  Glass  was  superintendent  from  1841-48,  San;uel 
Jeffrey  from  1848-54,  James  S.  Walker  from  1854-62,  David 
Kerr  from  1862-82,  John  B.  McCready  from  1882-88,  J. 
Marion  Blackmore  from  1888-. 

In  its  spiritual  condition  the  church  of  Hookstown  has  ex- 
perienced more,  probably,  than  the  usual  degree  of  vicissitude 
to  which  churches  are  subject.  It  has  passed  through  some 
seasons  of  fiery  trial.  Its  changes  of  pastorate  have  been  fre- 
quent, and  much  of  the  time  it  has  been  dependent  on  stated 
and  occasional  supplies.  There  have,  accordingly,  been  seasons 
of  serious  depression.  Even  when  ordinances  were  regularly 
enjoyed,  they  seemed  at  times  to  be  barren.  A  "  Narrative  " 
prepared  by  the  pastor,  Rev.  G.  Shaeffer,  in  1874,  records  his 
great  discouragement.  The  only  hope  was  that  "foundation 
work  was  being  done,"  and  that  God  would  not  suffer  "  his 
word  to  return  unto  him  void."  This  hope  was  joyously  ful- 
filled the  year  following,  when  the  Spirit  was  poured  out,  and 
half  a  hundred  souls  were  added  to  the  Lord.  Other  refresh- 
ings from  the  Lord's  presence  have  also  been  realized,  so  that 
abundant  reason  is  had  "  to  thank  God  and  take  courage." 

More  than  a  score  of  years  ago,  one  of  the  daughters  of  this 
church.  Miss  Rachel  Kerr,  gave  herself  to  missionary  work  in 
India,  as  the  wife  of  Rev.  W.  F.  Johnston.  After  many  years 
of  service  she  was  compelled  to  return  to  this  country,  and  but 
recently  entered  into  rest.  The  missionary  spirit  of  the  church 
is  still  manifested  in  keeping  up  somewhat  feebly  a  Woman's 
Missionary  Society.  It  were  greatly  to  be  desired  that  more  of 
this  spirit  prevailed  in  the  church. 

WASHINGTON  SECOND.* 

The  Second  Presbyterian  Church  of  Washington  was  organ- 
ized by  the  Presbytery  of  Washington,  in  the   First  Church  of 
Washington,  on  March  12,  186 1.    It  had  its  origin  in  the  inade- 
quacy of  the  First  Church  building  to  accommodate  the  grow- 
*  By  Rev.  James  H.  Snowden. 


368        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

ing  congregation,  and  its  separation  from  the  First  Church  was 
attended  with  expressions  of  the  best  Christian  feeHng.  It  is  a 
blessing  and  an  honor  to  Presbyterianism  in  Washington  that  it 
never  has  been  a  house  divided  against  itself,  and  its  two  churches 
have  grown  out  of  prosperity  and  not  out  of  strife.  The  lead- 
ing spirit  in  the  movement  for  a  second  church  was  Mr.  Colin 
M.  Reed,  and  at  its  organization  thirty-seven  members  were  en- 
rolled, of  whom  thirty-six  came  from  the  First  Church  and  one 
from  the  Church  of  Martinsville,  O.  Of  these  original  members 
only  two,  Mr,  and  Mrs.  H.  H.  Clark,  now  remain  in  the  church. 
The  Civil  War  came  on,  however,  before  the  church  began 
active  work,  and,  as  a  consequence,  the  members  continued  to 
worship  with  the  First  Church,  and  the  whole  project  was  held 
in  abeyance  for  three  years.  During  this  time  Mr.  Reed  and 
nine  others  returned  to  the  First  Church.  In  the  spring  of  1864 
the  dormant  organization  was  called  into  activity.  On  April  7, 
1864,  a  congregational  meeting  was  held  in  the  lecture-room  of 
the  First  Church  at  which  it  was  resolved  to  go  forward  imme- 
diately with  the  work  of  the  church.  Harvey  H.  Clark,  Andrew 
Brady  and  William  Blair  were  appointed  a  committee  on  sup- 
plies, and  the  trustees  were  instructed  to  secure  a  place  of  wor- 
ship. Smith's  Hall,  on  the  third  floor  of  the  Smith  store  build- 
ing, was  obtained,  and  on  May  15,  1864,  the  first  service  was 
held,  and  the  Rev.  R.  V.  Dodge,  of  Wheeling,  preached.  A 
call  was  made  out  for  him  at  an  annual  salary  of  ;$I200.  He 
accepted  the  call,  was  installed  October  4,  1864,  and  served  as 
pastor  till  May  3,  1868.  Mr.  Dodge,  a  biographical  sketch  of 
whom  appears  elsewhere,  was  a  man  of  noble  character  and 
genial,  winning  disposition.  The  church  was  fortunate  in  having 
him  for  its  first  pastor,  and  owes  much  to  him.  His  memory  is 
still  dear  to  many  in  the  church.  On  June  19,  1864,  Harvey  H. 
Clark,  William  B.  Cundall  and  John  Grayson,  Jr.,  were  installed 
elders,  and  Harvey  J.  Vankirk  and  William  Blair  were  installed 
deacons.  In  April,  1867,  Freeman  Brady,  Jr.,  and  Morgan 
Hayes  were  installed  deacons. 

Mr.  Dodge  was  succeeded  by  the  Rev.  John  C.  Caldwell,  who 
was  installed  pastor  August  2,  1868,  and  served  the  church  suc- 
cessfully till  December  28,  1869.     In  his  pastorate,  on  February 


SKETCHES  OF  CHURCHES.  369 

14,  1869,  Robert  Boyd,  Hugh  McClelland,  Freeman  Brady,  Jr., 
and  John  B.  Vowell  were  installed  elders.  From  January  to 
August,  1870,  the  church  was  served  acceptably  by  Prof.  Henry 
Woods,  and  he  was  called  to  the  pastorate  on  April  20,  1870, 
but  owing  to  his  duties  in  Washington  and  Jefferson  College, 
was  constrained  to  decline. 

In  the  winter  of  1870  the  Rev.  George  P.  Hays,  D.D.,  having 
been  called  to  the  presidency  of  the  college,  began  to  serve  the 
church  as  stated  supply,  not  being  willing  to  accept  the  pastoral 
office.  With  the  exception  of  two  years,  from  September,  1872, 
till  September,  1874,  during  which  his  place  was  taken  by  Prof 
George  Fraser,  D.D.,  Dr.  Hays  served  the  church  with  marked 
success  till  September  i,  1881,  when  he  retired  from  the  college 
and  went  to  the  Central  Church  of  Denver,  Col.  On  April  14, 
1872,  James  Rankin,  Morgan  Hayes  and  James  Houston  were 
installed  elders,  and  Robert  S.  Winters  and  Hiram  Warne  were 
installed  deacons.  The  Smith  Hall  becoming  unsatisfactory  as 
a  place  of  worship  during  the  pastorate  of  Dr.  Hays,  the  church 
building  belonging  to  the  M.  P.  congregation  on  West  Beau 
Street  was  leased  for  fifteen  years,  and  was  repaired  and  re- 
furnished at  an  expense  of  ;^3437.  It  was  opened  for  service  on 
January  5th,  1874,  and  was  used  by  the  congregation  till  March 
4,  1887.  On  December  9,  1877.  Dr.  William  R.  Thompson, 
Robert  S.  Winters  and  William  G.  Pollock  were  installed  elders, 
and  John  Addison  Mcllvaine,  D.  M.  Donehoo  and  R.  J.  S. 
Thompson  were  installed  deacons. 

The  Rev.  John  G.  Cowden  succeeded  Dr.  Hays,  and  served 
the  church  as  pastor  elect  from  February,  1882,  till  January, 
1883.  The  Rev.  John  F.  Magill,  D.D.,  was  installed  pastor 
October  7,  1883,  and  ably  served  the  church  till  March  14,  1886. 
The  present  pastor,  the  Rev.  James  H.  Snowden,  was  called 
September  11,  1886,  at  an  annual  salary  of  $1800,  began  work 
the  1 6th  of  October  following,  and  was  installed  March  6,  1887. 
On  April  17,  1887,  the  Hon.  John  Addison  Mcllvaine  and 
Hiram  Warne  were  installed  elders,  and  James  V.  Boyd,  Andrew 
J.  Montgomery,  Jr.,  Frank  B.  McKinley,  Augustus  L.  Smith, 
Louis  S.  Vowell  and  H.  Frank  Ward  were  installed  deacons. 

The  hope  of  a  church  building  of  its   own  had  long  been 
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370        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

entertained  by  the  congregation,  and  as  its  membership  grew 
and  the  expiration  of  the  lease  approached,  the  necessity  for 
action  became  pressing.  On  August  23,  1884,  a  congregational 
meeting  was  held  at  which  it  was  resolved  to  build  a  church, to 
cost  ^25,000.  At  a  meeting  on  August  31  the  first  subscriptions 
were  taken,  amounting  to  ;^  10,484.  A  lot  was  now  purchased 
on  East  Beau  Street,  between  Main  and  College  Streets,  at  a 
cost  of  ;^3500.  In  January,  1885,  a  Building  Committee  was 
appointed  consisting  of  John  Addison  Mcllvaine,  chairman,  H. 
H.  Clark,  Freeman  Brady,  Jr.,  William  R.  Thompson,  Hiram 
Warne,  H.  J.  Vankirk  and  James  Prigg;  and  on  June  29th  the 
committee  awarded  the  contract.  The  building  was  dedicated 
on  March  6,  1887,  Dr.  George  P.  Hays  preaching  the  dedicatory 
sermon.  It  contains  an  auditorium  with  a  groined  ceiling  and 
bowled  floor ;  a  lecture-room  separated  from  the  auditorium  by 
curtains  which  can  be  drawn  aside,  throwing  both  rooms  into 
one ;  Bible  and  infant-class  rooms ;  a  library  room,  session  room, 
ladies'  parlor,  dining-room  and  kitchen.  The  auditorium  seats 
450,  and,  with  the  lecture-room,  the  seating  capacity  is  800.  The 
church  is  remarkable  for  its  convenience  in  arrangement,  and  for 
its  taste  and  beauty.  The  cost  of  the  lot  and  building  was 
^24,840.  In  January,  1888,  a  Johnson  Pipe  Organ  was  placed 
in  the  choir-gallery  back  of  the  pulpit  at  a  cost  of  $2^^$.  The 
whole  cost  of  the  property  has  been  $28,040. 

The  Sabbath-school  of  the  church  was  organized  July  17, 
1864.  Its  first  superintendent  was  John  Grayson,  Jr.,  and  his 
successor  is  Robert  S.  Winters,  who.  still  serves  with  great  ac- 
ceptance. 

Three  memorable  revivals  of  religion  have  visited  the  church. 
The  first  in  1867,  under  Mr.  Dodge,  when  seventy-two  persons 
were  added  on  confession;  the  second  in  1876,  under  Dr.  Hays, 
when  seventy  were  added;  and  the  third  in  1884,  under  Dr. 
Magill,  when  there  were  seventy-two  such  additions.  During 
its  active  history,  since  1864,  the  church  has  received  an  aver- 
age of  forty -two  additions  a  year ;  and  the  whole  number  of 
members  that  have  been  on  its  roll  is  1050,  of  whom  500  were 
received  by  letter  and  550  on  confession.  At  present  it  has 
seven  elders,  eight  deacons,  337  Sabbath-school  scholars  and 


SKETCHES   OF   CHURCHES.  37 1 

464  members.  During  its  history  it  has  raised  for  all  purposes 
$86,006.  Of  this,  $22,426  were  for  congregational  objects  and 
;$ 1 3,5 80  were  for  the  boards  of  the  church.  Its  contributions  to 
the  boards  for  the  last  two  years  (^i  165  for  the  year  just  closed) 
have  been  double  its  average  contribution,  and  it  expects  to 
grow  in  this  direction  in  the  future. 

In  connection  with  the  church  are  the  Pastors'  Aid  Commit- 
tee, the  Ladies'  Aid  Society,  the  Young  People's  Society  of 
Christian  Endeavor,  the  Woman's  Missionary  Society,  the 
Young  Ladies'  Society,  the  Pansy  Band  and  the  Gleaners,  the 
last  three  being  missionary  societies  for  young  people  and  chil- 
dren. 

The  Pastors'  Aid  Committee  consists  of  twenty-two  mem- 
bers, two  in  each  of  the  eleven  districts  into  which  the  town  is 
divided.  It  is  their  duty  to  note  any  changes  among  the  fami- 
lies in  their  respective  districts,  call  upon  new  families,  visit  the 
sick  and  report  any  cases  needing  attention  to  the  pastor.  A 
general  meeting  of  the  committee  is  held  twice  a  year,  at  which 
the  whole  field  is  carefully  gone  over. 

The  Wednesday  evening  prayer-meeting  has  always  been 
one  of  the  best  services  of  the  church.  The  attendance  is 
large,  and  often  fills  the  lecture  room.  After  the  opening  ex- 
ercises of  song  and  prayer,  and  remarks  on  the  printed  topic, 
not  usually  exceeding  five  minutes,  by  the  pastor,  the  meeting 
is  conducted  voluntarily.  Remarks,  hymns,  prayers  and  Scrip- 
ture quotations  follow  each  other  in  rapid  succession,  throwing 
side-lights  upon  the  topic  from  many  points  of  view,  until  the 
expiration  of  the  hour  when  the  meeting  is  promptly  closed. 

The  prayer-meeting  of  the  Society  of  Christian  Endeavor, 
held  on  Sabbath  evening,  one  hour  before  service,  is  a  growing 
power  for  good  among  the  young  people.  The  society  has 
seventy-six  members,  of  whom  fifty-six  are  active  members, 
pledged  to  attend  and  take  some  part,  other  than  singing,  in 
every  prayer-meeting  of  the  society,  except  when  prevented  by 
conscientious  reasons. 

Students  of  the  college  have  been  a  great  help  to  the  Second 
Church.  A  number  of  them  attend  and  take  part  in  the  Wed- 
nesday evening  and  young  people's  prayer-meetings ;  some  of 


372        THE  PRESBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

them  teach  in  the  Sabbath-sehool ;  a  Bible  class  of  students  is 
taught  by  the  pastor;  and  from  seventy-five  to  lOO  of  their 
number  attend  the  preaching  services.  A  large  number  of 
students  who  attended  and  worked  in  the  Second  Church  dur- 
ing their  college  course  are  now  ministers  and  foreign  mission- 
aries. 

Nine  young  men  who  were  members  of  the  church  have  be- 
come ministers.  They  are  Charles  M.  Fraser,  George  M. 
Hickman,  Robert  A.  Hunter,  J.  V.  Milligan,  William  G.  Pol- 
lock, Benjamin  G.  Van  Cleve,  Mark  Austin  Denman,  Andrew 
J.  Montgomery  and  David  M.  Skilling. 

Seven  members  have  gone  out  as  foreign  missionaries.  They 
are — William  C.  Gault,  Africa ;  George  W.  Pollock  and  Minnie 
Ewing  Pollock,  his  wife,  India  (now  in  Colorado) ;  Mrs.  Lillie 
White  Touzeau,  South  America;  George  S.  Hays,  China;  Miss 
Kate  A.  Rankin,  Alaska ;  and  George  W.  Fulton,  now  under 
appointment  of  the  board  to  Japan. 

The  church  has  been  marked  throughout  its  history  by  a 
spirit  of  unity.  No  trouble  has  ever  imperilled  or  divided  it. 
Few  people  have  ever  left  it  on  account  of  dissatisfaction.  In 
the  days  of  its  weakness  and  struggles  it  could  not  afford  to 
fight,  and  now,  in  its  strength  and  prosperity,  it  does  not  want 
to.     To  this  unity  and  harmony  its  growth  is  largely  due. 

These  years  have  also  been  marked  by  faithful  work  on  the 
part  of  the  members.  The  making  of  this  church  has  been  no 
easy  task  ;  it  did  not  grow  up  itself,  but  has  cost  twenty-five 
years'  hard  work.  It  has  been  a  self-reliant  church  from  the 
beginning.  For  almost  half  its  history  under  Dr.  Hays  it  had 
little  pastoral  care.  Dr.  Hays  did  the  preaching,  and  did  it 
faithfully,  and  with  remarkable  acceptance  and  success.  But  he 
could  not  give  much  attention  to  the  general  interests  of  the 
church.  As  a  consequence,  it  learned  to  take  care  of  itself,  and 
can,  with  divine  help,  do  so  still.  It  has  efficient,  enterprising 
men,  who  have  given  largely  of  their  time  and  means  to  its  in- 
terests ;  and  its  women  have  worked  with  remarkable  energy 
and  devotion  in  its  service. 

But  the  main  feature  of  these  twenty-five  years  has  been  their 
spiritual  fruitfulness.     The  gospel  has  been  preached  and  the 


SKETCHES  OP  CHURCHES.  373 

ordinances  administered  with  unbroken  regularity.  The  chil- 
dren have  been  taught  in  the  Sabbath-school.  The  prayer- 
meeting  has  been  a  live  service,  full  of  interest  and  refresh- 
ment. The  Holy  Spirit  has  descended  in  frequent  rains  of 
grace,  and  in  three  seasons  of  Pentecostal  power.  More  than 
500  conversions  have  occurred  within  its  walls.  One  hun- 
dred communion  seasons  have  been  enjoyed.  Thousands  here 
have  been  helped  in  the  Christian  life.  Hundreds  have  been 
turned  from  the  error  of  their  ways.  Out  of  this  communion 
scores  of  redeemed  spirits  have  gone  up  to  glory.  For  all 
these  manifold  blessings,  material  and  spiritual,  not  unto  us,  not 
unto  us  do  we  ascribe  praise,  but  unto  the  Lord  God  Almighty, 
the  Lord  gracious  and  merciful,  slow  to  anger  and  full  of  good- 
ness and  grace,  the  Father,  Son  and  Holy  Ghost.  He  has 
done  these  things  for  us,  and  not  we  ourselves.  Often  have  we 
been  unfaithful,  but  never  has  He  forsaken  us.  All  our  way  He 
has  led  us.  The  Lord  hath  done  great  things  for  us,  whereof 
we  are  glad  :  to  whom  be  glory  forever  and  ever.     Amen. 

CAMERON— (WEST  VA.).* 

This  church  was  organized  September  23,  1867,  by  Rev. 
Messrs.  J.  S,  Pomeroy,  J.  W.  Alexander,  D.D.,  and  Samuel 
Graham,  acting  under  authority  of  the  Presbytery  of  Washing- 
ton. The  following  persons  presented  certificates  of  Church 
membership,  and  were  enrolled,  viz :  William  Hosack,  Sr.,  Mrs. 
Nancy  Hosack,  Mrs.  Mary  Martin,  Mrs.  Sarah  Grey,  Gustavius 
Bowers,  Mrs.  Mary  E.  Bowers,  Mrs.  Minerva  E.  Davis,  Milton 
McCuskey,  John  B.  Kilpatrick,  Mrs.  Mary  Kilpatrick,  Miss  Re- 
becca Fisher,  Martin  B.  Cummins,  Mrs.  Clarinda  Cummins, 
John  Fry,  Mrs.  Rebecca  Fry,  George  McCuskey,  and  Miss 
Mattie  McConaughey. 

Of  these,  William  Hosack,  Sr.,  Gustavius  Bowers,  and  George 
McCuskey  were  ordained  elders. 

The  meetings  were  continued  for  a  week,  and  twenty-three 
were  added  to  the  church  on  profession  of  faith. 

A  church  building  was  commenced  in  the  spring  of  1868, 
and  was  completed  and  dedicated  in  the  fall  of  the  same  year. 

*  By  B.  L.  Crow. 


374  1*HE  PREvSBYTERY  OF  WASHINGTON. 

Mr.  George  McCuskcy,  member  of  Session,  was  removed  by 
death.  John  B.  Kilpatrick  and  Milton  McCuskey  were  ordained 
ruling  elders. 

The  church  building  was  destroyed  by  fire,  October  26,  1879. 
It  was  re-built  in  1880,  and  was  used  for  church  and  Sabbath- 
school — but  was  not  dedicated  till  February  6,  1881.  The 
dedication  sermon  was  preached  by  Rev.  George  D.  Buchanan. 

Preaching  has  been  by  stated  and  occasional  supplies — there 
never  having  been  an  installed  pastor.  Rev.  Messrs.  D,  H. 
Laverty,  Robert  B.  Farrar,  J.  S.  Pomeroy,  and  James  Garver 
have  served  successively  as  stated  supplies. 

The  present  members  of  Session  are,  Milton  McCuskey,  J.  K. 
Francis,  Isaac  Moose,  and  B.  L.  Crow. 

Sabbath-school  has  been  kept  up  all  the  time,  except  while 
the  congregation  was  without  a  house  of  worship.  Its  member- 
ship is  about  one  hundred  and  twenty.  Average  attendance 
about  75. 

M.  McCuskey  was  superintendent  for  several  years  following 

the  organization.     For  the  last  eight  years  B.  L.  Crow  has  been 

superintendent. 

LIMESTONE* 

The  Limestone  Church  was  formed  originally  from  the  con- 
tiguous parts  of  Allen  Grove  and  Wolf  Run  churches.  It  was 
organized  May  24,  1871,  by  a  committee  of  Presbytery  consist- 
ing of  Revs.  Jonathan  Cross  and  R.  B.  Farrar. 

The  original  members  were,  Emanuel  Francis  and  Jane,  his 
wife;  Samuel  Francis  and  Martha  A.,  his  wife;  Miss  Martha  M. 
Francis,  Edward  B.  Francis  and  Nancy,  his  wife ;  John  K.  Fran- 
cis, James  Standiford  and  Sarah,  his  wife ;  Daniel  Wilson  and 
Mary,  his  wife. — All  these  on  certificate.  Also,  John  Allen"  and 
Cornelia,  his  wife,  and  Mrs.  Melinda  Winters,  on  profession  of 
their  faith. 

Pastors  and  Stated  Supplies. — Rev.  W.  C.  Smith  was  stated 

supply  from  1873-75  ;  Rev.  J.  F.  Curtis  was  stated  supply  from 

1876-77  ;  Rev.  J.  A.  Brown  was  pastor  from  1877-80;  Rev.  W. 

W.  Morton  was  stated  supply  1881-84;  Rev.  A.  B.  Lowes  was 

occasional  supply   1 886-88;   Rev.  Jacob   Ruble,  stated  supply, 

1889. 

*  By  Rev.  A.  B.  Lowes. 


SKETCHES  OF  CHURCHES.  375 

Ruling  Elders. — Emanuel  Francis,  John  K.  Francis,  James 
Standiford,  Daniel  Wilson,  and  John  Allen  were  elected  May  24, 
1 87 1.  Samuel  Wilson  and  William  Coffield  were  elected  June 
23,  1883.  James  Standiford  died  January  17,  1877.  John  K. 
Francis  dismissed  to  Cameron,  November  11,  1884.  William 
Coffield  died  1888. 

House  of  Worship. — A  lot  had  been  procured  and  a  house 
of  worship  erected  in  1870,  at  a  cost  of  ;^3000,  before  the  Pres- 
bytery was  asked  to  organize  the  church. 

The  Sabbath-school  was  organized  June  4,  1871.  The  first 
superintendent  was  John  K.  Francis,  succeeded  by  Daniel  Wil- 
son, William  Coffield,  A.  W.  Pence.  Number  of  teachers,  9  ;  num- 
ber of  scholars,  60. 

MOUNT  PLEAvSANT.* 

This  church,  having  its  house  of  worship  in  South  Strabane 
Township,  Washington  County,  Pa.,  five  miles  east  of  the  town 
of  Washington,  was  organized  by  a  committee  of  Presbytery, 
July  2,  1872. 

Stated  Supplies. —  For  the  first  few  years  of  its  existence  it 
was  supplied  successively  by  Rev.  William  Ewing  and  Rev. 
George  PVaser,  D.D.  From  April,  1875,  to  May,  1887,  by  Rev. 
W.  F.  Hamilton.  Subsequently  by  appointments  of  presbytery, 
and  since  June,  1888,  by  Rev.  R.  Stevenson,  D.D.,  .stated  supply. 

Ruling  Elders  and  Deacons. — Its  ruling  elders  have  been 
Isaac  Dager,  William  Pees  and  Robert  Munnell,  ordained  at  the 
time  of  its  organization,  and  John  B.  Herron  and  John  Herron 
ordained  February  12,  1877.  Isaac  Dager  died  December  4, 
1876.  John  Herron  continues  to  act.  All  the  others  have  re- 
moved out  of  the  bounds. 

At  the  organization  Nicholas  Pees  and  Josiah  L.  Smith  were 
ordained  deacons.     Mr.  Pees  died  January  3,  1877. 

Original  Me.mbers. — At  the  time  of  the  organization  twenty- 
eight  names  were  enrolled,  nine  males  and  nineteen  females. 
Those  continuing  at  this  date  are  four:  Mrs.  .Martha  Darling- 
ton, Mrs.  Nancy  Myers,  Mrs.  Sarah  E.  Hallams  and  Mrs. 
Martha  E.  Doak.    The  total  membership  reported  in  1888  is  forty. 

Church  Edifice. — A  neat  frame  building  was  erected  previ- 
ous to  the  organization  at  a  cost  of  over  ;^2000.     It  has  been 
*  By  Rev.  W.  Y.  Hamilto.n,  D.D. 


376        THE  PRESBYTERY  Ol<^  WASHINGTON. 

improved  and  furnished  in  later  years,  and  fully  meets  the  wants 
of  the  congregation. 

Sabbath-school. — A  flourishing  Sabbath-school,  with  an 
average  attendance  of  sixty,  has  been  maintained  since  before 
the  organization  of  the  church.  In  its  earlier  history  Dr.  John 
McKean,  of  Washington,  superintended  it.  Its  present  super- 
intendent is  David  A.  Hootman. 

Revivals. — Two  seasons  of  special  awakening  have  occurred, 
the  first  in  1879,  with  an  accession  of  eighteen  on  profession; 
the  second  in  1886,  when  ten  were  thus  received. 

Missionary  Society. — The  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary 
Society  has  made  an  annual  average  contribution  of  $2^  since 
its  organization  in  1876. 

Bequests. — Mr.  John  Dill  Wilson,  who  died  January  22,  1887, 
made  bequests  to  the  principal  of  the  church's  Boards  amount- 
ing to  ;^4950.  He  was  a  son  of  one  of  the  active  workers  in  the 
establishment  of  Mount  Pleasant  Church,  the  venerable  Mrs. 
Jane  Dill  Wilson,  who  died  June  20,  1877,  at  an  advanced  age. 
She  was  the  mother  of  Rev.  Thomas  Wilson,  deceased,  and 
Rev.  Samuel  J.  Wilson,  D.D.,  LL.D.,  Professor  in  Western 
Theological  Seminary,  also  lately  deceased.  Among  her  grand- 
children are  Rev.  Maurice  E.  Wilson,  D.D.,  and  Rev.  Calvin  D. 
Wilson,  both  of  the  Presbytery  of  Baltimore,  and  Rev.  John  R. 
Paxton,  D.D.,  of  the  Presbytery  of  New  York.  She  was 
a  person  of  remarkable  force  of  character  and  most  devoted 

piety. 

MOUNT  OLIVET.* 

This  church,  having  its  house  of  worship  in  Hanover  Town- 
ship, Beaver  County,  Pa.,  was  organized  January  i,  1876,  by  a 
committee  from  the  Presbytery  of  Washington,  consisting  of 
Rev.  J.  T.  Fredericks,  Rev.  S.  Forbes  and  Ruling  Elder  D.  M. 
Pry.  About  sixty  members  were  enrolled.  Four  elders  were 
elected,  three  of  whom  were  ordained  and  installed  the  next  day. 

First  Members. — Maria  Beatty,  Thomas  M.,  Sarah  A.  and 

Sarah   Butler,  Lizzie  J.  Cain,  Isaac  and  Millie  Green,  Tacy  J., 

William   A.,   David    B.,   Mary  J.  and    Nancy  A.   Hutchinson, 

Michael,  Mary  E.,  Elizabeth  and  Ida  Kronk,  Lizzie  O.  Kennedy, 

*  By  Rev.  James  B.  Lyle. 


SKETCHES  OF  CHURCHES.  377 

Dianah  and  Ida  J.  Lutton,  Mary  L.  Lance,  David,  Elizabeth, 
William  L.,  Sarah  J.,  George  L.,  Sarah,  Levi  F.,  John  R.  and 
James  A.  Morris,  Hugh,  Mary,  James  and  Ehza  A.  Miller,  John, 
Nancy  and  Mary  Mixter,  Cyrus  and  Margaret  McConnell,  Mary 
McCoy,  William,  Elizabeth  and  Elvira  McCally,  John  and  Mary 
McCormick,  Elizabeth  McMurtrie,  Martha  McCoy,  Catharine 
Obany,  Thomas  Plunkett,  James  and  Martha  C.  Russell,  Anna 
M,  Reed,  David,  Mary  and  Emily  Strauss,  Wellington  W, 
Smith,  Thomas  and  Emma  E.  Torrence,  Elizabeth  and  Saman- 
tha  Toland  and  Mary  A.  Wilson. 

Pastors.— W.  H.  Hunter,  1878-85  ;  James  B.  Lyle,  1888. 

Ruling  Elders. — Cyrus  McConnell,  M.D.,  ordained  January 
I,  1876;  Michael  Kronk,  ordained  January  i,  1876;  David 
Morris,  ordained  January  i,  1876;  William  McCally,  ordained 
1882;  Samuel  Gorsuch,  ordained  1882;  William  McCague,  or- 
dained 1882. 

House  of  Worship. — Built  in  1876.     Cost,  ;^2,500. 

Revivals. — Rev.  S.  A.  Hunter,  now  a  missionary  in  China, 
began  evangelistic  labors  in  the  vicinity  while  yet  in  the  Semi- 
nary (1875),  preaching  in  the  groves  and  school-houses  of  the 
vicinity.  This  work  was  greatly  blessed  in  the  conversion  of 
many,  and  for  bringing  together  in  one  body  those  who  were 
already  disciples  of  our  Master,  This  work  continued  with  such 
power  and  to  such  a  degree  that  soon  it  was  deemed  advisable 
to  effect  an  organization,  which  was  mainly  brought  about 
through  the  untiring  efforts  of  Mr.  Hunter.  The  church  since 
has  had  a  steady  and  permanent  growth,  a  blessing  to  the  people 
and  to  the  neighborhood,  liberally  supported  by  the  whole  com- 
munity. 

Sabbath  school. — Organized  1876. 

Names  of  Superintendents. — Cyrus  McConnell  at  two  dif- 
ferent times,  Samuel  Gdrsuch,  William  McCally,  Thomas  Butler; 
Robert  Moore  and  David  Strauss  conjointly. 

Nine  classes  and  teachers,  with  an  attendance  of  one  hundred. 

Statistics. — The  membership  of  the  church  is  about  one 
hundred  and  five.  An  effort  is  made  each  year  to  take  a  collec- 
tion for  all  the  boards,  with  a  liberal  response  to  most  of  them. 
The  salary  paid  is  ^500  for  half  time. 


VIII. 
STATISTICS  AND  BIOCxRAPHICAL  SKETCHES. 


APPENDIX  No.  I. 
[  Statistics  gathered  from  Presbyterial  and  Synodical  Records^] 


Presbytery  of  Redstone — 1781-93. 

"At  a  meeting  of  the  Synod  of  New  York  and  Philadelphia,  held  at  Phil- 
adelphia ye  i6th  of  May,  1781, 

The  Rev'd  Messrs.  Joseph  Smith,  John  McMillan,  James  Power,  &  Thad- 
deus  Dodd,  having  requested  to  be  erected  into  a  separate  P.b.y,  to  be 
known  by  the  name  of  the  P.b.y  of  Redstone,  the  Synod  grant  their  request, 
and  appoint  their  first  meeting  to  be  held  at  Laurel  Hill  Church,  the  third 
wednesdy  of  September  next,  at  1 1  o'clock  a.m." 

First  Meeting. 

"Wednesdy,  Septembr  ye  19th,  1781. 
The  P.b.y  met  according  to  the  appointment  of  the  Revd.  Synod  of  New 
York  and  Philadelphia,  at  Pidgeon  Creek,  as  the  circumstances  of  some 
of  the  members,  by  reason  of  the  incursions  of  the  Savages,  rendered  it 
impracticable  for  them  to  attend  at  Laurel  Hill.  U.  P.  P.  S.,*  the  Rev'd. 
Messrs.  John  McMillan,  James  Power  and  Thaddeus  Dodd  ;  Elders  John 
Neil,  Demas  Lindley  and  Patrick  Scott.   Absent,  The  Rev'd  Joseph  Smith. 

The  P.b.y.  was  opened  by  Mr.  Dodd,  with  a  sermon  from  Job  xlii — 5,6. 

The  P.b.y.  then  proceeded  to  the  choice  of  a  Moderator  and  Clerk ; 
whereupon,  Mr.  McMillan  was  chosen  Moderator,  and  Mr,  Power  Clerk  for 
the  ensuing  year.  • 

Application  was  made  in  behalf  of  Muddy  Creek  and  the  S.-fork  of  Ten 
Mile,  in  conjunction,  for  supplies,  and  also  for  liberty  to  apply  to  the  P.b.y 
of  Donegal.  Adjourned  to  meet  to-morrow  morning  at  8  o'clock.  Con- 
cluded with  Prayer." 

*  The  initials  of  four  Latin  words,  which  signify  that  "  After  Prayers  " — the  per- 
sons whose  names  follow — "  Took  Seats." 


STATISTICS.  379 

Ministers  and  Licentiates  Received. 
Oct.  15,  1782.         Rev.  James  Dunlap,  from  Presbytery  of  Newcastle. 
March  11,  1783.     Rev.  John  Clark^  from  Presbytery  of  Newcastle. 
June  21,  1785.        Rev.  James  F'inley,  from  Presbytery  of  Newcastle. 
April  17,  1787.        Rev.  Sam'l  Barr,  from  Presbytery  of  Newcastle. 
Nov.  II,  1789.        Rev.  Robert  Finley,  from  Presbytery  of  S.  Carolina. 
April  17,  1792.       Rev.  Jacob  Jennings,  from  Reformed  Dutch  Church  of 

N.  Y.  &  N.  J. 
Nov.  14,  1792.        Sam'l  Mahon  (Licentiate),  from  Presbytery  of  Carlisle. 

Licensures. 

April  16,  1788.  John  Brice,  James  Hughes. 

August  13,  1788.  Joseph  Patterson,  James  McGready. 

August  20,  1789.  John  McPherrin. 

Nov.  12,  1789.  Samuel  Porter. 

April  23,  1790.  Robert  Marshall. 

Dec.  22,  1791.  George  Hill,  William  Swan. 

Nov.  14,  1792.  David  .Smith. 

April  19,  1793.  Thomas  Marquis,  Boyd  Mercer. 

Ordinations. 
Nov.  II,  1789,       Joseph  Patterson,  to  be  pastor  of  Raccoon  &  Montours. 
April  21,  1790.       James  Hughes,  to  be  pastor  of  Short  Creek,  Va.,  and 

Upper  Buffalo. 
April  22,  1790.        John  Brice,  to  be  pastor  of  Three  Ridges  and  Forks 

of  Wheeling,  Va. 
Sept.  22,  1790.       John  McPherrin,  to  be  pastor  of  Salem  and  Unity. 
Sept.  22,  1790.       Samuel  Porter,  to  be  pastor  of  Congruity  and  Poke  Run. 

Relations  Dissolved. 
April  17,  1788.       Between  Rev.  John  Clark  and  Church  of  Lebanon. 
April  22,  1789.       Between  Rev.  James  Dunlap  and  Church  of  Dunlap's 

Creek. 
June  12.  1789.         Between  Rev.  Samuel  Barr  and  Church  of  Pittsburgh. 

Dismissals. 
Sept.  30,  1790.        Rev.  Samuel  Barr,  to  Presbytery  of  Newcastle. 
April  20,  1791.       James  McGready  (Licentiate),  to  Presb'ry  of  Orange. 
June  29,  1791.        Rev.  Robert  Finley,  to  go  to  the  State  of  Kentucky. 
Oct.  17,  1792.        Robert  Marshall  (LicenciateJ,  to  Presbytery  of  Tran- 
sylvania. 
Oct.  17,  1793.        Samuel  Mahon  (Licentiate). 

Deaths. 

April  19,  1792.       Rev.  Joseph  Smith. 
May  20,  1793.        Rev.  Thaddeus  Dodd. 


380  APPENDIX  NO.  I. 

Ruling  Elders. 
In  the  twelve  years  during  which  Presbytery  remained  undivided,  41 
meetings  were  held,  of  which  22  were  west  of  the  Monongahela  River.  The 
total  of  elders  enrolled  was  108.  Five  others  are  incidentally  named.  Of 
the  whole  number,  nearly  one-half  belonged  west  of  the  river.  Twenty- 
three  are  identified  as  belonging  to  churches  now  in  Presbytery  of  Wash- 
ington. During  the  first  six  years,  thirty-six  per  cent,  of  attendance  was  by 
these  23.  During  the  whole  twelve  years,  thirty-three  per  cent.  The  names 
of  these  23  have  already  been  given.  In  the  interest  of  general  history, 
the  names  of  all  the  others  are  subjoined,  together  with  the  churches  to 
which  they  belonged,  as  far  as  ascertained.  The  names  arranged  in  order 
of  time : 

Mt.  Pleasant. — John  Neil,  Moses  Latta,  William  Latta,  Hugh  Martin,  John 
Giffin,  John  Jack,  John  Baird. 

Sewickly. — John  Perry,  John  Robertson,  John  Fulton,  William  Baird. 

Chartiers. — John  McDowell,  James  Bradford,  Josiah  Scott,   Thomas  Brac- 
ken, James  Foster,  Moses  Coe,  James  Allison. 

Bethel. — James  Dinsmore,  James  Brice,  James  Kirkpatrick,  John  Vance. 

Lebanon. — Aeneas  McCaUister,  Alex.  McClure,  William  Wightman,  John 
Shields. 

Dunlap's  Creek. — Robert  Adams,  Charles  McClain,  Daniel  Reeder,  An- 
drew Frazer,  John  Parker. 

Laurel  Hill. — John  Allen,  Samuel  Finley,  James  Wilken,  Joseph  Morrison, 
Samuel  McClane,  James   Finley,  James  McClane,  John  Travis. 

Rehoboth. — Edward  Cook,  John  Wright,  John  Power,  Robert  Moore. 

Round  Hill.— George  Shields,  Thomas  Wilson,  Joseph  Pierce,  Andrew 
Howell. 

Pittsburgh. — Robert  Galbraith,  John  Wilkins,  William  Dunning. 

Pitts  Township  (Beulah). — James  Milligan,  Thomas  Sands. 

Raccoon. — William  McCandless,  Alex.  Bailey,  Alex.  Wright. 

Montours. — James  Ewing,  Alex.  McCandless,  Samuel  Riddle. 

Unity. — James  Parr,  William  Waddell,  John  Donaughey. 

Salem. — Peter  Wallace. 

Congriiity. — James  McKee,  John  Shields,  Thomas  Armstrong. 

Poke  Run. — John  Hamilton,  Joseph  Thorn. 

Fairfield. — James  Wilson,  Daniel  Hendricks. 

George's  Creek. — Joseph  Caldwell. 

Church  connection  not  ascertained. — John  Rob,  Alex.  Mitchell,  Samuel 
Sorrels,  John  Gaston,  John  Hopkins,  James  Moore,  John  Thompson,- 
John  Shannon,  William  Steel,  Robert  McCombs,  Samuel  HoUiday, 
James  Barr,  William  Sloan,  John  Guthrie,  Thomas  Hall,  William 
Gordon,  John  Steel,  John  Moore. 


STATISTICS.  381 


Presbytery  of  Ohio — 1793-1819. 

"At  a  meeting  of  Synod  of  Virginia,  held  at  Winchester,  the  25  of  Sep- 
tember, 1793,  the  Rev.  Messrs.  John  Clark,  John  McMillan,  Joseph  Patter- 
son, James  Hughes  and  John  Brice  having  requested  to  be  erected  into  a 
separate  Presbytery,  to  be  known  by  the  name  of  the  Presbytery  of  Ohio, 
the  Synod  granted  their  request  and  appointed  their  first  meeting  to  be 
held  at  Buffalo,  on  the  fourth  Tuesday  of  October  next,  at  12  o'clock.  The 
Rev.  John  Clark  was  appointed  to  open  the  Presbytery  with  a  sermon,  and 
preside  until  a  new  Moderator  should  be  chosen." 

First  Meeting. 
Buffalo,  Tuesday,  the  22d  of  Oct.,  1793. 

The  Presbytery  of  Ohio  met  according  to  the  appointment  of  the  Synod 
of  Virginia,  U.  P.  P.  S.  the  Rev.  Messrs.  John  Clark,  John  McMillan, 
Joseph  Patterson,  James  Hughes  and  John  Brice.  Elders:  John  Miller, 
Josiah  Scott,  John  Riddle,  William  McCullough,  John  McWilliams,  Robert 
Lisle  and  Joseph  Coe. 

The  Presbytery  was  opened  by  the  Rev.  John  McMillan,  with  a  Sermon 
on  Micah  2:  13.  The  Presbytery  proceeded  to  the  choice  of  a  Moderator 
and  Clerk  for  the  ensuing  year.  Whereupon,  Mr.  McMillan  was  chosen 
Moderator  and  Mr,  Brice  Clerk. 

Applications  for  supplies  were  made  from  Mill  Creek,  King's  Creek, 
White  Oak  Flats,  and  the  Mouth  of  Raccoon. 

****** 

Synod  having  appointed  the  Presbytery  of  Ohio,  in  conjunction  with  the 
Redstone  Presbytery,  to  superintend  the  Seminary  of  learning  at  Canons- 
burg,  Presbytery  ordered  that  the  minutes  of  Synod  respecting  that  institu- 
tion be  transcribed  into  minutes,  which  are  as  follows :  (  Vide,  published 
Minutes  of  the  Presbytery  of  Redstone,  pp.  80,  81.) 

Presbytery  appointed  Mr.  McMillan  to  be  their  Stated  Clerk. 

*  *  *  *  *  * 

Presbytery,  taking  into  consideration  their  great  need  of  divine  aid,  et 
cetera.     {Vide  ante,  page  10.) 

****** 

Presbytery  adjourned  to  meet  to-morrow  at  9  o'clock.  Concluded  with 
prayer." 

Ministers  and  Licentiates  received. 
April  22,  1794.       Thomas  Marquis,  Lie,  from  Presbytery  of  Redstone. 
August  21,  1794.    Thomas  Moore,  Lie,  from  Presbytery  of  Redstone. 
Oct.  29,  1794.         Boyd  Mercer,  Lie,  from  Presbytery  of  Redstone. 
Oct.  25,  1796.         Samuel  Ralston,  Lie,  from  Presbytery  of  Redstone. 
April  26,  1797.       William  Woods,  Lie,  from  Presbytery  of  Redstone. 


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Oct.  26,  1797.  Rev.  John  Kennedy,  from  Presbytery  of  Newcastle. 

August  27,  1799.  Rev.  George  Scott,  from  Presbytery  of  New  Brunswick. 

April  15,  1800.  Andrew  Gwin,  Lie,  from  Presbytery  of  Redstone. 

Jan,  19,  1802.  Rev.  John  Anderson,  from  Presbytery  of  Orange. 

March  2,  1802.  William  Wylie,  Lie,  from  Presb'y  of  West  Lexington. 

Oct.  5,  1803.  Rev.  James  Dunlap,  from  Presbytery  of  Redstone. 

June  26,  1805.  Rev.  Matthew  Brown,  from  Presbytery  of  Huntingdon. 

Oct.  17,  1805.  John  Wright,  Lie,  from  Presbytery  of  Redstone. 

April  18,  181 1.  Thomas  B.  Clark,  Lie,  from  Presbytery  of  Hartford. 

Jan.  3,  181 5.  Rev.  Alex.  Cook,  from  Presbytery  of  Hartford. 

Oct.  18,  181 5.  Thos.  Hoge,  Lie,  from  Presbytery  of  Tyrone,  Ireland. 

Jan.  7,  1817.  Rev.  Lyman  Potter,  from  Muskingum  Association. 

August  26,  1818.  Orbin  P.  Hays,  Lie,  from  Hampden  Association. 

Oct.  20,  1818.  Rev.  Thomas  Hunt,  from  Presbytery  of  Redstone. 


Licensures. 

Oct.  25,  1797.  Samuel  Donnell. 

Oct.  17,  1798.  John  Watson,  Joseph  Anderson,  Thomas  E.  Hughes. 

Dec.  20,  1798.  Smilie  Hughes. 

April  17,  1799.  James  Snodgrass. 

June  26,  1799.  Elisha  Macurdy,  Joseph  Stockton. 

August  28,  1799.  John  McClain,  William  Wick. 

June  25,  1800.  Abraham  Boyd,  Samuel  Tait,  James  Satterfield. 

Oct.  22,  1800.  Robert  Lee. 

May  I,  1 801.  Robert  Patterson. 

Oct.  29,  1801.  Cephas  Dodd,  Stephen  Lindsley,  William  Woods,  Jr. 

April  23,  1802.  Robert  Johnston,  Alexander  Cook. 

Oct.  19,  1802.  Jacob  Lindsley. 

Oct.  20,  1803.  Nicholas  Pittenger. 

June  27,  1804.  William  McMillan,  John  Rea. 

Aug.  22,  1805.  Johnston  Eaton. 

Oct.  17,  1805.  Reed  Bracken,  Andrew  McDonald,  Cyrus  Riggs,  James 

Robinson,  Samuel  Woods. 

June  25,  1806.  Abraham  Scott,  Clement  Vallandigham. 

June  3,  1807.  Jonathan  Lesly. 

June  24,  1807.  Moses  Allen. 

Oct.  20,  1807.  James  Scott. 

June  30,  1808.  James  Cunningham,  Thomas  Hunt. 

Oct.  20,  1808.  William  Jones,  Joseph  Stevenson. 

Dec.  22,  1808.  George  Vaneman. 

June  22,  1809.  John  Matthews. 

Oct.  18,  1809.  Joseph  S.  Hughes.  • 

April  19,  1810.  Andrew  K.  Russell. 

Oct.  17,  1810.  Ezekiel  Glasgow,  Michael  Law. 

Oct.  17,  181 1.  Ira  Condit, 


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383 


April  21,  1812. 
Oct.  21,  1812. 
Oct.  20,  181 3. 
June  29,  18 14. 
Oct.  20,  1 8 14. 
January  4,  181 5. 
April  17,  1816. 
April  22,  1818. 
January  15,  1819. 


June  12,  1794. 
August  21,  1794. 
April  29,  1795. 

Nov.  29,  1796. 

June  27,  1797. 
August  28,  1799. 

June  24,  1800. 

June  26,  1800. 
August  20,  1800. 

August  27,  1800. 
August  28,  1800. 

Sept.  3,  1800. 

Nov.  19,  1800. 

Nov.  26,  1800. 

June  24,  1 801. 

June  26,  1801, 
March  2,  1802. 

March  5,  1802. 

Nov.  9,  1803. 
August  22,  1805. 

June  19,  1806. 


William  Johnston. 

James  Hervey,  Andrew  Wylie. 

John  Reed. 

James  Smith. 

James  Wright. 

Micaiah  Fairfield. 

Obadiah  Jennings. 

Archibald  Hanna. 

Jacob  Cozad. 

Ordained  and  Installed. 
Thomas  Marquis,  to  be  pastor  of  Cross  Creek. 
Thomas  Moore,  to  be  pastor  of  Ten  Mile. 
Boyd  Mercer,  to  be  pastor  of  Pigeon  Creek  and  Pike 

Run. 
Samuel  Ralston,  to  be  pastor  of  Mingo  and  Horse  Shoe 

Bottom. 
William  Woods,  to  be  pastor  of  Bethel  and  Lebanon. 
Thomas  E.  Hughes,  to  be  pastor  of  New  Salem  and 

Mount  Pleasant. 
Andrew  Given,  to  be  pastor  of  Pigeon  Creek  and  Pike 

Run. 
John  Watson,  to  be  pastor  of  Miller's  Run. 
Joseph    Anderson,    to   be  pastor   of  Richland,    Short 

Creek  and  Cross  Roads,  Western  Territory. 
John  McClain,  to  be  pastor  of  Montours. 
Elisha    Macurdy,  to   be   pastor  of  Cross   Roads  and 

Three  Springs. 
William  Wick,  to  be  pastor  of  Hopewell  and  Neshan- 

nock. 
Samuel  Tate,  to  be  pastor  of  Upper  Salem  and  Cool 

Spring. 
James  Snodgrass,  to  be   pastor   of  Steubenville   and 

Island  Creek,  Western  Territory. 
Joseph  Stockton,  to  be  pastor  of  Meadville  and  Sugar 

Creek. 
Robert  Lee,  to  be  pastor  of  Amity  and  Big  Spring. 
James  Satterfield,  to  be  pastor  of  Moorefield  and  Upper 

Neshannock. 
William  Wylie,  to  be   pastor  of  Fairfield  and  Upper 

and  Lower  Sandy. 
Jacob  Lindley,  to  be  pastor  of  Waterford,  Ohio. 
John   Rea,  to   be  pastor  of  Crab   Apple   and   Beech 

Springs,  Ohio. 
John  Wright,  to  be  pastor  of  Hockhocking  and  Rush 

Creek,  Ohio. 


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June  26,  1806. 

June  3,  1807. 
June  24,  1807. 

Dec.  2,  1807. 

August  23,  1808. 

June  21,  1809. 

August  22,  1 8 10. 
June  20,  181 1, 
Jan.  15,  1812. 
June  23,  1813. 
April  20,  1814. 

June  25,  1817. 


August  28,  1799. 
April  26,  1803. 
Dec.  14,  1803. 

July  12,  1808. 
July  12,  1808. 
Jan.  21,  1817. 


Sept.  14,  1799. 

April  20-23, 1802. 
Oct.  16,  1805. 
March  28,  181 5. 
May  27,  1817. 
May  25,  1818. 

May  20,  1819. 


William  McMillan,  to  be  pastor  of  Two  Ridges  and 

Yellow  Creek,  Ohio. 
James  Robinson,  to  be  pastor  of  Crooked  Creek. 
Clement  Vallandigham,  to  be  pastor  of  New  Lisbon 

and  Long's  Run,  Ohio. 
Moses  Allen,  to   be   pastor  of  New   Providence  and 

Jefferson. 
James  Scott,  to  be   pastor  of  Clinton,  Frederick  and 

Ebenezer,  Ohio. 
Joseph  Stevenson,  to  be  pastor  of  Three  Ridges  and 

Forks  of  Wheeling,  Virginia. 
Andrew  McDonald,  to  be  pastor  of  White  Oak  Flats. 
Thomas  Clark,  to  be  pastor  of  Crab  Apple,  Ohio. 
Michael  Law,  to  be  pastor  of  Montours/ 
Andrew  Wylie,  to  be  pastor  of  Miller's  Run. 
James    Hervey,   to  be   pastor  of  Wheelingtown   and 

Forks  of  Wheeling,  Virginia. 
Obadiah  Jennings,  to  be  pastor  of  Steubenville,  Ohio. 

Ordained  as  Evangelists. 

Samuel  Donnell,  to  go  to  State  of  Tennessee. 
Stephen  Lindley,  to  go  to  Marietta,  Ohio. 
Cephas  Dodd,  to  labor  as  stated  supply  at  New  Provi- 
dence, etc. 
Abraham  Scott,  to  labor  in  New  Connecticut. 
Jonathan  Lesly,  to  labor  in  New  Connecticut. 
Thomas  Hoge. 

Installed. 

Rev.  George  Scott,  to  be  pastor  of  Mill  Creek  and  The 

Flats. 
Rev.  John  Anderson,. to  be  pastor  of  Upper  Buffalo. 
Rev.  Matthew  Brown,  to  be  pastor  of  Washington. 
Rev.  Alexander  Cook,  to  be  pastor  of  Bethany. 
Rev.  Moses  Allen,  to  be  pastor  of  Raccoon. 
Rev.  James  Snodgrass,  to  be  pastor  of  Island  Creek, 

Ohio. 
Rev.  Thomas  Hunt,  to  be  pastor  of  Two  Ridges  and 

Richmond,  Ohio. 


Relations  Dissolved. 

A,pril  16,  1799.       Between  Rev.  Boyd  Mercer  and  churches  of  Pigeon 

Creek  and  Pike  Run. 
April  16,  1799.       Between  Rev.  Joseph  Patterson  and  church  of  Mon- 

tours. 


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385 


July  I,  1801.  Between  Rev.  Wm.  Wick  and  church  of  Neshannock. 

Dec.  14,  1803.        Between  Rev.  Thomas  Moore  and  church  of  Ten  Mile. 

April  20,  1808.  Between  Rev.  James  Robinson  and  church  of  Crooked 
Creek. 

June  29,  1808.        Between  Rev.  Jacob  Lindley  and  church  of  Waterford. 

June  29,  1808.  Between  Rev.  John  Brice  and  churches  of  Three 
Ridges  and  Forks  of  Wheeling. 

Dec.  22,  1808.        Between  Rev.  John  McClain  and  church  of  Montours. 

April  19,  1810.       Between  Rev.  John  Rea  and  church  of  Crab  Apple. 

August  22,  1810.  Between  Rev.  William  McMillan  and  church  of  Rich- 
mond. 

June  23,  1812.  Between  Rev.  Joseph  Stevenson  and  church  of  Forks 
of  Wheeling, 

Oct.  21,  1812.  Between  Rev.  William  McMillan  and  church  of  Two 
Ridges. 

April  21,  181 2.  Between  Rev.  Joseph  Anderson  and  church  of  Short 
Creek,  Ohio. 

June  29,  1814.  Between  Rev.  James  Hughes  and  churches  of  Short 
Creek  and  Lower  Buffalo. 

Oct.  15,  1816.         Between  Rev.  Joseph  Patterson  and  church  of  Raccoon. 

Oct.  16,  1816.  Between  Rev.  Moses  Allen  and  churches  of  New  Prov- 
idence and  Jefferson. 

Oct.  16,  1816.  Between  Rev.  James  Snodgrass  and  churches  of  Steu- 
benville  and  Island  Creek. 

April  16,  1 8 17.  Between  Rev.  Cephas  Dodd  and  churches  of  Upper 
and  Lower  Ten  Mile. 

April  16,  1817.  Between  Rev.  Andrew  Given  and  church  of  Pigeon 
Creek. 

May  28,  1817.  Between  Rev.  Andrew  Wylie  and  church  of  Miller's 
Run. 

Oct.  21,  1818.  Between  Rev.  Thomas  B.  Clark  and  church  of  Crab 
Apple. 

Dismissals. 

Oct.  21,  1800.         Rev.  Samuel  Donnell  to  Presbytery  of  Transylvania. 

April  21,  1801.       Abraham  Boyd,  Lie,  to  Presbytery  of  Redstone. 

March  5,  1802.  Rev.  Messrs.  Thomas  E.  Hughes,  William  Wick,  Sam- 
uel Tate,  Joseph  Stockton,  Robert  Lee.  James  Sat- 
terfield  and  William  Wylie,  by  order  of  Synod,  to 
constitute  the  Presbytery  of  Erie. 

April  20,  1802.       William  Wood,  Lie,  to  Presbytery  of  Erie. 

Sept.  30,  1802.       Robert  Patterson,  Lie,  to  Presbytery  of  Erie. 

Oct.  20,  1802.        Alexander  Cook,  Lie,  to  Presbytery  of  Erie. 

April  20,  1803.       Robert  Johnston,  Lie,  to  Presbytery  of  Erie. 

April  17,  1804.       Nicholas  Pittenger,  Lie,  to  Presbytery  of  Erie. 

June  27,  1804.        Rev.  Thomas  Moore  to  Presbytery  of  Redstone. 

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386  APPENDIX  NO.  I. 

August  20,  1806.    Johnston  Eaton,  Lie,  to  Presbytery  of  Erie. 

Dec.  24,  1806.        Cyrus  Riggs,  Lie,  to  Presbytery  of  Erie. 

June  23,  1807.        Reid  Bracken,  Lie,  to  Presbytery  of  Erie. 

Dec.  24,  1807.         Samuel   Woods,   Lie,    to    Presbytery  of  Washington 

(Chillicothe). 
Oct.  21,  1808.         Rev.  Messrs.  Stephen    Lindley,  Jacob  Lindley,  John 

Wright,  James  Robinson  and  James  Scott,  by  order 

of  Synod,  to  constitute  the  Presbytery  of  Lancaster 

(Ohio). 
Oct.  21,  1808.         Rev.  Clement  Vallandigham,  by  order  of  Synod,  to 

Presbytery  of  Hartford  (Beaver),  (Shenango). 
April  18,  1809.       Thomas  Hunt,  Lie,  to  Presbytery  of  Redstone. 
April  19,  1809.       James  Cunningham,  Lie,  to  Presbytery  of  Lancaster. 
April  21,  1809.        Rev.  Jonathan  Lesly  to  Presbytery  of  Hartford. 
August  I,  1809.      George  Vaneman,  Lie,  to  Presbytery  of  Lancaster. 
Oct.  4,  1809.  William  Jones,  Lie,  to  Presbytery  of  Lancaster. 

April  18,  1 8 10.       John  Matthews,  Lie,  to  Presbytery  of  Erie. 
Oct.  3,  1810.  Joseph  S.  Hughes,  Lie,  to  Presbytery  of  Lancaster. 

April  17,  181 1.       Andrew  K.  Russell  to  Presbytery  of  Newcastle. 
April  22,  181 2.       Rev.  James  Dunlap,  D.D.,  to  Presbytery  of  Redstone. 
Oct.  21,  1812.         William  Johnston,  Lie,  to  Presbytery  of  Redstone. 
April  21,  1813.       Ezekiel  Glasgow,  Lie,  to  Presbytery  of  Hartford. 
June  22,  181 3.        Ira  Condit,  Lie,  to  Presbytery  of  Erie. 
June  39,  1814.        Rev.  James  Hughes  to  Presbytery  of  Miami. 
Oct.  19,  1814.         James  Smith,  Lie,  to  Presbytery  of  Lancaster. 
Oct.  17,  1815.         James  Wright,  Lie,  to  Presbytery  of  Hartford. 
Nov.  27,  1817.        John  Reed,  He,  to  Presbytery  of  Redstone. 
Jan.  15,  1819.         Rev.  Thomas  Hoge  to  Presbytery  of  Redstone. 

Deaths. 
July  13,  1797.         Rev.  John  Clark. 
Nov.  30,  1802.        Rev.  John  Watson, 
August  26,  181 1.    Rev.  John  Brice. 

Deposed. 
Oct.  17,  1810.         Rev.  John  McClain. 

License   Withdrawn, 
June  19,  1816.         Michaiah  Fairfield. 

Ruling  Elders. 
In  the  twenty-si.K  years  during  which  the  Presbytery  of  Ohio  included 
in  its  bounds  the  field  now  belonging  to  Washington  Presbytery,  it  held 
139  meetings.  More  than  a  score  of  these  were  at  outlying  points  north 
and  west  of  the  Ohio  River,  for  the  purpose  of  ordaining  and  installing  a 
pastor  on  some  new  field;  a  few  v/txQ pro-re-natu,  and  a  few  were  called 


STATISTICS.  387 

during  the  sessions  of  Synod,  or  were  otherwise  special,  all  which  were 
scantily  attended.  Excluding  these,  there  were  about  100  regular  stated 
meetings,  the  Presbytery  meeting  usually  four  times  in  the  year. 
Of  these,  about  70  were  held  in  churches  now  belonging  to  Presbytery  of 
Washington,  and  nearly  all  the  remaining  30  in  the  two  neighboring 
churches  of  Chartiers  and  Raccoon. 

The  total  of  elders  enrolled  was  about  250.  The  names  of  about  100 
of  these,  identified  as  belonging  to  churches  now  in  Washington  Presby- 
tery, have  already  been  given.  Oihers,  not  yet  identified,  belong  of  right 
to  this  list.  To  promote  a  fuller  classification,  and  also  in  the  interest  of 
general  history,  the  remaining  names,  excepting  a  very  few  not  legible, 
are  here  subjoined,  together  with  the  churches  to  which  they  belonged  as 
far  as  ascertained ; 

Chartiers. — James  Foster,  1793  ;  John  McDowell,  Thos.  Bracken,  James 
Allison,  John  Neil,  Geo.  Craighead,  Thos.  Briceland,  Saml.  Logan, 
Richard  Johnston,  John  Phillips,  John  Hair,  Jacob  Howey,  Saml. 
Miller,  18 17. 

Bethel. — Robt.  Jewell,  1795;  James  Morrow,  John  Vance,  James  Kiddoo, 
Thos.  Alexander,  Wm.  Fife,  Samuel  Wilson,  1814. 

Lebanon. — Samuel  Cochran,  1800;  John  Snodgrass,  1817. 

Raccoon. — John  Riddle,  1793;  Alex.  Wright,  Wm.  McCandless,  Thomas 
Hays,  Alex.  Bailey,  Thos.  Miller,  Benjamin  Chestnut,   1816. 

Mingo. — Aaron  Williams,  1796;  Wm.  Ramage,  John  Happer,  John  Pol- 
lock, Alex.  Torrence,  Benjamin  Williams,  1813. 

Williamsport. — James  Hair,  18 17. 

Miller  s  Run. — Wm.  Brice,  1801  ;  Nicholas  Smith,  1802. 

New  Providence. — John  Flenniken,  1805 ;  Andrew  McClelland,  James 
Flenniken,  1816. 

.S".  Fork  Tenmile. — Abijah  McClain,  1808;  Wm.  Cree,  1808. 

Pike  Ru7i. — Isaac  Leonard,  1799  ;  Caleb  Leonard,  1802. 

Bethany. — George  Herriott,  1816;  Thos.  Jeffrey,  1817. 

White  Oak  Flats  (Mt.  Carmel).— Wm.  McDonald,  181 1. 

Forks  of  Beaver,  etc. — Alex.  Wright,  1800  ;  John  Montieth,  1801.. 

Crab  Apple. — Robt.  McCullough,  1801  ;  Wm.  McCuUough,  Thos.  Marquis, 
1808. 

Beech  Springs. — Samuel  Dunlap,  John  Miller,  Wm.  Watt,  181 1. 

Indian  Short  Creek. — Richard  McKibben,  1802  ;  James  Clark,  1802. 

Richland. — Wm.  McWiUiams,  1805  ;  Arthur  Erwin,  1807. 

Steubenville. — Thos.  Vincent,  1804;  John  Milligan,  David  Hoge,  James  G. 
Henning,  1818. 

Two  Ridges. — James  Cellars,  181 2;  Geo.  Day,  1817. 

Church  cotmection  not  ascertained. — John  Alexander,  1818;  Joseph  Alex- 
ander, 1819;  Wm.  Baird,  1796;  Robt.  Bovard,  1799;  Wm.  Bell, 
1801  ;  Isaac  Barnes,  1812;  Robt.  Brown,  1817;  James  Black,  1818; 


388  APPENDIX   NO.  I. 

Thos.  Black,  1819;  Wm.  Coulter,  1798;  Wm.  Coultrough,  1799; 
Hugh  Cunningham,  1802;  John  Cain,  1817  ;  Robt.  Campbell,  1807  ; 
Reuben  Cary,  1818;  Robert  Dool,  1810;  Andrew  Dickson,  181 1; 
Asa  Emerson,  1805;  Samuel  Excell,  1819;  John  Fleming,  1805; 
John  Glenn,  1793;  Wm.  Gordon,  1795;  John  Gaston,  1805:  George 
Gunn,  1815;  Nathl.  Gordon,  1819;  Manuel  Hoover,  1802;  John 
Hindman,  1813  ;  Thos.  Hoge,  1815;  Henry  Jennings,  1815;  John 
Jones,  1816;  Moses  Lowther,  1800;  John  Lindley,  1801 ;  Josiah 
Loury,  1807;  Ziba  Leohard,  1808;  John  Moore,  1794;  William 
Matthews,  1800;  James  Mitchell,  1801  ;  Andrew  McClain,  1802; 
Daniel  McGregor,  1804;  John  Maxfield,  1807;  Samuel  Meeks, 
1811;  Robt.  Morrison,  1813  ;  Saml.  McClain,  1818  ;  Thomas  Pryor, 
1799;  Wm.  Porter,  1802  ;  John  Reed,  1795;  Samuel  Ramsey,  1800; 
Thos.  Robinson,  1803;  John  Rea,  1805;  James  Reed,  1810;  Mat- 
thew Reed,  1816;  Stephen  Riggs,  1818  ;  John  Steel,  1794;  James 
Stevenson,  1804;  Thos.  Stevenson,  1816;  Samuel  Thompson,  1807  ; 
Edward  Vaughan,  1817  ;  Andrew  Vaneman,  1817  ;  Horace  Wol- 
cott,  1808;  Thos.  Wilson,  1812;  Thos.  White,  1813;  William  Wylie, 
1816. 

Of  the  foregoing  but  few  attended  more  than  once  or  twice. 
Many  of  them  were  from  west  of  the  river.  Of  those  who 
attended  more  frequently,  the  following  are  conspicuous :  Samuel 
Ramsey,  8  times  ;  Saml.  Thompson,  6;  John  Moore,  6;  Thos.  Rob- 
inson, 5;  John  Gaston,  4;  James  Reed,  4;  and  Wm.  Gordon,  Hugh 
Cunningham,  Andrew  McClain  and  Saml.  Meeks,  each  3  times. 


Synod  New  York  and  Philadei,phia — 1781-88. 
Synod  met  annually  in  Philadelphia  in  the  month  of  May.  Presbytery 
of  Redstone  was  represented  as  follows:  In  1782,  Rev.  James  Power; 
1783,  Rev.  John  McMillan,  Rev.  Joseph  Smith;  Ruling  Elder,  Patrick 
Scott;  1784,  Rev.  James  Dunlap;  1787,  Rev.  Messrs.  James  Finley,  John 
McMillan,  James  Power,  Samuel  Barr.  In  the  years  '85,  '86  and  '88,  the 
Presbytery  was  not  represented. 


Synod  of  Virginia — 178S-1801.* 
In  the  first  fourteen  years  of  its  existence,  Synod  held  its  meetings  annu- 
ally in  the  month  of  October,  and  with  one  exception  in  the  valley  of 
Virginia,  mostly  at  Winchester.  The  Presbytery  of  Redstone,  during  all 
this  time,  and  the  Presbytery  of  Ohio,  from  its  organization  in  1793,  were 
constituent  parts  of  it,  and  considering  distance  and  difficulty  of  travel, 

*  Information  under  this  head  is  supplied  through  the  courtesy  of  Rev.  James 
Power  Smith,  stated  clerk  of  the  Synod  of  Virginia.  Mr.  Smith,  who  is  pastor  of 
the  Presbyterian  church  in  Fredericksburg,  Va.,  is  a  son  of  the  late  Rev.  Joseph 
Smith,  D.D.,  author  of  "  Old  Redstone,"  and  is,  consequently,  a  great-grandson  of 
the  two  honored  veterans,  Rev.  Messrs.  Joseph  Smith  and  James  Power. 


STATISTICS.  389 

their  members  attended  with  exemplary  diligence.  The  honor  awarded 
them  appears  in  the  fact  that  in  these  fourteen  years  they  were  called  to  fill 
the  Moderator's  chair  six  times,  viz. :  In  1790,  Joseph  Smith;  1791,  John 
McMillan;   1794  and '97,  James  Dunlap ;   1795  and  '99,  John  McPherrin. 

Meeting  at  Washington,  Pa. 
In  1800  Synod  met  at  Washington,  Pa.     The  names  enrolled  are  these: 

Hanover  Presbytery. — Rev.  Jam.es  Robinson. 

Redstoiie  Presbytery. — Rev.    Messrs.   James  Power,  James  Dunlap,  Jacob 
Jennings,   John    McPherrin,   Samuel  Porter,  George  Hill,  William 
Swan,  David  Smith. 
Ohio  Presbytery. — Rev.  Messrs.  John  McMillan,  Joseph  Patterson,  James 
Hughes,  John  Brice,  Thomas  Marquis,  Thomas  Moore,  Boyd  Mercer, 
Samuel  Ralston,  William  Woods,  George  Scott,  Samuel  Donnell, 
Andrew  Gwin,   Joseph   Anderson,  John  McClain,  Elisha  McCurdy, 
William  Wick. 
Winchester  Presbytery. — Rev.  Messrs.  Moses  Hoge,  William  Hill. 
Elders. — Joseph   Morrison,  Joseph  Ogden,  John  Power,  James  Caldwell, 
Josiah    Scott,    William    Brown,    George    Lee,    James    Edgar,    Abel 
McFarland,  James  Riley,  Patrick  McCullough,  Robert  McCullough, 
Philip  Jackson,  Aaron  Williams,  Charles  McClain. 
Presbyteries  of  Lexington,  Transylvania,  Western  Lexington  and  Wash- 
ington (Chillicothe)  not  represented. 

Rev.  Robert  Wilson,  of  Lexington  Presbytery,  afterward  enrolled. 


Synod  of  Pittsburgh — 1802-19. 

During  this  period  Synod  met  annually  in  the  month  of  October  thirteen 
times  at  Pittsburgh,  in  Presbytery  of  Redstone,  and  five  times  at  Washing- 
ton, in  Presbytery  of  Ohio. 

Of  the  Ruling  Elders  from  Presbytery  of  Ohio  in  attendance  at  Synod 
within  this  time,  a  large  majority  are  persons  whose  names  have  been 
given  as  found  on  the  records  of  Presbytery. 

The  following  names,  not  found  on  the  records  of  Presbytery  up  to  18 19, 
are  found  on  the  records  of  Synod  within  this  time,  viz. :  David  McWilliams, 
John  Edie,  Thomas  McCune,  Robert  Laughlin,  William  Allison,  Samuel 
Harper,  James  McLaughlin,  John  McCullough,  William  May,  Ezra  Stevens, 
Hugh  Wylie,  John  Flack,  Joseph  McCready,  Archibald  Brownlee,  James 
Torrence. 

Some  of  these  names  appear  on  Presbyterial  records  subsequent  to  1819. 


GENERAL  ASSEMBLY.— LIST  OF  DELEGATES. 
Redstone  Presbytery — 1789-93. 

1789.  Hon.  John  Baird. 

1790.  Rev.  James  Power. 


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APPENDIX   NO.  I. 


1791.  Rev.  Messrs.  James  Finley,  John  McMillan,  James  Dunlap. 

1792.  Rev.  Messrs.  John  McMillan,  John  McPherrin,  Samuel  Porter. 

1793.  Rev.  Messrs.  James  Hughes,  Jacob  Jennings,  James  Power. 


Ohio  Presbytery — 1794-1819. 

1794.  Rev.  John  McMillan  and  Hon.  James  Edgar. 

1795.  Rev.    Messrs.    John    McMillan,   Joseph    Patterson,    and    Ruling 

Elders,  Patrick  Scott,  Wm.  Smiley. 

1796.  Rev.  Messrs.  Thomas  Moore,  Boyd  Mercer. 

1797.  Rev.  Messrs.  Samuel  Ralston,  James  Hughes. 

1798.  Rev.  Messrs.  John  Brice,  Boyd  Mercer,  and  Ruling  Elder,  Nathan- 

iel Coleman. 

1799.  Rev.  Messrs.  John  McMillan,  Thomas  Marquis. 
tSoo.     Rev.  Messrs.  Joseph  Patterson,  Samuel  Ralston. 

1801.  Rev.  Messrs.  John  McMillan,  John  Brice,  John  Watson,  William 

Woods. 

1802.  Rev.  Messrs.  Thomas  Marquis,  John  Watson,  and  Ruling  Elder, 

Wm.  McKinley. 

1803.  Rev.  Messrs.  John  McMillan,  Thomas  Marquis,  James  Hughes. 

1804.  Rev.  Messrs.  James  Hughes,  Stephen  Lindley,  Cephas  Dodd. 

1805.  Rev.  Messrs.  Thomas  Marquis,  Elisha  Macurdy. 

1806.  Rev.  Messrs.  Andrew  Gwin,  George  Scott. 

1807.  Rev.    Messrs.  William   McMillan,    Matthew  Brown,  and  Ruling 

■Elders,  Wm.  McKinly,  Wm.  Rea. 

1808.  Rev.  Messrs.  John  McMillan,  Elisha  Macurdy,  James  Hughes. 

1809.  Rev.   Messrs.   Joseph   Anderson,    William   Woods,    and   Ruling 

Elder,  Robert  Laughlin. 

1810.  Rev.  Messrs.  Andrew  Gwin,  John  Anderson. 

181 1.  Rev.  Messrs.  Joseph  Anderson,  Joseph  Patterson. 

1812.  Rev.  Messrs.  James  Hughes,  Wm.  McMillan,  Joseph  Patterson. 

1813.  Rev.  Messrs.  Elisha  Macurdy,  Thomas  Marquis,  Matthew  Brown, 

and  Ruling  Elder,  Obadiah  Jennings. 

1814.  Rev.  Messrs.  Andrew  Gwin,  James  Hughes. 

181 5.  Rev.  Messrs.  Joseph  Patterson,  Wm.  McMillan,  Andrew  Wylie. 

1816.  Rev.  Messrs.  James  Hervey,  Obadiah  Jennings. 

1817.  Rev.  Messrs.  Thomas  Hoge,  Thomas  B.  Clark,  and  Ruling  Elder, 

Wm.  Rea. 

1818.  Rev.  Messrs.  Matthew  Brown,  Joseph  Anderson,  Lyman  Potter, 

Obadiah  Jennings. 

1819.  Rev.  Messrs.  Moses  Allen,  Joseph  Stevenson,  Thomas  Marquis, 

and  Ruling  Elder,  Wm.  Rea. 

All  the  meetings  of  General  Assembly  thus  far  were  held  at  Philadelphia, 
except  in  1792  and  1795  at  Carlisle,  Pa.,  and  1799  at  Winchester,  Va. 


EARLY   MINISTERS.  39 1 

APPENDIX  NO.  2. 
[Biographical  Sketches  of  Early  Ministers.'] 

Prefatory  Note. — On  the  preceding  pages  mention  has  been  made  of 
many  familiar  and  endeared  names  which  appear  on  the  records  of  Red- 
stone and  Ohio  Presbyteries  previous  to  18 19,  a  very  large  proportion  of 
whom  resided  on  the  territory  now  included  in  the  Presbytery  of  Wash- 
ington. It  was  at  first  intended  to  confine  notice  to  those  thus  resident, 
but  this  intention  has  been  changed  for  the  following  reasons:  In  not  a 
few  cases  it  is  found  impossible  to  fix  with  certainty  the  residence  of  a  can- 
didate previous  to  his  licensure.  Furthermore,  some  of  those  licensed, 
while  they  may  have  had  their  chief  residence  outside  this  territory,  were 
intimately  connected  with  it,  by  temporary  residence,  marriage  and  in 
other  ways — indeed,  the  whole  Western  Church  was,  at  that  early  day,  very 
much  a  single  ecclesiastical  unit.  Somewhat  of  complication  arises  also 
from  the  fact  that  the  pastoral  charge  of  that  chiefest  of  the  pioneer  minis- 
ters, John  McMillan,  was,  at  first,  partly  on  this  field  and  partly  outside  of 
it.  Pigeon  Creek  was  wholly  on  it,  and  at  a  very  early  date  the  town  of 
Washington  itself  was  in  the  bounds  of  Charliers  Church,  while  the  church 
building  and  Mr,  McMillan's  residence  were  outside  the  present  bounda- 
ries of  Washington  Presbytery.  A  like  complication  obtains  with  regard 
to  McMillan's  log-cabin  school,  and  the  academy  and  college  growing  out 
of  it,  a  portion  of  whose  students  were  residents  within  this  territory,  though 
the  buildings  were  north  of  the  geographical  line.  From  these  and  other 
like  causes  it  was  found  to  be  impracticable  to  draw  such  a  line  of  distinc- 
tion as  was  proposed,  without  great  risk  of  error.  No  such  line  could  be 
known  to  be  infallibly  correct.  And  rather  than  incur  the  risk  of  histori- 
cal inaccuracy  it  was  deemed  best  to  avoid  the  difficulty  by  extending  the 
list  of  sketches  so  as  to  reach  to  all  these  honored  names,  except  in  so  far 
as  sketches  had  already  been  given  in  the  preceding  part  of  the  volume, 
by  Drs.  Brownson  and  Cunningham,  Such  increase  in  number  will  be 
atoned  for  by  more  rigid  abbreviations  in  the  contents  of  each.  H. 

Rev.  James  Power,  D.D.,  was  born  in  Chester  Co.,  Pa.,  in  1746,  of 
parents  who  had  emigrated  from  the  north  of  Ireland.  He  graduated  at 
Princeton  College  in  1766,  and  was  licensed  by  Presbytery  of  Nesvcastle 
June  24,  1772.  Having  spent  a  few  years  in  missionary  labor,  including  a 
tour,  in  1774,  to  the  region  west  of  the  Alleghenies,  he  was  ordained  by 
same  Presbytery  in  1776,  and  in  November  following  removed *to  Western 
Pennsylvania  with  his  family,— himself  and  wife  and  four  children  and  bag- 
gage being  conveyed  on  three  horses.  He  lived  first  at  Dunlap's  Creek, 
doing  evangelistic  work  there  and  at  George's  Creek  and  other  points.  In 
1779  he  settled  permanently  at  Mt,  Pleasant,  having  Sewickly  also  as 
part  of  his  pastoral  charge.  In  August,  1787,  he  resigned  Sewickly,  con- 
tinuing pastor  of  Mt.  Pleasant  until  April    15,  1817.     His  death  occurred 


392  APPENDIX  NO.  2. 

August  5,  1830,  in  the  eighty-fifth  year  of  his  age  and  the  fifty-eighth  of  his 
ministry. 

In  person  Dr.  Power  was  of  medium  height,  slender  and  erect, 
and  in  manner  at  once  dignified  and  affable.  Dr.  Carnahan  says  of 
him,  "  He  was  a  polished,  gentlemanly  man ;  remarkably  neat  in  his  dress 
— a  very  correct  and  graceful  speaker."  He  was  a  member  of  the  first 
Board  of  Trustees  of  Jefferson  College,  and  in  1808  had  conferred  on  him  ^ 
by  that  institution  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Divinity. 

In  early  life  Mr.  Power  was  married  to  Mary,  daughter  of  Philip  Tan- 
ner, an  elder  in  East  Nottingham  Church,  of  which  Rev,  James  Finley  was 
pastor.  They  had  born  to  them  eight  children,  all  daughters.  One  was 
married,  first,  to  Rev.  David  Smith,  and  after  his  death  to  Rev.  Thomas 
Hunt;  another  to  Rev.  William  Swan,  and  a  third  to  Rev.  Thomas  Moore. 
Rev.  Dr.  Joseph  Smith,  author  of  "Old  Redstone,"  was  a  grandson. 
Among  Dr.  Powers'  descendants  are  many  ministers  and  elders.  Rev. 
James  Power  Smith,  of  Fredericksburg,  Va. ;  Rev.  James  Power  Fulton, 
first  pastor  of  Burgettstown,  Pa.,  now  of  Richfield,  Kan.,  and  his  son.  Rev. 
W.  S.  Fulton,  of  Lexington,  Ky.,  are  of  this  number. 

Rev.  John  McMillan,  D.D.,  son  of  William  and  Margaret  (Rea) 
McMillan,  was  born  at  Fagg's  Manor,  Chester  Co.,  Pa.,  November  11, 
1752.  He  graduated  at  Princeton  College  in  1772,  and  studied  theology 
with  Rev,  Robert  Smith.  D.D.,  of  Pequea ;  was  licensed  by  Presbytery 
of  Newcastle  October  26,  1774.  The  two  years  following  were  spent  in 
missionary  work,  including  two  several  tours  to  Western  Pennsylvania. 
Having  received  a  call  from  the  churches  of  Pigeon  Creek  and  Chartiers, 
in  what  is  now  Washington  County,  he  decided  to  accept  it,  and  was 
dismissed  to  Presbytery  of  Donegal,  by  which  he  was  ordained  June  19, 
1776,  For  two  years,  however,  he  was  hindered  from  doing  more  than  to 
sojourn  part  of  the  time  with  his  future  parishioners,  ordaining  elders,  bap- 
tizing children  and  taking  such  care  of  the  flock  as  circumstances  would  per- 
mit; but  in  November,  1778,  he  came  among  them  with  his  family  and  re- 
mained. About  the  year  1794  he  was  released  from  Pigeon  Creek,  continuing 
pastor  of  Chartiers  until  his  death.  He  was  one  of  the  original  members 
of  the  Presbytery  of  Redstone  at  its  erection,  in  1781,  and  also  of  the  Pres- 
bytery of  Ohio,  in  1793.  He  was  Moderator  of  the  Synod  of  Virginia  in 
1791  and  of  the  Synod  of  Pittsburgh  in  1803  and  1816.  He  was  the  princi- 
pal founder  of  Jefferson  College,  in  which  he  was  made  Professor  of  Di- 
vinity in  1802  and  Vice-Principal  in  1805.  He  received  the  degree  of 
Doctor  of  Divinity  in  1807.  His  death  occurred  November  16,  1833,  in  the 
eighty-second  year  of  his  age  and  the  sixtieth  of  his  ministry. 

Dr.  McMillan  was  a  man  of  great  strength  of  character.  He  was  large 
in  person,  of  swarthy  complexion  and  strongly-marked  features.  His 
manner,  both  in  the  pulpit  and  out  of  it,  was  stern  and  often  abrupt,  but 
not  unkind.  His  voice  was  very  powerful  and  his  sermons  rich  in  gospel 
truth,  pointedly  addressed  to   the  hearts  and  consciences  of  his   hearers. 


EARLY  MINISTERS.  393 

Many  were  converted  under  his  preaching.  He  was  fitly  styled  "The 
Apostle  of  Presbyterianism  in  the  West."  As  illustrating  his  extraordinary 
zeal  even  to  the  end  of  life,  and  also  as  possessing  a  special  local  interest, 
the  following  facts  taken  from  authentic  records  may  be  cited.  During 
the  ten  weeks  preceding  his  decease,  though  over  eighty-one  years  old,  he 
assisted  in  communion  services  at  least  seven  times,  preaching  thirty-five 
sermons,  viz. :  First  Sabbath  in  September  at  Chartiers  ;  second,  Raccoon  ; 
third,  Cross  Roads  and  Frankfort ;  fourth,  Mill  Creek ;  first  Sabbath  in 
October,  Miller's  Run;  second,  Bethany;  third,  Pittsburgh  (during  ses- 
sions of  Synod) ;  fourth  and  fifth,  at  Wheeling,  where  he  preached  ten 
sermons,  being  the  last  he  preached.  During  his  whole  ministry  he 
preached  about  six  thousand  sermons. 

The  wife  of  Dr.  McMillan,  to  whom  he  was  married  August  6,  1776,  was 
Catharine,  daughter  of  William  Brown,  an  elder  in  the  Church  of  Upper 
Brandywine.  Their  home  life  on  first  coming  to  the  West  is  graphically 
described  by  Dr.  McMillan  himself,  in  a  letter  to  Dr.  Carnahan  :  "When 
I  came  to  this  country,  the  cabin  in  which  I  was  to  live  was  raised,  but 
there  was  no  roof  to  it,  nor  any  chimney,  nor  floor.  The  people,  however, 
were  very  kind ;  they  assisted  me  in  preparing  my  house,  and  on  the  i6th 
of  December  I  removed  into  it.  But  we  had  neither  bedstead,  nor  table, 
nor  stool,  nor  chair,  nor  bucket.  We  could  bring  nothing  with  us  but  what 
was  carried  on  pack-horses.  We  placed  two  boxes,  one  on  the  other, 
which  served  us  for  a  table,  and  two  kegs  served  us  for  seats  ;  and,  having 
committed  ourselves  to  God  in  family  worship,  we  spread  a  bed  on  the 
floor  and  slept  soundly  till  morning." 

Of  the  immediate  family  of  Dr.  McMillan,  his  eldest  daughter,  Jane, 
was  married  to  Rev.  W.  Moorhead ;  another,  Margaret,  to  Rev.  John  Wat- 
son [q.  v.),  first  President  of  Jefferson  College.  The  youngest  daughter, 
Catharine,  became  the  wife  of  Rev.  Moses  Allen.  Rev,  Robert  McMillan, 
deceased,  was  a  worthy  grandson.  Several  other  of  the  descendants  have 
been  elders. 

Rev.  Thaddeus  Dodd  was  a  son  of  Stephen  Dodd,  who  was  born  in 
Guilford,  Connecticut,  in  1703,  and  whose  father  was  Daniel  Dodd  (Dod). 
Thaddeus  was  born  near  Newark,  N.  J.,  March  7,  1740,  but  spent  his  boy- 
hood and  youth  at  Mendham,  Morris  County.  He  was  of  weak  constitu- 
tion, and  suffered  interruption  in  his  studies  from  sickness,  but  graduated 
at  Princeton  in  1773;  and  having  studied  theology  with  Rev.  Dr.  Mc- 
Whorter  and  Rev.  Timothy  Johnes,  was  licensed  by  the  Presbytery  of  New 
York,  in  1775.  In  his  evangelistic  labors  as  a  licentiate,  he  visited  the  Ten 
Mile  settlement  in  Washington  County,  Pa.,  and  accepting  their  invitation 
to  settle  among  them,  returned  East,  and  was  ordained  by  Presbytery  of 
New  York  in  1777,  and  shortly  afterward  started  to  remove  with  his  family, 
but  found  it  necessary  to  leave  them  on  the  way.  In  1779,  bringing  his 
family  with  him,  he  located  permanently  at  Ten  Mile,  supplying  also  at 
South  Fork,  in  what  is  now  Greene  County.     His  location,  being  on  the 


394  APPENDIX  NO.  2. 

south-western  frontier,  was  at  the  first  much  exposed  to  Indian  forays,  but 
ere  long  the  dangers  of  the  tomahawk  and  scalping-knife  were  forgotten 
amid  the  cheering  outpourings  of  God's  Spirit.  Within  a  short  time,  forty 
souls  were  added  to  the  Lord. 

Mr.  Dodd  had  excellent  musical  taste  and  skill,  and  used  Watts'  Psalms 
and  Hymns  from  the  first.  Having  previously  helped  himself  into  the 
ministry  by  teaching,  he  now  added  this  labor  to  that  of  preaching.  A 
small  building  was  erected  within  a  few  steps  of  his  dwelling,  and  a  clas- 
sical and  mathematical  school  opened  in  it  in  the  spring  of  1782.  When, 
under  a  charter  granted  in  1787,  an  Academy  was  opened  in  Washington 
in  1789,  he  consented  to  serve  as  its  Principal,  still  retaining  his  pastoral 
charge  at  Ten  Mile,  but  supplying  at  Washington  one-third  of  the  time 
during  his  incumbency  as  Principal  of  the  Academy.  His  death  occurred 
May  20,  1793,  in  the  54th  year  of  his  age,  and  the  i8th  of  his  ministry. 

Mr,  Dodd  was  married  soon  after  his  graduation  to  Miss  Phebe  Baldwin, 
of  Newark,  N.  J.  Of  his  descendants,  121  were  known  to  be  living  a  few 
years  ago.  Several  of  these  were  ruling  elders,  as  had  also  been  several 
others  not  then  living.  One  son,  Rev.  Cephas  Dodd,  became  his  succes- 
sor, after  a  time,  to  the  pastorate  of  Ten  Mile  Church. 

In  the  Presbyterian  Magazine  for  1 854,  an  autobiography  and  memoir,  edited 
by  his  son.  Rev.  Cephas  Dodd,  was  published,  covering  some  twenty  pages. 
In  the  memoir  it  is  mentioned,  as  illustrating  his  linguistic  skill,  that  the 
Greek  and  Hebrew  texts  in  their  appropriate  characters  were  prefixed  to 
not  a  few  of  his  written  discourses.  The  autobiography,  which  is  in  the 
form  of  a  diary,  gives  an  insight  into  his  spiritual  experiences,  such  as  is 
given  only  in  rare  cases.  It  appears  from  this  that  years  before  he  began 
to  study  for  the  ministry,  his  religious  experience  was  deep  and  thorough. 
A  few  extracts  may  fitly  be  added. 

"July  25,  1764.  This  being  the  day  set  apart  to  seek  the  eternal  welfare 
of  my  soul,  and  for  imploring  divine  assistance,  retired  into  a  solitary 
place  on  the  mountain.  Here  I  made  my  solemn  engagements  in  writing, 
and  in  that  solemn  manner  entered  into  covenant  engagements  to  be  the 
Lord's.  Oh,  my  God,  leave  me  not — help  me  daily  to  take  up  my  cross 
and  follow  thee.'' 

"  Feb.  19,  1765.  Met  with  my  friends  at  the  session,  and  was  examined 
by  Mr.  Peppard  and  the  elders  of  the  church  as  to  my  experimental 
knowledge  of  Jesus  Christ  and  my  fitness  to  approach  to  the  sacrament  of 
the  Lord's  Supper.  We  had  a  pleasant  meeting.  Nothing  was  heard  in 
the  company  but  heavenly  things." 

"July  17,  1766.  Had  some  freedom  in  commending  myself  to  God  in 
my  studies  and  imploring  his  blessing  on  them.  Oh,  infinitely  glorious 
God !  the  secrets  of  my  heart  are  naked  and  open  before  thee.  I  cast 
myself  upon  thy  all-wise  and  holy  Providence,  and  rejoice  that  through 
thine  infinite  wisdom,  thou  knowest  what  will  be  best  for  me.  Oh,  my 
God,  1  would  unbosom  my  soul  to  thee.  Thou  knowest  the  end  I  propose 
in  my  studies,  which  I   have  no  visible  means  of  obtaining.     Thou  must 


EARLY  MINISTERS.  395 

bless  me,  both  in  the  work  of  my  hand  and  the  labors  of  my  mind,  or  I 
shall  fail.  I  leave  myself  .  .  .  with  thee.  Use  me,  oh  Lord,  as  an  instru- 
ment of  thy  glory,  and  grant  that  in  whatever  station  it  may  be  thy  pleasure 
to  appoint  me  to  act,  I  may  bring  some  glory  to  thee  and  good  to  the  woild 
of  mankind.'' 

''Sep.  I,  1766.  I  have  long  had  great  desires  of  the  spreading  of  Christ's 
Gospel  among  the  heathen,  and  have  sometimes  earnestly  requested  that 
God  would  employ  me  in  that  glorious  work.'' 

These  dates  were  some  nine  years  previous  to  the  date  of  his  licensure. 

Rev.  Joseph  Smith  was  born  of  pious  parents,  in  1736,  in  Nottingham, 
Md.,  near  to  the  Susquehanna  River.  He  graduated  at  Princeton  in  1764; 
was  licensed  by  Presbytery  of  Newcastle  August  5.  1767  ;  was  ordained  by 
same  Presbytery  April  19,  1769,  and  installed  pastor  of  Lower  Brandywine. 
Here,  and  also  for  a  time,  conjointly  at  Wilmington,  Del.,  he  labored  until 
1778.  In  the  spring  of  1779  he  visited  the  West,  and  the  next  year,  1780, 
became  pastor  of  the  churches  of  Upper  Buffalo  and  Cross  Creek,  residing 
in  the  bounds  of  the  former.  Here  he  labored  with  fidelity  and  success 
for  twelve  years,  when  he  entered  into  rest,  April  19,  1792,  in  the  fifty-sixth 
year  of  his  age  and  the  twenty-fifth  of  his  ministry. 

Mr.  Smith  had  been  married  shortly  after  his  licensure  to  Esther,  daughter 
of  Mr.  Wm.  Cummin,  merchant,  of  Cecil  Co.,  Md.  She  survived  him 
twenty-eight  years,  dying  October  7,  1820,  in  her  seventy-eighth  year. 

Mr.  Smith  was  one  of  the  four  original  members  of  the  Presbytery  of 
Redstone  and  was  moderator  of  the  Synod  of  Virginia  in  1790.  In  per- 
sonal appearance  he  was  tall  and  slender,  of  fair  complexion,  well-featured 
and  had  eyes  that  were  fairly  brilliant.  In  fidelity  to  his  work,  in  depth 
and  fervor  of  piety,  and  in  zeal  to  promote  religion  and  education,  he  was 
not  inferior  to  any  of  his  associates.  His  preaching  was  close  and  search- 
ing, and  was  made  eloquent  by  the  intensity  of  his  desire  for  the  conver- 
sion of  souls.  The  following  extract  from  his  last  will  and  testament 
evinces  the  spirit  which  actuated  his  life:  "I  give  and  bequeath  to  each 
of  my  beloved  children  a  Bible;  and  in  so  doing  mean  to  intimate  to 
them,  as  I  am  a  dying  man  and  in  the  sight  of  God,  that  it  is  ten  thousand 
times  more  my  vijill  and  desire  that  they  should  find  and  possess  the  pearl 
of  great  price  hid  in  the  Scriptures,  than  enjoy  anything  else  which  I  can 
bequeath.'' 

At  the  same  time  each  of  his  eight  children  received  a  respectable  patri- 
mony. To  David,  who  was  preparing  for  the  ministry,  he  left  seventy 
pounds  in  gold  "  for  y*  single  purpose  of  supporting  my  said  son  David  in 
his  learning."  Of  the  other  two  sons,  one  died  while  preparing  for  the 
ministry.  Of  the  five  daughters,  one  died  in  early  womanhood;  the  other 
four  became  wives  of  ministers,  namely.  Rev.  James  Hughes,  Rev.  James 
Welsh,  Rev.  Wm.  Wylie  and  Rev.  Joseph  Anderson.  (For  full  biography 
of  Mr.  Smith  see  "  Old  Redstone,"  by  his  grandson.  Rev,  Joseph  Smith, 
D.D.,  published  in  1854.) 


396  APPENDIX  NO.  2. 

Rev.  James  Dunlap,  D.D.,  was  born  of  pious  parents  in  Chester  Co., 
Pa,  in  1744;  graduated  at  Princeton  in  1773;  was  tutor  in  the  same  1775 
to  1777;  studied  theology  with  Rev.  James  Finley  and  was  licensed  by 
Presbytery  of  Donegal  (record  of  date  lost).  He  was  ordained  by  Presby- 
tery of  Newcastle  August  21,  1781,  and  the  year  following  was  received  by 
Presbytery  of  Redstone  and  settled  as  pastor  of  Laurel  Hill  and  Dunlap's 
Creek,  residing  in  the  bounds  of  the  former.  Relinquishing  Dunlap's 
Creek  in  1789,  he  continued  for  fourteen  years  longer  at  Laurel  Hill;  was 
Moderator  of  the  Synod  of  Virginia  in  1794  and  in  1797.  In  1803  was 
made  president  of  Jefferson  College,  and  during  his  incumbency  preached 
most  of  the  time  as  stated  supply  at  Miller's  Run.  In  1806  had  conferred 
on  him  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Divinity.  After  his  resignation  from  the 
college,  which  was  in  181 1,  he  conducted  a  classical  school,  first  at  Geneva 
and  then  at  Uniontown,  Fayette  Co.,  Pa.  In  1816  removed  to  Abingdon, 
Pa.,  where  he  died,  November  22,  1818,  aged  seventy-four,  and  having 
been  in  the  ministry  about  forty  years. 

Dr.  Dunlap  had  not  robust  health  and  was  subject  to  nervous  despond- 
ency. His  piety  was  most  exemplary.  His  greatest  success  was  as  a 
teacher  of  the  classics,  in  which  his  knowledge  was  remarkably  full  and 
exact.  Many  of  his  pupils  became  distinguished  in  Church  and  State. 
Two  of  these,  Rev.  Dr.  Andrew  Wylie  and  Rev.  Dr.  Robert  Baird,  have 
left  very  full  testimony  to  his  excellence,  in  published  sketches  of  his  life 
and  character.  The  former,  in  piquant  style,  speaks  of  his  successful 
career  as  college  president.  '•  The  students  liked  him.  His  sobriquet  was 
Neptune,  queller  of  the  waves.  His  personal  appearance  and  some  of  his 
traits  of  character  were  alike  remarkable — the  one  a  symbol  of  the  other. 
About  5  feet  8  or  10  inches  in  height,  he  appeared,  as  he  walked  along 
with  slow  and  measured  steps,  to  notice  nothing;  his  figure  straight  as  an 
arrow ;  his  gait  regular  and  uniform ;  his  form  perfect  in  its  proportions ; 
his  dress  plain  and  neat.  The  most  noticeable  thing  about  him  was  his 
abstraction.  He  seemed  generally  lost  in  thought  and  to  take  no  interest 
at  all  in  the  outward  world.  He  was  a  fine  classical  scholar,  and  when  a 
pupil  did  well  his  eye  gleamed  with  delight.  His  preaching  was  clear, 
plain,  rich  in  thought,  and  in  some  respects  impressive.  His  spirit,  in  its 
sensibilities,  was  too  delicate.  He  had  no  rugged  strength.  He  was  not 
a  Luther,  but  a  Melanchthon." 

Of  Dr.   Dunlap's  family,  one  son,  a  graduate  of  the   Jefferson  class  of 

1807,  was   Rev.  Wm.  Dunlap,  of  Abington,  Pa.     A  daughter  became  the 
wife  of  Rev.  Stephen  Boyer,  a  graduate  of  Jefferson  College  in  the  class  of 

1808.  Rev.  Samuel  Fulton,  licensed  by  the  Presbytery  of  Washington  in 
1839,  is  a  grandson  of  Dr.  Dunlap. 

Rev.  John  Clark  was  born  in  1718;  graduated  at  Princeton  1759  5  ^^^ 
licensed  by  Presbytery  of  New  Brunswick  May  9,  1760,  and  ordained  by 
same  April  29,  1761.  The  first  twenty  years  of  his  ministry  were  spent  in 
preaching  to  various  churches  in  the  East,  chiefly  Mt.  Bethel  and  Aliens- 


EARLY  MINISTERS.  397 

town,  in  Presbytery  of  Philadelphia,  and  Bethel,  in  Presbytery  of  Newcastle. 
In  1782  was  dismissed  to  come  to  the  West,  and  after  supplying  for  awhile 
the  churches  of  Bethel  and  Lebanon,  in  Presbytery  of  Redstone,  was  re- 
ceived, March  11,  1783,  into  the  same,  and  became  settled  pastor  of  said 
churches.  Relinquishing  charge  of  Lebanon  in  1788,  he  continued  pastor 
of  Bethel  until  1794,  and  after  three  years  more  of  hopeful  waiting,  entered 
into  rest  July  13,  1797,  in  the  eightieth  year  of  his  age  and  the  thirty-eighth 
of  his  ministry. 

The  most  exciting  incident  of  the  Western  Insurrection — the  burning  of 
Inspector  Neville's  house — took  place  in  the  bounds  of  Mr.  Clark's  charge, 
and  in  Findley's  "  History  of  the  Insurrection  "  Mr.  Clark  is  referred  to  as 
"  a  venerable  clergyman  who  expostulated  with  the  insurgents  and  en- 
deavored to  dissuade  them  from  their  purpose." 

Though  in  order  of  time  he  was  the  sixth  of  the  early  ministers  to  come 
to  the  West,  he  was  in  age  the  senior  of  all.  His  venerable  appearance 
was  increased  by  the  peruke,  or  large  white  wig,  which  he  continued  to 
wear  until  the  end  of  life.  Mr.  Clark's  churches  shared  in  the  great  revi- 
val in  1787,  as  appears  from  an  account  in  the  Western  Missionary  Maga- 
zi7ie,  Sept.,  1803.  Tradition  gives  about  nothing  as  to  his  personal  charac- 
teristics or  his  qualities  as  a  preacher.  What  manner  of  spirit  he  was  of 
may,  however,  be  inferred  from  the  creditable  fact  that  he  and  his  wife, 
Margaret,  conjointly,  bequeathed  several  thousand  dollars  to  assist  in  the 
education  of  candidates  for  the  ministry  and  in  maintaining  Jefferson  Col- 
lege in  its  infancy.* 

Rev.  James  Finley  was  born  of  pious  parents  in  County  Armagh,  Ire- 
land, Feb.,  1725  ;  was  a  younger  brother  of  Rev.  Dr.  Samuel  Finley,  Pres- 
ident of  Princeton  College.  The  family  came  to  America  about  1734. 
James  Finley  received  his  education  chiefly  under  Rev.  Samuel  Blair. 
After  receiving  license  from  Presbytery  of  Newcastle  (as  is  supposed)  he 
was  ordained  by  same  in  1752  ;  was  pastor  first  at  East  Nottingham  ;  after- 
ward Elk  was  added.  So  attached  were  his  people  that  he  was  compelled 
to  appeal  to  Synod  to  get  his  relation  dissolved,  which  was  done  in  1782, 
when  he  removed  West  and  began  preaching  to  the  churches  of  Rehoboth 
and  Round  Hill,  in  the  forks  of  the  Youghiogheny,  Westmoreland  County, 
Pa.  He  attended  a  meeting  of  Presbytery  of  Redstone,  in  March,  1783, 
and  was  received  as  a  member  in  1785  ;  continued  pastor  of  these  churches 
until  Oct.,  1794;  died  Jan.  6,  1795,  in  the  seventieth  year  of  his  age  and 
about  the  forty-fourth  of  his  ministry. 

Mr.  Finley,  though  his  name  comes  seventh  on  the  roll  of  Presbytery, 
has  the  distinction  of  being  the  first  of  them  all  to  blow  the  gospel  trumpet 

*  Mr.  Clark,  in  his  last  will  and  testament,  provided  that  a  mulatto  servant  whom 
he  owned  should  be  free  on  the  death  of  his  wife,  Margaret,  provided  he  behaved  him- 
self. Dr.  Smith,  in  "Old  Redstone,"  p.  301,  speaks  of  Mr.  Clark's  colored  man, 
Dan,  who  was  a  famous  bass  singer. 


2^8  APPENDIX   NO.  2. 

west  of  the  mountains,  having  made  a  visit  thither  as  early  as  1765.  He 
was  the  oldest  man  in  the  Presbytery,  excepting  Mr.  Clark,  was  of  low 
stature,  heavy  build,  florid  complexion  and  full  round  face,  quick  in  word 
and  act;  was  appointed  associate  justice  of  Common  Pleas  for  Westmore- 
land County  by  the  Supreme  Executive  Council,  but  the  office,  if  ever  ac- 
cepted, was  resigned  in  1788.  Three  of  his  sons — Joseph,  Michael  and 
William — became  elders  at  Rehoboth  ;  another — Ebenezer — at  Dunlap's 
Creek.  One  son— John  Evans — was  graduated  at  Princeton  in  1776,  li- 
censed by  Pesbytery  of  Newcastle,  and  went  to  Kentucky  about  1795,  and 
preached  in  Mason  County  at  the  time  of  the  great  revival ;  resided  in  that 
State  until  his  death.  Rev.  Robert  M.  Finley,  late  of  Wooster,  O.,  was  a 
grandson  of  Rev.  James  Finley  and  a  son  of  the  Rehoboth  elder,  Joseph 
Finley. 

Rev.  Samuel  Barr  was  born  Feb.  4,  1751,  near  Londonderry,  Ireland; 
was  educated  at  the  University  of  Glasgow,  and,  after  licensure,  came  to 
America  and  was  ordained  by  the  Presbytery  of  Newcastle  June  15,  1785, 
and  in  October  of  the  same  year  was  married  to  Mary,  daughter  of  James 
McDowell,  of  New  London,  Chester  County,  Pa.  In  December  of  same 
year  he  met  with  the  Presbytery  of  Redstone,  and  stated  that  he  had  re- 
ceived a  call  from  the  churches  of  Pittsburgh  and  Pitt  township  (Beulah), 
declaring  his  acceptance  thereof,  subject  to  Presbytery's  approval.  In 
April,  1787,  he  was  received  by  Presbytery  as  a  member.  His  pastoral  re- 
lation was  dissolved  in  June,  1789,  and  in  September,  1790,  he  was  dis- 
missed to  the  Presbytery  of  Newcastle.  His  was  the  distinction  of  having 
been  the  first  pastor  of  the  First  Church  of  Pittsburgh,  and  although  his 
term  of  service  was  brief  and  troubled,  there  is  ground  to  believe  that 
his  work  was  in  some  respects  fruitful  of  good.  His  preaching  was  evan- 
gelical and  his  scholarship  and  pulpit  ability  not  below  the  average  stand- 
ard. After  his  return  to  the  East  he  preached  at  Newcastle,  Del.,  where 
he  died  May  31,  1818,  in  the  sixty-eighth  year  of  his  age  and  about  the 
thirty-fifth  of  his  ministry.  Some  of  his  descendants  yet  reside  in  those 
parts. 

Rev.  John  Brice. — The  Brice  family  came  to  Washington  County 
from  Maryland  among  the  first  settlers.  James  Brice,  a  brother  of 
John,  was  one  of  the  early  elders  in  Upper  Buffalo.  John  was  a  pupil 
in  Rev.  Thaddeus  Dodd's  school  at  Ten  Mile,  in  1782,  and  after  further 
studies  with  Rev.  Joseph  Smith,  of  Upper  Buffalo,  was  licensed  by 
Presbytery  of  Redstone  April  15,  1788,  at  the  same  time  with  James 
Hughes.  By  the  same  Presbytery  he  was  ordained  pastor*  of  Three 
Ridges  and  Forks  of  Wheeling  April  22,  1790.  This  relation  was  dissolved 
June  29,  1808,  after  which  he  performed  missionary  labor   in  the  adjacent 

*  Note. — The  earlier  records  say  nothing  about  installation.    The  facts  of  the  call 

and  the  ordination  are  stated,  and  then  follows  the  record,  "  Mr.  now  takes 

his  seat  as  a  member." 


EARI,Y  MINISTERS.  399 

regions,  and  in  18 10  took  a  dismission  to  Presbytery  of  Lancaster,  but  re- 
turned his  certificate  without  using  it.  He  died  Aug.  26,  181 1,  in  his  fifty- 
first  year  and  the  twenty-third  year  of  his  ministry.  He  was  a  man  of 
nervous  temperament,  and  subject  to  morbid  exercises  of  mind  and  fits  of 
despondency;  nevertheless  was  of  deep  piety,  and  his  preaching  was  "in 
demonstration  of  the  Spirit  and  of  power,''  and  was  followed  with  a  rich 
fruitage. 

Mr.  Brice  was  twice  married.  His  first  wife  was  Rebecca  Kerr,  sister  of 
James  Kerr,  ruling  elder  in  Pigeon  Creek  Church.  The  second  was  Jean, 
daughter  of  Robert  Stockton,  ruling  elder  of  Washington,  and  sister  of  Rev. 
Joseph  Stockton.  The  late  Rev.  John  Brice  McCoy,  of  the  Presbytery  of 
Washington,  was  a  grandson.  So  also  is  Rev.  J.  Brice  Reed,  of  Fairmount, 
West  Virginia. 

Rev.  James  Hughes,  son  of  Rowland  and  Elizabeth  (Smiley)  Hughes, 
was  born  in  York  County,  Pa.  His  father  dying  in  1779,  the  mother 
removed  soon  after,  with  her  family,  to  Washington  County,  Pa.,  and  set- 
tled in  the  bounds  of  Upper  Buffalo  Church,  of  which  one  of  her  sons — 
William — became  an  elder  as  early  as  1802.  James  attended  the  school 
of  Rev.  Thaddeus  Dodd,  at  Ten  Mile,  in  1782,  and  after  further  studies 
with  his  pastor.  Rev.  Joseph  Smith,  he  was  licensed  by  the  Presbytery  of 
Redstone,  April  15,  1788.  Of  three  several  calls  presented  to  him,  he 
accepted  the  one  from  Short  Creek  and  Lower  Buffalo,  and  was  ordained 
pastor  April  21,  1790.  He  was  one  of  the  original  members  of  the 
Presbytery  of  Ohio,  at  its  erection  in  1793,  and  was  its  Stated  Clerk  from 
1803  to  1814.  He  was  a  zealous  worker  in  the  great  revivals  of  that  day, 
the  fullest  accounts  of  which  extant  are  from  his  pen.  He  was  conspicuous 
for  his  service  in  missionary  work,  being  for  many  years  a  member  of  the 
Board  of  Trust,  Corresponding  Secretary  of  the  Western  Missionary  Society 
and  one  of  the  managing  editors  of  The  Western  Missio7tary  Magazine, 
published  at  Washington,  Pa.  He  made  several  missionary  tours  into  the 
Western  Territory.  He  was  Moderator  of  the  Synod  of  Pittsburgh  in  1806. 
On  the  29th  of  June,  1814,  he  resigned  his  pastoral  charge  and  was  dis- 
missed to  the  Presbytery  of  Miami.  Residing  in  Urbanna,  Ohio,  he 
engaged,  under  appointment  of  General  Assembly,  in  missionary  labor 
among  the  Indians.  He  also  served  the  church  of  Urbanna  for  some  years 
as  stated  supply.  In  1818  he  became  Principal  of  what  was  afterwards 
Miami  University.  In  this  office  he  continued  until  his  death.  May  21, 1821, 
at  Oxford,  Butler  County,  Ohio,  in  the  thirty-third  year  of  his  ministry  and 
something  over  sixty  years  of  age. 

Mr.  Hughes  was  married,  about  the  time  of  his  licensure,  to  Mary, 
daughter  of  Rev.  Joseph  Smith.  Two  of  their  sons — Joseph  S.  {vide  in  loco) 
and  Thomas  E.  Hughes,  Jr. — entered  the  ministry. 

Rev.  Joseph  Patterson,  son  of  Robert  and  Jane  Patterson,  was  born  in 
County  Down,  Ireland,  March  20,  1752,     When  but  twenty  years  old,  he 


400  APPENDIX  NO.    2. 

was  married  to  Jane  Moak,  and  soon  afterward  they  came  to  America.  The 
Revolutionary  War  found  him  engaged  as  a  school-teacher,  which  business 
he  at  once  relinquished  and  enlisted  as  a  soldier  in  the  ranks.  Retiring 
from  the  army  in  1777,  he  spent  two  years  in  York  County,  Pa.,  and  then 
came,  in  1779,  to  what  is  now  Washington  County,  Pa.  He  was  one  of  the 
early  members  and  a  ruling  elder  in  Cross  Creek  Church.  In  1785  he  began 
to  study  for  the  ministry,  under  his  pastor,  Rev.  Joseph  Smith,  and  on  the 
13th  of  August,  1788,  was  licensed  by  the  Presbytery  of  Redstone.  On 
the  nth  of  November,  1789,  he  was  ordained  pastor  of  the  churches  of 
Raccoon  and  Montour's  Run.  April  16,  1799,  he  resigned  charge  of  the 
latter,  continuing  pastor  of  the  former  until  October  16,  1816,  when,  on 
account  of  increasing  bodily  infirmity,  he  relinquished  it  also,  and  removed 
to  ihe  city  of  Pittsburgh.  The  remainder  of  his  life  was  spent  there,  in 
various  labors,  less  exacting,  but  scarcely  less  useful,  than  those  of  the  pas- 
torate. He  spent  much  time  in  visiting  the  poor  and  afflicted  and  in  dis- 
tributing Bibles  and  tracts.  His  whole  ministerial  life  was  an  eminently 
useful  one.  Canonsburg  Academy,  and  its  successor,  Jefferson  College, 
the  Western  Missionary  Society,  the  Western  Theological  Seminary,  the 
Bible  Society,  the  Tract  Society,  and  the  Sabbath-school  cause,  all  found  in 
him  a  zealous  and  effective  friend. 

His  death  occurred  February  4,  1832,  in  his  eightieth  year  and  the  forty- 
fourth  of  his  ministry. 

In  personal  appearance  Mr.  Patterson  was  of  middle  height,  with  an 
athletic  frame.  He  had  a  mild,  clear  eye,  aquiline  nose,  and  dark  hair. 
His  voice  was  low  and  tender  in  conversation,  but  often  sonorous  and 
commanding  in  the  pulpit.  His  preaching  was  simple  and  plain,  but  it  was 
always  sensible,  edifying  and  rich  in  evangelical  truth.  Many  things  are 
on  record  illustrating  what  were  plainly  the  two  salient  features  in  his 
religious  character,  viz. :  ist.  A  singular  faith  in  God's  providential  care 
and  in  the  efficacy  of  prayer.  2d.  A  most  facile  habit  of  introducing 
practical  religion  into  his  daily  conversation.  ( Vide  Biographical  Sketch 
by  Rev.  E.  P.  Swift,  D.D.,  quoted  in  "Old  Redstone."  Also,  Tribute  by 
Rev.  R.  Lea,  in  "  Centennial  Volume  of  First  Church  of  Pittsburgh.") 

Mr.  Patterson  was  twice  married.  His  second  wife,  whom  he  married 
May  9,  1 812,  was  Rebecca  Leach,  of  Abingdon,  Pa.  Of  eight  children 
borne  to  him  by  his  first  wife,  the  eldest  was  Robert,  an  honored  minister 
for  many  years  in  the  Presbytery  of  Erie.  A  granddaughter  became  the 
wife  of  Rev.  John  B.  Graham,  formerly  of  the  Presbytery  of  Washington. 
Rev.  Joseph  Patterson  Graham,  of  Presbytery  of  Kolhapur,  Synod  of  India, 
is  a  great-grandson. 

Rev.  James  McGready  was  born  in  Pennsylvania.  The  family  moved 
to  North  Carolina  while  he  was  yet  quite  young.  After  a  few  years  he  was 
brought  to  West  Pennsylvania  by  a  relative,  and  about  1785  began  a  course 
of  study  under  Rev.  Joseph  Smith,  which  was  completed  under  Rev.  John 
McMillan.     He  was  licensed  by  Presbytery  of  Redstone,  August  13,  1788, 


EARLY  MINISTERS.  4OI 

and  soon  after  took  a  dismission  to  Orange  Presbytery,  and  preached  for  a 
few  years  in  Guilford  County,  N.  C.  In  1796  he  removed  to  Logan  County, 
Ky.,  and  labored  in  the  three  congregations  of  Muddy,  Red  and  Caspar 
Rivers.  Here  his  preaching  produced  the  most  powerful  impressions,  and 
he  became  a  conspicuous  actor  in  the  scenes  of  the  great  Kentucky  revival. 
For  a  time  he  was  brought  into  embarrassed  relations  to  his  Presbytery, 
but  in  the  end  his  thorough  uprightness,  as  well  as  orthodoxy,  were  made 
manifest.  The  latter  part  of  his  life  he  resided  at  Henderson,  Ky.,  on  the 
Ohio  River.  The  minutes  of  the  General  Assembly  show  that  during  this 
time  he  was  much  engaged  in  missionary  labors  in  Indiana  and  elsewhere, 
under  commission  from  the  General  Assembly.  He  died  in  181 7,  aged 
about  sixty  years.  In  1831  two  volumes  of  his  sermons,  edited  by  Rev. 
James  Smith,  were  published  at  Nashville,  Tenn.  They  evince  much 
rugged  strength  of  intellect,  and  a  tenacious  grasp  of  fundamental  Gospel 
truth.  Rev.  John  Andrews,  of  Chillicothe,  a  contemporary  of  McGready, 
bears  witness  to  "  his  fervent  piety,  his  unaffected  humility,  his  earnest, 
persevering  supplications  at  the  Throne  of  Grace,  his  resignation  to  the  will 
of  God  under  afflictions,  bereavements  and  poverty,  his  cheerful  reliance 
on  God's  providence,  and  his  contempt  of  the  vanities  of  this  world,  to 
which  he  seemed  to  be  in  a  great  degree  crucified." 

Rev.  John  McPherrin  was  born  November  17,  1757,  in  Adams  County, 
Pa.,  in  the  bounds  of  Lower  Marsh  Creek  Church,  of  which  his  father  was 
an  elder.  He  was  fitted  for  college  by  Rev.  Robert  Smith,  D.D.,  of  Pequea, 
and  was  graduated  at  Dickinson  in  1788 ;  studied  theology  under  Rev. 
John  Clark,  of  the  Presbytery  of  Redstone;  was  licensed  by  this  Presbytery 
August  20,  1789,  and  was  ordained  by  the  same  as  pastor  of  Salem  and 
Unity  Churches,  in  Westmoreland  County,  September  22,  1790;  resigned 
charge  of  Unity,  June  25,  1800,  and  of  Salem,  April  20,  1805;  removing  to 
Butler  County,  he  became  pastor  of  Concord  and  Muddy  Creek ;  preached 
also  for  a  time  at  Harmony,  and  in  18 13  was  Installed  for  part  of  his  time 
at  Butler,  its  first  pastor.  This  and  Concord  thenceforth  constituted  his 
charge  until  he  died,  February  10,  1822,  in  the  sixty-fifth  year  of  his  age 
and  thirty-third  of  his  ministry.  He  was  a  thorough  classical  scholar  and 
an  able  theologian.  He  prepared  several  young  men  for  the  ministry  ; 
was  Moderator  of  the  Synod  of  Virginia  in  1795,  and  also  in  1799,  and  of 
the  Synod  of  Pittsburgh  in  1805.  His  son-in-law,  Hon.  Walter  Lowrie, 
former  Secretary  of  the  Board  of  Foreign  Missions,  writes  concerning  him  : 
"  He  was  tall  in  person,  his  hair  quite  gray,  and  his  whole  appearance  the 
most  venerable  of  any  man  I  have  ever  seen.  Decision  and  energy  were 
the  leading  traits  of  his  character.  His  zeal  in  his  Master's  cause  never 
flagged.  His  eloquence  was  classically  chaste,  yet  strong  and  nervous." 
Mr.  McPherrin  was  married  in  early  life  to  Mary,  daughter  of  John  Steven- 
son, of  Cross  Creek  Church,  Washington  County,  Pa.  Rev.  John  C. 
Lowrie,  D.D.,  of  New  York  City,  and  Rev.  Josiah  McPherrin,  of  Nebraska, 
are  grandsons.  So  also  were  Rev.  Messrs.  Walter  M.  and  Reuben  P. 
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402  APPENDIX  NO.   2. 

Lowrie,  missionaries  to  China,  both  now  deceased.     Rev.  James  Walter 
Lowrie,  of  Peking,  China,  is  a  great-grandson. 

Rev.  Robert  Finley  was  licensed  by  the  Presbytery  of  Orange,  and  in 
June,  1785,  ordained  by  the  Presbytery  of  South  Carolina,  and  became 
pastor  of  Waxhaw  Church ;  was  received  by  the  Presbytery  of  Redstone 
November  1 1 ,  1789,  and  the  year  following  received  a  call  from  the  churches 
of  Mill  Creek  and  King's  Creek,  which  he  did  not  accept.  In  June,  1791, 
upon  the  representation  that  he  might  wish  to  remove  to  Kentucky  before 
the  next  meeting  of  Presbytery,  Rev.  James  Finley  was  appointed  "  to 
write  him  a  dismission  and  furnish  him  with  proper  credentials,"  and  at  the 
next  meeting  reported  that  he  had  done  as  appointed  to  do. 

Rev.  Samuel  Porter  was  born  in  Ireland  June  11,  1760,  of  Covenanter 
parents.  He  was  married  in  his  early  manhood,  and  with  his  wife  and 
children  came  to  America  at  the  close  of  the  Revolutionary  War.  About 
the  year  1784  he  settled  in  Washington  County,  Pa.,  in  the  bounds  of  what 
is  now  Raccoon  Church.  He  attended  the  preaching  of  Rev.  Joseph  Smith, 
then  pastor  of  Cross  Creek  and  Buffalo,  and  occasionally  heard  Rev.  Mr. 
McMillan  at  Chartiers.  He  was  very  poor  in  this  world's  goods,  but  found 
a  helpful  friend  in  Alex.  Wright,  Esq.,  one  of  the  first  bench  of  elders  at 
Raccoon,  who,  with  Messrs.  Smith  and  McMillan,  encouraged  him  to  pre- 
pare for  the  ministry.  After  pursuing,  under  the  two  ministers  named,  a 
shorter  course  of  study  than  was  usually  required,  he  was  licensed  by  the 
Presbytery  of  Redstone  November  12,  1789,  and  on  the  22d  of  September, 
1790,  was  ordained  by  the  same,  and  became  pastor  of  the  churches  of 
Poke  Run  and  Congruity,  in  Westmoreland  County.  From  the  former  he 
was  released  April  11,  1798,  continuing  pastor  of  Congruity  until  his  death, 
September  23,  1825,  in  the  sixty-fifth  year  of  his  age  and  thirty-sixth  of  his 
ministry. 

Notwithstanding  the  defects  of  early  education,  Mr.  Porter  attained  a 
high  rank  in  the  ministry.  His  natural  abilities  were  good.  He  had  great 
aptness  both  in  acquiring  and  imparting  knowledge.  He  was  made  Mod- 
erator of  the  Synod  of  Pittsburgh  in  1804,  being  the  third  in  succession. 
A  volume  of  his  sermons  and  other  writings,  with  memoir  by  Rev.  Dr. 
Elliott,  was  published  in  1853.  It  proves  him  to  have  been  an  able  dis- 
putant and  defender  of  sound  doctrine.  In  personal  appearance  he  was 
slightly  above  the  medium  height,  stout  and  heavy  built,  the  muscles  of  his 
face  full,  his  hair  light  brown.  He  had  a  rich  vein  of  humor,  and  was  an 
attractive  companion.  As  a  preacher  and  public  speaker  he  was  forcible 
and  effective.  His  voice,  though  loud,  was  not  harsh,  and  was  well-modu- 
lated ;  his  sermons  evangelical  and  didactic. 

Mr.  Porter  had  a  son  Samuel,  who  was  graduated  at  Jefferson  College  in 
1807,  and  licensed  by  the  Presbytery  of  Redstone  December  26,  1809.  He 
died  shortly  after  being  settled  at  Cumberland,  Md.,  in  181 1. 


EARLY  MINISTERS.  403 

Rev.  Robert  Marshall  was  born  in  County  Down,  Ireland,  November 
27,  1760 ;  came  with  his  family  to  Western  Pennsylvania  in  his  twelfth  year ; 
was  a  soldier  in  the  War  of  the  Revolution,  and  was  present  in  six  general 
engagements;  was  subsequently  converted  under  the  preaching  of  Rev.  John 
McMillan.  His  preparatory  studies  were  under  Rev.  Thaddeus  Dodd  at 
Ten  Mile,  and  Rev.  William  Graham,  Liberty  Hall,  Va. ;  studied  theology 
with  Dr.  McMillan,  and  was  licensed  by  the  Presbytery  of  Redstone  April 
23,  1790;  received  an  appointment  to  ride  as  missionary  under  commission 
of  Synod  of  Virginia,  and  in  October,  1792,  was  dismissed  to  the  Presbytery 
of  Transylvania,  and  on  the  13th  of  June,  1793,  was  ordained  pastor  of 
Bethel  and  Blue  Spring  Churches  in  Kentucky ;  also  conducted  a  classical 
school  in  which  were  educated  many  who  became  prominent  in  Church  and 
State.  He  was  deeply  stirred  by  the  great  revival  of  1800,  and  in  1803 
allowed  himself  to  be  carried  away  for  a  time  with  the  Stone  heresy  and 
schism,  for  which  he  was  suspended  from  his  ministry  in  the  Presbyterian 
Church.  In  181 1  he  appeared  at  the  bar  of  Synod  declaring  his  penitence, 
and  was  restored.  His  subsequent  life  attested  his  sincerity.  After  a  short 
period  of  missionary  labor  under  Assembly's  commission,  he  was  reinstated 
in  his  old  charge  of  Bethel,  where  he  continued  till  his  decease  in  1833, 
aged  seventy-three  years. 

Rev.  George  Hill  was  born  in  York  County,  Pa.,  March  13,  1764. 
About  1783  he  came  with  the  family  to  Fayette  County,  in  the  bounds  of 
George's  Creek  Church ;  studied  theology  with  Rev.  James  Dunlap,  and  was 
hcensed  by  the  Presbytery  of  Redstone  December  22,  1791  ;  was  ordained 
by  the  same  November  13,  1792,  becomijig  pastor  of  Fairfield,  Donegal  and 
Wheatfield  Churches,  in  Westmoreland  County,  Pa.  In  1798  he  was  re- 
leased from  Wheatfield,  and  Ligonier  was  taken  into  his  charge.  In  this 
field  he  labored  until  his  death,  June  9,  1822,  in  the  fifty-eighth  year  of  his 
age  and  the  thirty-first  of  his  ministry.  He  is  represented  as  having  been 
remarkable  for  modesty,  sensibility,  self-denial  and  devotedness  to  his 
Master's  cause.  Rev.  George  Hill,  D.D.,  senior  member  of  the  Presbytery 
of  Blairsville,  is  a  grandson.  George  H.  Hill,  licentiate  of  the  same  Pres- 
bytery, is  a  great-grandson. 

Rev.  William  Swan  was  born  in  Cumberland,  (now  Franklin)  County, 
Pa.  He  pursued  his  studies  with  Rev.  John  McMillan,  in  his  "  Log  Cabin  "' 
school,  and  assisted  in  the  same  as  teacher,  succeeding  James  Ross  (after- 
ward Hon.  Jas.  Ross,  U.  S.  Senator).  He  was  licensed  by  Presbytery  of 
Redstone,  December  22,  1791,  and  on  the  i6th  of  October,  1793,  was 
ordained  pastor  of  Long  Run  and  Sewickly  Churches,  in  Westmoreland 
County,  Pa.  Having  labored  here  for  twenty-five  years,  he  was,  at  his 
request,  released.  The  year  following  he  was  recalled  to  Long  Run,  where 
he  labored  until,  at  his  request,  the  relation  was  dissolved,  April  17,  1822, 
He  died  November  27,  1827,  in  the  63d  year  of  his  age,  and  the  36th  of 
his  ministry. 


404  APPENDIX   NO.  2. 

Rev.  Jacob  Jennings  was  born  in  Somerset  County,  N.  J.,  in  1744.  After 
having  been  engaged  in  the  practice  of  medicine  until  he  was  forty  years 
old,  he  entered  on  the  study  of  theology,  and  became  a  minister  in  the 
Reformed  Dutch  Church.  He  was  received  as  a  member  of  the  Presby- 
tery of  Redstone,  April  17,  1792,  and  accepted  a  call  from  the  churches  of 
Dunlap's  Creek  and  Muddy  Creek  (New  Providence).  From  the  latter  he 
was  released  October  17,  1797,  and  from  the  former  June  18,  181 1.  He 
died  February  17,  1813,  in  the  69th  year  of  his  age.  He  was  a  man  of 
great  weight  of  character  and  much  venerated.  He  was  Moderator  of  the 
Synod  of  Pittsburgh  at  its  first  sessions,  1802. 

Mr.  Jennings  was  the  father  of  Rev.  Obadiah  Jennings,  D.D.  The  late 
Rev.  Samuel  C.  Jennings,  D.D.,  of  the  Presbytery  of  Pittsburgh,  was  a 
grandson.  Rev.  P.  S.  Jennings,  of  the  same  Presbytery,  is  a  great- 
grandson. 

Rev.  David  Smith,  son  of  Rev.  Joseph  and  Esther  (Cummin)  Smith, 
was  born  at  Wilmington,  Del.,  1772.  Coming  West  with  his  parents,  when 
about  eight  years  old,  he  soon  after  began  classical  studies  with  his  father. 
He  studied  also  with  Rev.  Thaddeus  Dodd,  at  Ten  Mile.  He  graduated  at 
Hampden  Sydney,  and  having  read  theology  under  his  father,  was  licensed 
by  Presbytery  of  Redstone,  November  14,  1792,  and  was  ordained  pastor 
of  George's  Creek  and  Union  (Tent)  by  same,  August  20,  1794.  In  De- 
cember, 1797,  accepted  a  call  to  Rehoboth  and  Round  Hill,  where  he 
labored  until  his  death,  August  24,  1803,  in  the  32d  year  of  his  age,  and  the 
nth  of  his  ministry.  "  He  was  a  sound  divine,  a  faithful  and  pathetic 
preacher."  He  was  one  of  the  editors  of  the  JVt'sieni  Missionary  Mag- 
azifte. 

Soon  after  his  ordination,  Mr.  Smith  was  married  to  Rebecca,  daughter 
of  Rev.  Dr.  James  Power.  They  were  the  parents  of  Rev.  Joseph  Smith, 
D.D.,  author  of  "  Old  Redstone.''  Rev.  James  Power  Smith,  of  Fredericks- 
burg, Va.,  is  a  grandson.  The  wives  of  Rev.  William  Brown,  D.D.  and 
Rev.  J.  C.  Barr,  D.D.,  of  the  Synod  of  Virginia,  are  granddaughters. 

Rev.  Thomas  Marquis.     (  Vide  sketch  by  Dr.  Brownson.) 

Rev.  Boyd  Mercer  was  born  in  1766,  near  Winchester,  Va.,  where  he 
spent  his  boyhood.  He  received  his  education  from  Rev.  Robert  Smith, 
D.D.,  of  Pequea,  Pa.;  was  licensed  by  Presbytery  of  Redstone,  April  19, 
1793;  was  ordained  by  Presbytery  of  Ohio,  April  29,  1795,  and  from  that 
date  until  April  16,  1799,  was  pastor  of  the  churches  of  Pigeon  Creek  and 
Pike  Run,  in  Washington  County.  In  the  years  following  he  was  stated 
supply  successively  at  Charlestown  (Wellsburg),  Pitt  Township,  and  Mc- 
Keesport,  and  at  Muddy  Creek  and  Jefferson.  In  1806  he  was  commis- 
sioned Associate  Judge  of  Washington  County,  which  office  he  held  as  long 
as  he  lived.     During  this  period  he  preached  as  opportunity  offered. 

He  was  under  medium  height,  of  active  temperament,  and  his  sermons 
were  instructive  and  evangelical.    He  died  February  5,  1841,  aged  75  years. 


EARLY  MINISTERS.  405 

Some  of  his  descendants  live  on  the  farm  he  owned  near  Pigeon  Creek 
Church,  and  which  was  his  homestead.  The  greater  part  are  in  the  West. 
His  wife  was  a  Miss  Blackstone,  of  Fayette  County,  Pa. 

Rev.  Thomas  Moore  came  into  the  bounds  of  Presbytery  of  Redstone 
in  1793,  as  a  licentiate  of  the  Bristol  Association,  in  the  State  of  Massachu- 
setts, and  the  year  following  was  dismissed  to  accept  a  call  to  the  church 
of  Ten  Mile,  in  the  Presbytery  of  Ohio,  by  which  Presbytery  he  was  or- 
dained at  Ten  Mile,  August  21,  1794.  This  relation  was  dissolved  Decem- 
ber 14,  1803.  In  July  following,  he  accepted  a  call  to  Salem,  in  the  Pres- 
bytery of  Redstone,  which  relation  was  dissolved  on  the  church's  petition, 
April  19,  i8og.  In  1814  he  removed  to  the  State  of  Ohio,  taking  his  dis- 
mission to  Presbytery  of  Lancaster,  of  which  he  continued  a  member 
until  his  .death.  Durins  much  of  this  period  he  was  stated  supply  of  the 
church  of  Unity,  near  which  he  lived  on  his  farm.  He  also  preached  part 
of  the  time  at  Madison,  and  in  the  vacant  churches  of  the  Presbytery,  and 
on  missionary  fields.  He  died  August  24,  1840,  in  the  79th  year  of  his  age, 
and  the  52d  of  his  ministry. 

Mr.  Moore  is  described  as  "  a  tall  and  rather  fine-looking  man,  with 
smooth  face  and  black  hair  well  combed  toward  the  back  of  his  head.'' 
This  was  when  he  lived  in  Western  Penna.  He  was  a  man  of  vigorous 
intellect  and  a  good  scholar  ;  was  thought  by  some  to  be  ultra-Calvinistic. 
His  voice  was  loud  and  his  preaching  notably  effective  during  the  "  falling 
exercise  "  revival  both  at  Ten  Mile  and  at  Salem.  He  was  a  trustee  of 
Canonsburg  Academy  and  one  of  the  editors  of  the  Western  Missionary 
Magazitie.      Mr.  Moore's  wife  was  a  daughter  of  Rev.  James  Power,  D.D. 

Rev.  Samuel  Ralston,  D.D.,  was  born  in  Ireland,  County  Donegal,  in 
1756 ;  was  educated  at  University  of  Glasgow,  and  after  being  licensed 
came  to  America  in  1794,  and  was  received  under  care  of  the  Presbytery  of 
Newcastle,  from  which  he  was  transferred  to  Presbytery  of  Redstone  and 
then  to  Presbytery  of  Ohio.  He  was  ordained  by  this  latter  Nov.  29,  1796, 
becoming  first  pastor  of  the  churches  of  Mingo  Creek  and  Horseshoe  Bot- 
tom,— afterwards  merged  into  Williamsport,  now  Monongahela  City. 
From  the  Williamsport  part  of  his  charge  he  was  released  in  1834  and 
from  Mingo  in  1836.  After  this  long  pastorate  of  over  forty  years,  he 
survived  another  fifteen  years,  and  died  at  his  home  near  Ginger  Hill,  Sept. 
25,  1851,  in  the  95th  year  of  his  age  and  about  the  58th  of  his  ministry. 

He  was  a  man  of  very  large  stature,  strongly  marked  features,  nose  and 
eye-brows  noticeably  prominent,  facial  muscles  full  and  irregular,  and  fore- 
head slightly  receding.  His  demeanor  was  at  once  bland  and  dignified  and 
his  appearance  in  every  respect  extremely  venerable.  His  familiarity  with 
classical  literature,  his  skill  in  argumentative  writing,  his  established 
orthodoxy  and  his  undisputed  worth  of  character,  moral  and  religious, 
gave  him  a  prominent  standing  and  extensive  influence  among  his.  con- 
temporaries.    He  was  a  trustee  of  Jefferson  College  from  its  incorporation 


4o6  APPENDIX  NO.    2. 

in  1802  until  his  death,  and  for  forty  consecutive  years  was  president 
of  its  Board.  Washington  College  conferred  on  him  the  degree  of 
Doctor  of  Divinity  in  1823.  He  was  Moderator  of  the  Synod  of  Pitts- 
burgh in  1809,  and  was  rarely  absent  from  an  ecclesiastical  meeting.  He 
made  several  missionary  tours  into  the  Western  Territory  and  was  an 
editor  and  frequent  contributor  to  the  Western  Missionary  Magazine. 
More  than  any  of  his  fellow-laborers  in  the  West,  Dr.  Ralston  sought  to 
exert  his  influence  through  the  press.  His  first  published  work  was  in 
1805 — a  little  volume  which  somehow  gained  for  itself  in  Presbyterian  cir- 
cles the  title  of  "  The  Currycomb,"  the  object  of  the  volume  being  to 
defend  the  revival  of  1800  from  what  were  shown  to  be  unjust  animadver- 
sions. He  also  published  a  volume  on  Baptism,  including  an  examination 
of  the  views  of  Alex.  Campbell,  "  a  work,"  says  Rev.  Dr.  A,  T.  McGill, 
"  of  remarkable  force  and  erudition.''  Following  this  was  a  volume  on 
Prophecy,  and  then  one  on  Psalmody,  written  when  he  was  well-nigh  90 
years  old,  a  remarkable  case  of  active  mental  power  in  advanced  age. 

Dr.  Ralston  was  married,  in  1798,  to  Rachel,  daughter  of  William  Fergu- 
son, a  ruling  elder  in  Pigeon  Creek  Church.  One  son,  James,  had  just 
completed  his  course  in  the  Western  Theological  Seminary  in  1835,  when 
he  was  removed  by  death.  Other  of  his  descendants  still  reside  in  the 
bounds  of  Mingo  Church.  (  Vide  "Smith's  History  of  Jefferson  College'' 
and  "  Sprague's  Annals.") 

Rev.  William  Woods,  son  of  Samuel  and  Elizabeth  Woods,  and 
elder  brother  of  Rev.  Samuel  Woods,  was  born  March  6,  177 1,  in  Lancas- 
ter Co.,  Pa.,  and  graduated  at  Dickinson  College  May  3,  1792.  His  theo- 
logical studies  were  partly  under  Rev.  Robt.  Smith,  D.D.,  of  Pequea,  and 
partly  under  Rev.  Dr.  John  Witherspoon  ;  was  licensed  by  Presbytery  of 
Newcastle  June  17,  1794;  was  transferred  to  Presbytery  of  Redstone  and 
then  to  Presbytery  of  Ohio,  by  which  latter  he  was  ordained  June  27,  1797, 
aiid  became  pastor  of  the  churches  of  Bethel  and  Lebanon,  in  Allegheny 
Co.,  Pa.  From  the  latter  he  was  released  in  1820  and  from  Bethel  in 
Oct.,  1831. 

The  testimony  of  his  immediate  successor.  Rev.  Dr.  Marshall,  is  that  he 
was  "  a  pious,  judicious,  orthodox  and  spiritual  minister;  grave  in  deport- 
ment, solemn  in  aspect,  courteous  and  affable  in  manner." 

His  churches  participated  largely  in  the  blessings  of  the  great  revival  at 
the  beginning  of  the  century.  Nearly  one  thousand  persons  were  received 
into  communion  during  his  pastorate  of  thirty-three  years. 

He  died  October  17,  1834,  in  the  sixty-fourth  year  of  his  age,  and  the 
forty-first  of  his  ministry. 

Rev.  Samuel  Donnell  was  licensed  by  Presbytery  of  Ohio,  October  25, 
1797,  being  the  first  candidate  hcensed  by  this  Presbytery.  On  the  28th  of 
August,  1799,  he  was  ordained,  sine  tititlo,  by  same  Presbytery,  in  compli- 
ance with  "requests  from  remote  parts  of  the  State  of  Tennessee,"  and 


EARIvY  MINISTERS.  407 

"  liberty  granted  by  the  General  Assembly  ;  "  was  dismissed,  October  21, 
1800,  to  Presbytery  of  Transylvania,  and  received  by  same  October  6,  1801. 
In  1802  was  one  of  three  ministers  who  protested  against  the  action  of 
Presbytery  in  licensing  "uneducated  men  of  advanced  age."  When  the 
Presbytery  of  Cumberland  was  erected  by  Synod  of  Kentucky  in  1802,  he 
was  made  one  of  its  members.  In  1804  he  united  with  two  others  in  a 
protest  and  complaint  to  the  Synod  against  the  irregular  doings  of  the 
majority  of  that  Presbytery  in  licensing  seven  candidates.  In  1805  was 
one  of  the  two  members  from  Cumberland  Presbytery  present  in  Synod, 
and  took  part  subsequently  on  the  side  of  Synod's  committee  against  the 
irregularities  of  his  Presbytery  ;  was  present  in  Synod  in  i8o5.  The 
indications  are  that  when  the  Presbytery  of  Shiloh  was  erected  in  181 5,  he 
was  made  a  member  of  it,  and  that  his  subsequent  life  was  spent  in  teaching 
and  preaching  in  Tennessee. 

In  "  Sprague's  Annals,"  vol.  3,  p.  231 ,  reference  is  made  to  a  Rev.  Samuel 
Donnell,  who  married  a  daughter  of  Rev.  John  Carmichael,  and  went  to 
Tennessee.  In  a  foot-note  it  is  said  that  "  Mr.  D.  joined  the  Cumberland 
Presbyterians."  The  error  in  this  foot-note  probably  originated  from  the 
fact  that  one  of  the  irregular  licentiates  of  the  Cumberland  Presbytery  was 
of  the  same  name.  The  names  of  Samuel  Donnell,  Ruling  Elder,  Rev, 
Robert  D.  and  Rev.  George  D.,  and  Samuel  Donnell,  Jr.,  licentiate,  all 
appear  in  the  early  records  of  the  Cumberland  Presbyterian  Church.  The 
Rev.  Samuel  Donnell's  name  does  not  appear,  but  is  found  continuously 
in  the  Presbyterial  and  Synodical  records  of  the  Presbyterian  Church. 

Rev.  John  Kennedy  was  received,  October  26,  1797,  from  Presbytery  of 
New  Castle.     Catera  desunt. 

Rev.  John  Watson  was  a  native  of  Western  Pennsylvania.  He  became 
an  orphan  when  nine  years  old.  From  early  boyhood  he  evinced  an 
extreme  avidity  for  learning,  and,  almost  unaided  by  a  teacher's  instruction, 
made  such  proficiency  that  at  the  age  of  nineteen  he  was  appointed  tutor 
in  Canonsburg  Academy.  In  1797  he  graduated  at  Princeton  College, 
and  immediately  after  his  return  to  the  West  was  chosen  principal  of 
Canonsburg  Academy,  While  filling  this  position,  he  studied  theology 
with  Dr.  McMillan,  and  was  licensed  by  Presbytery  of  Ohio,  October  17, 
1798,  The  year  following  he  received  a  call  from  the  church  in  Washing- 
ton, Pa.,  and  also  one  from  the  church  of  Miller's  Run.  This  latter  he 
accepted,  and  was  ordained  June  26,  1800.  Meanwhile,  a  college  charter 
having  been  secured,  and  the  institution  having  taken  on  this  higher  form, 
he  was  elected  its  first  president.  Only  three  months  afterward  he  was 
removed  by  death,  November  30,  1802.  His  early  decease  was  greatly 
lamented.  He  seemed  to  possess  every  quality  needed  for  his  position. 
His  scholarship  was  exceptional  in  that  day,  embracing  a  knowledge  of 
the  French,  Spanish,  Italian,  Hebrew  and  Arabic,  as  well  as  Latin  and 
Greek  languages.     His  natural  gifts  were  of  a  very  high  order.     His  piety 


4o8  APPENDIX   NO.   2. 

was  deep  and  sincere ;  his  whole  character  peculiarly  lovely  and  attractive. 
The  most  explicit  testimony  on  all  these  points  has  been  put  on  record  by 
President  Carnahan,  who  was  his  pupil  at  the  Canonsburg  Academy. 
Also  by  Dr.  Rea  and  others. 

Mr.  Watson  was  married  to  Margaret,  a  daughter  of  Dr.  McMillan.  A 
romantic  interest  attaches  to  this  event.  Another  daughter,  Jane,  was 
married  to  Rev.  William  Morehead.  They  were  married  by  the  father  of 
the  two  brides  on  the  same  day.  Not  very  long  afterward  Mr.  Watson  and 
Mr.  Morehead  died  on  the  same  day,  and  were  buried  at  one  time,  side  by 
side,  in  one  grave.  The  double  tablet  covering  their  remains  perpetuates 
the  memory  of  this  remarkable  coincidence. 

Rev.  Joseph  Anderson  was  a  member  of  the  church  of  Upper  Buffalo, 
and  was  licensed  by  the  Presbytery  of  Ohio,  October  17,  1798.  Engaging 
at  once  in  missionary  labor  in  the  Western  Territory,  he  succeeded  in 
gathering  congregations  at  several  points,  and  on  August  20,  1800,  he  was 
ordained  by  the  same  Presbytery  and  installed  pastor  of  the  three  churches 
of  Richland  (St.  Clairsville),  Short  Creek  (Mount  Pleasant),  and  Cross 
Roads  (Crab  Apple).  Within  two  years  afterward.  Cross  Roads  ceased  to 
be  a  part  of  his  charge.  In  April,  1813,  his  pastoral  relation  to  Short  Creek 
was  dissolved;  but  in  1820  Short  Creek  is  again  coupled  with  Richland  in 
Presbytery's  Report  to  Synod.  In  1827  Richland  is  first  reported  as  St. 
Clairsville,  and  in  1829  is  reported  as  his  sole  pastoral  charge.  From  this 
he  was  released  October  3,  1830.  The  years  immediately  following  he 
spent  as  stated  supply  at  various  points  in  the  Presbytery.  In  June,  1835, 
he  was  dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of  St.  Charles.  His  death  occurred  at 
Monticello,  Mo.,  in  1847,  in  the  eightieth  year  of  his  age. 

Mr.  Anderson's  wife  was  a  daughter  of  Rev.  Joseph  Smith,  first  pastor 
of  Cross  Creek  and  Upper  Buffalo. 

He  was  a  man  of  deep  piety  and  abounding  zeal,  a  faithful  and  devoted 
laborer,  and  in  an  eminent  sense  a  pioneer.  He  was  the  first  minister 
ordained  and  installed  by  this  Presbytery  in  what  is  now  the  State  of  Ohio  ; 
but  not,  as  some  have  claimed,  the  first  absolutely.  Rev.  James  Kemper 
having  been  ordained  and  installed,  at  Cincinnati,  by  the  Presbytery  of 
Transylvania,  as  early  as  October  23,  1792.  The  indications  are  that,  pre- 
vious to  licensure,  Mr.  Anderson  resided  in  the  western  part  of  Washington 
County,  and  that  he  pursued  his  studies,  in  part  at  least,  at  Canonsburg 
Academy. 

Rev.  Thomas  Edgar  Hughes,  son  of  Rowland  and  Elizabeth  (Smiley) 
Hughes,  and  a  younger  brother  of  Rev.  James  Hughes  [g.v.),  was  born  in 
York  County,  Pa.,  April  7,  1769.  Coming  west  with  the  family,  after  the 
father's  decease,  about  the  year  1780,  and  residing  with  them  in  the  bounds 
of  Upper  Buffalo  Church,  until  he  had  reached  adult  age,  he  then  began 
his  studies  at  Canonsburg  Academy.  In  1797  he  graduated  at  Princeton 
College,  New  Jersey,  and,  after  a  course  of  reading  in  theology,  under  Dr. 


EARLY  MINISTERS.  409 

McMillan,  was  licensed  by  the  Presbytery  of  Ohio,  October  17,  1798.  By 
the  same  Presbytery  he  was  ordained,  August  28,  1799,  and  installed  pastor 
of  the  churches  of  New  Salem  and  Mount  Pleasant,  in  what  is  now  Beaver 
County,  Pa.,  being  the  first  pastor  ordained  by  this  Presbytery  north  of  the 
Ohio  River.  His  name  headed  the  roll  of  the  Presbytery  of  Erie  at  its 
erection,  in  1802,  and  he  was  its  first  moderator.  In  1808  he  relinquished 
the  New  Salem  part  of  his  charge,  and  continued  pastor  of  Mount  Pleasant 
until  November  19,  1830.  After  this  he  resided  at  Wellsville,  Ohio,  organ- 
izing the  church  there  and  preaching  to  it  for  about  four  years.  He  died 
May  2,  1838,  in  the  seventieth  year  of  his  age  and  fortieth  of  his  ministry. 
His  church  partook  largely  of  the  influences  of  the  great  revival  of  1800. 
He  had  much  of  that  missionary  zeal  for  which  his  older  brother  was  con- 
spicuous, and  made  several  missionary  tours  into  the  Western  Territory. 
He  was  Moderator  of  the  Synod  of  Pittsburgh  in  1822.  He  did  great  ser- 
vice to  the  cause  of  education  and  the  training  of  men  for  the  ministry,  by 
the  leading  part  which  he  took  in  the  establishment  and  maintenance 
of  the  Greersburg  Academy,  and  was  considered  a  learned  and  judicious 
instructor. 

Mr.  Hughes  was  married,  May  6,  1799,  to  Mary  Donahey.  Four  of  their 
sons — William,  John  D.,  Watson,  and  James  R. — became  ministers,  the 
last  one  of  whom  yet  survives.  Another  son  was  a  ruling  elder  widely 
known,  and  a  daughter  was  the  wife  of  Rev.  Samuel  A.  McLean,  formerly 
of  Beaver  Presbytery.  Four  grandsons — sons  of  William — also  became 
ministers.  It  is  stated,  on  competent  authority,  that  of  the  descendants  of 
Rowland  Hughes,  father  of  Rev.  Messrs.  James,  Smilie  and  Thomas  E.,  not 
less  than  twenty-four  have  been  ministers,  and  more  than  that  number 
have  been  ruling  elders. 

Smilie  Hughes,  brother  of  Rev.  James  and  Thomas  E.,  was  licensed 
December  20,  1798.     He  died  soon  after  licensure. 

Rev.  James  Snodgrass  was  born  November  27,  1764.  His  early  life  was 
spent  in  what  is  now  Allegheny  County,  Pa.  He  was  one  of  the  first  stu- 
dents of  Canonsburg  Academy,  and  read  theology  under  Dr.  McMillan; 
was  licensed  by  Presbytery  of  Ohio,  April  17,  1799;  received  a  call  the 
next  year  to  churches  of  Steubenville  and  Island  Creek,  and  on  the  26th  of 
November,  1800,  was  ordained  and  installed  pastor  of  the  same  ;  was  mar- 
ried July  I,  1802,  to  Ann  White,  of  Washington  County,  Pa.  While  he 
held  this  pastorate  attempts  were  made  by  some  of  the  country  churches 
of  the  neighborhood  to  form  certain  connections  deemed  desirable,  and 
the  matter  was  referred  to  Presbytery.  It  is  amusingly  suggestive  that  the 
Presbytery,  as  appears  from  the  record,  hypothecated  its  final  action  in  the 
case,  on  the  basis  that  a  contrary  course  "  might  be  at  least  the  occasion 
of  destroying  Steubenville.'' 

Mr.  Snodgrass'  pastoral  relation  to  Steubenville  and  Island  Creek  was 
dissolved  October  16,  18 16.     The  year  following  he  received  a  call  from 


4IO  APPENDIX   NO.   2. 

Island  Creek,  which  was  accepted,  and  he  was  installed  there  May  25,  1818. 
He  was  one  of  the  original  members  of  the  Presbytery  of  Steubenville,  at 
its  erection  in  1819.  In  1825  he  was  released  from  Island  Creek,  and  dis- 
missed to  Presbytery  of  Richland.  His  labors  there  were  given  to  the 
churches  of  Pigeon  Run,  in  Stark  County,  Ohio,  and  Sugar  Creek,  Wayne 
County,  O.  He  died  March  10,  1843,  in  the  79th  year  of  his  age,  and  the 
44th  of  his  ministry. 

Mr.  Snodgrass  was  a  zealous  worker  and  a  faithful  expounder  of  Bible 
truth.  Dr.  Obadiah  Jennings,  in  a  letter  published  in  Sprague's  Annals, 
attributes  his  religious  awakening  to  a  sermon  on  Eternity,  preached  by 
his  pastor,  Rev.  James  Snodgrass. 

Rev.  Elisha  Macurdy.     {Vt'de  sketch  by  Dr.  Brownson.) 

Rev.  Joseph  Stockton,  son  of  Robert  and^  Mary  (Makemie)  Stockton, 
was  born  near  Chambersburg,  Pa.,  February  25,  1779.  The  family  re- 
moved to  near  Washington,  Pa.,  in  1784,  and  the  father  was  one  of  the 
first  elders  in  that  place.  The  studies  of  the  son,  both  classical  and  theo- 
logical, were  prosecuted  mainly  at  Canonsburg  Academy  and  under  Dr. 
McMillan  ;  and  he  was  licensed  by  Presbytery  of  Ohio,  June  26,  1799,  being 
but  a  little  over  twenty  years  of  age — a  remarkable  exception  in  this 
respect  to  ordinary  experience  in  that  day,  when  so  many  of  those  licensed 
were  married  men.  On  the  24th  of  June,  1801,  he  was  ordained  by  same 
Presbytery,  and  installed  pastor  at  Meadville  and  Sugar  Creek.  He  was 
one  of  the  seven  dismissed  in  1802  to  constitute  the  Presbytery  of  Erie. 
After  a  pastorate  of  nine  years,  during  which  he  had  also  charge  of  an 
Academy  at  Meadville,  he  removed  to  Pittsburgh,  and  was  received  into 
the  Presbytery  of  Redstone.  For  the  next  ten  years  he  was  principal  of 
the  Pittsburgh  Academy,  and  while  thus  engaged  published  the  once 
famous  school-books,  "Western  Spelling  Book''  and  "Western  Calcu- 
lator." Much  of  this  time,  and  subsequently,  he  preached  at  Pine  Creek 
and  at  Allegheny,  where  he  was  instrumental  in  founding  the  First  Presby- 
terian Church.  He  also  took  an  active  part  in  securing  the  location  of 
the  Western  Theological  Seminary  at  Allegheny,  in  1827,  and  was  one  of 
the  first  instructors  in  it.  By  act  of  Synod  in  1822,  he,  in  common  with 
the  other  ministers  residing  at  Pittsburgh,  was  transferred  from  Presbytery 
of  Redstone  to  Presbytery  of  Ohio.  He  died  of  cholera,  October  29,  1832, 
in  Baltimore,  whither  he  had  gone  to  see  a  son  who  was  ill  of  fever.  His 
body  was  interred  in  the  graveyard  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  of 
that  city  ;  but  in  1858  was  removed  to  the  cemetery  of  Allegheny. 

Mr.  Stockton  was  married,  May  8,  1800,  to  Esther,  daughter  of  David 
Clark,  Esq.,  of  Washington  County.  She,  with  four  sons  and  three  daugh- 
ters, survived  him.  Two  sisters  of  Mr.  Stockton  were  married  to  minis- 
ters— Rev.  John  Brice  and  Rev.  James  Cunningham.  Rev.  John  Stockton, 
D.D.,  of  Cross  Creek,  was  his  nephew. 

Rev.  George  M.  Scott.     ( Vide  sketch  by  Dr.  Brownson.) 


EARLY  MINISTERS.  4 II 

Rev.  John  McClain  was  educated  at  Canonsburg  Academy  ;  was  one 
of  the  founders  of  Philo  Literary  Society,  in  1797;  was  licensed  by  Pres- 
bytery of  Ohio,  August  28,  1799 ;  received  calls  the  year  following  from 
Upper  Buffalo,  from  Bull  Creek  and  Middlesex,  and  from  Montours.  The 
latter  he  accepted,  and  was  ordained  and  installed  pastor,  August  27,  1800, 
in  which  relation  he  continued  until  December,  1808,  when,  having  been 
found  guilty  by  the  Presbytery  of  the  sin  of  intemperance,  he  was  deposed 
from  the  ministry.  His  fall  caused  deep  and  wide-spread  sorrow— all  the 
more  because  his  early  ministry  had  been  so  full  of  promise. 

Rev.  William  Wick,  eldest  son  of  Lemuel  and  Deborah  (Lupton) 
Wick,  was  born  on  Long  Island,  N.  Y.,  June  29th,  1768.  The  family  re- 
moved to  Ten  Mile,  Washington  County,  Pa.,  at  an  early  date.  He  studied 
at  Canonsburg  Academy  ;  was  one  of  the'  founders  of  Franklin  Literary 
Society  in  1797  ;  read  theology  under  Dr.  McMillan  ;  was  licensed  by 
Presbytery  of  Ohio  August  28,  1799,  and  by  the  same  Presbytery  was, 
on  the  3d  of  Sept.,  1800,  ordained  and  installed  pastor  of  Hopewell  and 
Neshannock  Churches,  in  what  is  now  Lawrence  County,  Pa.  The  year 
following  he  was  released  from  Neshannock  and  became  pastor  for  half 
his  time  at  Youngstown,  O.  He  was  one  of  the  seven  who  were  dismissed 
to  constitute  the  Presbytery  of  Erie  in  1802.  He  shared  largely  in  the 
missionary  zeal  of  the  ministers  of  that  day,  and  was  the  first  permanent 
laborer  on  the  Western  Reserve.  His  ministry  began  in  the  times  of  the 
great  revival,  and  through  his  labors  many  were  added  to  the  church.  He 
was  Moderator  of  the  Synod  of  Pittsburgh  in  1811.  His  death  occurred  at 
Hopewell,  March  29th,  181 5.  in  the  47th  year  of  his  age  and  i6th  of  his 
ministry.     Pursuant  to  his  request  he  was  buried  at  Youngstown,  O. 

Like  many  other  of  the  early  ministers,  Mr.  Wick  was  a  man  with  a 
family  before  he  began  studying  for  the  ministry.  He  was  married,  April 
2ist,  1791,  to  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Col.  Daniel  McFarland,  of  Revolu- 
lutionary  fame,  and  a  sister  of  Wm.  McFarland,  Esq.,  one  of  the  early 
Elders  of  Ten  Mile  Church.  There  were  born  to  them  eight  sons  and 
three  daughters.  One  of  the  latter  became  the  wife  of  Rev.  Thomas  An- 
derson, first  pastor  of  the  church  of  Franklin,  Pa.  Some  of  the  sons  were 
prominent  in  commercial  and  political  spheres. 

Rev.  Andrew  Gwin  was  a  native  of  Ireland ;  was  licensed  by  Presby- 
tery of  Redstone  Oct.  i8th,  1798;  was  ordamed  by  Presbytery  of  Ohio 
June  24th,  1800,  and  installed  pastor  of  the  churches  of  Pigeon  Creek  and 
Pike  Run.  This  relation  was  dissolved  April  i6th,  1817.  In  his  earlier 
ministry  Mr.  Gwin  was  highly  esteemed.  He  was  a  man  of  fine  personal 
appearance,  and  was  a  fluent  and  interesting  speaker.  Toward  the  close 
of  his  pastorate  at  Pigeon  Creek,  facts  were  disclosed  which  impaired  his 
standing  as  a  minister.  His  subsequent  life  was  clouded  with  adversity, 
and  spent  in  comparative  obscurity. 


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APPENDIX   NO.    2. 


Rev.  Abraham  Boyd,  son  of  John  and  Mary  (Fulton)  Boyd,  was  born 
in  Ireland  Dec,  1770.  The  Boyd  family  came  to  America  in  1772,  and 
settled  in  Westmoreland  County,  Pa.,  in  the  bounds  of  Salem  Church,  of 
which  the  father,  John  Boyd,  became  a  ruling  elder.  Three  other  sons — 
John,  James  and  Benjamin — also  became  ministers.  These  four,  with 
Elisha  McCurdy,  Wm.  Moorhead,  John  Thompson  and  Richard  McNemar 
all  sat  down  together  for  the  first  time  at  a  Communion  in  Salem  Church, 
and  all  subsequently  became  ministers  of  the  gospel.  {Vide  "  Life  of  Ma- 
curdy,"  p.  21.) 

Abraham  Boyd,  the  second  son,  was  educated  at  Canonsburg  Academy, 
and  was  licensed  by  Presbytery  of  Ohio  June  25th,  1800.  Taking  his  dis- 
mission first  to  Redstone  Presbytery  and  then  to  Erie,  he  was  ordained  by 
the  latter  June  17th,  1802,  and  installed  pastor  of  the  churches  of  Bull 
Creek  and  Middlesex,  in  what  is  now  Armstrong  County,  Pa.  He  was  re- 
leased from  Middlesex  in  1817,  and  from  Bull  Creek  in  1833.  From  1817 
to  1821  he  supplied  at  Deer  Creek.  He  died  on  his  farm  near  Tarentum 
Aug.  14th,  1854,  in  the  84th  year  of  his  age,  and  the  55th  of  his  ministry. 
He  was  a  plain,  practical,  unambitious  man,  of  devout  habits  and  devoted 
to  the  work  of  preaching  the  gospel. 

Mr.  Boyd  was  twice  married.  His  first  wife  was  Eleanor  Hollis,  of 
Washington  County,  Pa.,  to  whom  he  was  united  March  29th,  1798.  In 
1817  he  was  married  to  a  Mrs.  Scott.  His  descendants  are  numerous. 
Rev.  A.  F.  Boyd,  of  Poland,  O.,  and  Rev.  Theodore  S.  Negley,  of  Wilcox, 
Pa.,  are  grandsons,  as  is  also  Rev.  J.  F.  Boyd,  of  Steubenville,  O.,  by  mar- 
riage. The  Boyd  family  is  remarkable  for  the  large  number  of  ministers, 
and  particularly  the  large  number  of  RuUng  Elders,  which  have  been  sup- 
plied to  the  Presbyterian  Church  by  its  several  branches. 

Rev.  Samuel  Tate  (Tait)  was  born  near  Shippensburg,  Pa.,  Feb.  17th, 
1772.  The  family  afterwards  removed  to  Ligonier,  Westmoreland  County, 
Pa.  In  his  early  life  he  followed  the  business  of  his  father,  which  was  that 
of  packing  goods  across  the  mountains  on  horseback.  While  yet  careless, 
he  was  brought  under  the  influence  of  Elisha  McCurdy,  then  residing  at 
Ligonier,  and  by  God's  blessing  on  that  influence  he  became  a  Christian  ; 
but  it  was  not  until  a  later  period,  after  he  had  married  and  was  settled  on 
a  farm,  that  he  felt  himself  called  of  God  to  seek  preparation  to  preach  the 
gospel.  He  was  educated  at  Canonsburg  Academy,  and  was  one  of  the 
founders  of  the  Philo  Literary  Society  in  1797;  studied  theology  with  Dr. 
McMillan  and  was  licensed  by  Presbytery  of  Ohio  June  25,  1800,  and  by 
the  same  Presbytery  was  ordained  and  installed  pastor  of  Upper  Salem 
and  Cool  Spring,  in  Mercer  County,  Pa.,  on  the  19th  of  Nov.,  1800.  In 
1806  he  relinquished  Upper  Salem,  and  gave  half  his  time  to  an  infant 
church  in  the  town  of  Mercer.  In  1826  he  relinquished  Cool  Spring,  and 
gave  all  his  time  to  Mercer  until  his  death,  which  took  place  June  2d, 
1841,  in  the  70th  year  of  his  age  and  41st  of  his  ministry. 

He  was  a  man  of  very  commanding  appearance,  over  six  feet  in  height, 


EARLY  MINISTERS.  413 

erect  in  his  bearing,  with  firm,  grave  cast  of  countenance.  The  testimony 
of  his  Presbytery  at  the  time  of  his  death  was  that  "  as  a  preacher  of  the 
gospel  he  had  few  superiors.''  Several  extensive  revivals  occurred  during 
his  ministry.  In  1822-23  ^^  served  by  appointment  of  Synod  as  Superin- 
tendent ^ro  tern,  of  Synod's  Mission  Family  among  the  Ottawa  Indians. 
The  Pittsburgh  Recorder  of  that  date  has  columns  filled  with  acknowledg- 
ments by  Mr.  Tate  of  the  receipt  of  farming  stock,  utensils,  etc.,  contributed 
by  the  churches  for  that  object.  He  had  much  weight  as  an  ecclesiastic  ; 
was  Stated  Clerk  of  Presbytery  after  Mr.  Wick's  transfer  to  Presbytery  of 
Hartford;    was  Moderator  of  the  Synod  of  Pittsburgh  in  1818. 

Mr.  Tate's  wife  was  a  Miss  Amelia  Calvin.  During  his  entire  pastorate 
he  resided  on  a  farm,  and  wrought  not  a  little  with  his  own  hands. 

Rev.  James  Satterfield,  son  of  James  and  Margaret  (Mead)  Satter- 
field,  was  born  in  Queen  Anne  Co.,  Md.,  in  August,  1767.  He  gave  his  heart 
to  God  in  his  fourteenth  year,  and  from  that  time  aspired  to  become  a  min- 
ister. Many  difficulties  stood  in  his  way.  In  1794  he  is  resident  in  the 
Cross  Creek  settlement,  Washington  Co.,  Pa.,  and  is  laboring  on  a  farm. 
He  finds  a  helpful  friend  in  Robt.  Lyie,  a  ruling  elder  in  the  church.  At 
last  he  begins  his  studies  at  Canonsburg  Academy ;  was  one  of  the 
founders  of  the  Phil.  L.  Society  in  1797  ;  studied  theology  with  Dr. 
McMillan;  was  licensed  by  Presbytery  of  Ohio,  Sept.  3,  1800,  and  was 
ordained  by  same  Presbytery  March  2,  1802,  and  installed  pastor  of 
Moorefield  and  Upper  Neshannock  churches  in  Mercer  Co.,  Pa.  In  181 2 
he  relinquished  charge  of  Neshannock,  but  continued  at  Moorefield  until 
1834,  preaching  also  for  a  time  at  Hubbard,  Trumbull  Co.,  O.  In  his 
early  ministry  he  was  accustomed  to  ride  horseback  to  one  of  his 
churches  ten  miles  from  his  home  on  the  coldest  days,  preach,  and 
return  home,  without  having  seen  fire.  He  was  a  remarkably  large 
man,  of  strong  and  robust  constitution.  He  died  Nov.  20,  1857,  in 
the  90th  year  of  his  age  and  the  58th  of  his  ministry.  The  historian  of 
the  Presbytery  of  Erie,  Rev.  Dr.  S.  J.  M.  Eaton,  writes:  "The  reputation 
he  has  left  behind  is  that  of  sterling  integrity,  unvarnished  truth  and 
unblemished  purity  of  heart  and  life.''  He  was  an  original  member  of 
the  Presbytery  of  Erie  at  its  erection  in  1802. 

Mr.  Satterfield  was  thrice  married.  Rev.  Mead  Satterfield  who  died 
in  1855,  was  a  son  by  his  third  wife,  Sarah  Mead,  of  Meadville,  Pa.  A 
grandson,  Rev.  D.  J.  Satterfield,  is  president  of  Scotia  Seminary  in  N. 
Carolina. 

Rev.  Robt.  Lee,  son  of  Thomas  Lee,  was  born  in  Donegal,  Ireland,  in 
1771  ;  was  brought  with  the  family  to  Washington  Co.,  Pa.,  about  the 
year  1777.  His  boyhood  was  spent  mostly  in  manual  labor,  but  after 
arriving  at  adult  life,  he  entered  the  Canonsburg  Academy  ;  was  an 
original  member  of  the  Phil.  L.  Society  in  1797.  After  studying  theology 
under  Dr.  McMillan,  was  licensed  by  Presbytery  of  Ohio,  Oct.  22,  1800  ; 


414 


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was  ordained  by  the  same,  June  26,  1801,  and  installed  pastor  of  Amity 
and  Big  Spring  churches  in  Mercer  Co.,  Pa. ;  was  one  of  the  original 
members  of  Presbytery  of  Erie  at  its  erection  in  1802.  He  resigned  his 
pastorate  in  1807,  and  for  several  years  labored  as  Stated  Supply  at  various 
places  in  the  Presbytery.  From  1813  to  1819  was  pastor  of  Salem  Church, 
Westmoreland  Co.,  then  in  Presbytery  of  Redstone,  The  remainder  of 
his  life  was  spent  in  the  State  of  Ohio.  He  was  pastor  successively  at 
Ashland,  Bucyrus,  and  Leesville.  At  this  latter  place  he  died  Feb.  9,  1842, 
in  the  71st  year  of  his  age  and  the  41st  of  his  ministry.  In  person  Mr,  Lee 
was  tall,  slender  and  of  dignified  mien.  As  a  preacher  he  maintained 
firmly  the  doctrines  enunciated  in  the  creeds  of  the  Presbyterian  Church, 
and  was  a  solemn  and  impressive  speaker.  His  ministerial  life  in  Ohio 
was  that  of  a  pioneer  called  to  perform  much  hard  labor,  and  not  unfre- 
quently  straitened  for  means  to  support  himself  and  family. 

The  same  year  in  which  Mr.  Lee  was  licensed,  he  was  married  to  Miss 
Sarah  Swearingen,  of  Washington  Co.,  Pa.  They  had  eight  children, 
some  of  whom  are  yet  living.  A  grandson,  J.  Lloyd  Lee,  has  recently 
completed  his  studies  for  the  ministry  under  care  of  the  Presbytery  of 
Wooster,  Another  grandson,  W.  P.  Lee,  is  in  course  of  preparation  for 
the  same. 

Rev.  Robert  Patterson,  son  of  Rev.  Joseph  and  Jane  (Moak)  Patterson, 
was  born  at  Stillwater,  New  York,  April  i,  1773.  He  was  brought  in  1779, 
with  the  family  to  the  Cross  Creek  settlement,  in  what  is  now  Washington 
Co.,  Pa.  The  father  was  licensed  to  preach  in  1788,  and  in  1791,  at  the 
opening  of  Canonsburg  Academy,  Robert  was  enrolled  there  as  one 
of  its  first  students.  He  graduated  at  the  University  of  Pennsylvania 
in  1795,  and  for  some  five  years  afterwards  was  tutor  in  that  institution. 
His  study  of  theology  was  begun  with  Rev,  Dr.  Ashbel  Green,  and  com- 
pleted with  Dr.  McMillan.  He  was  licensed  by  Presbytery  of  Ohio  May 
I  1 801  ;  was  ordained  by  Presbytery  of  Erie  Sept.  i,  1803,  and  installed 
first  pastor  of  Upper  and  Lower  Greenfield  (Northeast).  This  relation 
was  dissolved  in  1807,  when  he  became  principal  of  Pittsburgh  Academy, 
For  more  than  a  quarter  of  a  century  he  preached  as  Stated  Supply  to 
Hilands  Church,  near  Pittsburgh,  and  was  also  engaged  in  the  book  and 
paper  business.  His  death  occurred  at  his  home  in  the  suburbs  of  Pitts- 
burgh, Sept.  5,  1854,  in  the  82d  year  of  his  age  and  the  54th  of  his  ministry. 
In  both  personal  appearance  and  traits  of  character  he  somewhat  resem- 
bled his  honored  father  ;  in  stature  rather  low  and  heavy,  of  genial  dis- 
position and  an  entertaining  companion.  Like  his  father,  also,  he  had  a 
remarkable  faculty  of  making  personal  religion  a  theme  of  conversation. 
His  advanced  years  were  marked  by  growing  spirituality  and  heavenly- 
mindedness. 

Mr.  Patterson  was  married  August,  1801,  to  Miss  Jean,  daughter  of  Col. 
John  Canon,  founder  of  Canonsburg.     One  of  their  sons  is  Prof.  Robt. 


EARLY  MINISTERS.  415 

Patterson,  formerly  of  Jefferson  College,  and  for  many  years  past  one  of 
the  editors  and  proprietors  of  The  Presbyterian  Banner. 

Rev.  Cephas  Dodd.    (  Vide  sketch  by  Dr.  Brownson.) 

Rev.  Stephen  Lindsley,  was  a  son  of  Caleb  Lindsley,  who  came  from 
Mendham,  N.  J.,  at  a  very  early  date,  and  settled  at  Ten  Mile  in  Washing- 
ton Co.,  Pa.  He  studied  at  Canonsburg  Academy,  and  was  an  original 
member  of  the  Franklin  Literary  Society  in  1797;  was  licensed  by  Pres- 
bytery of  Ohio  Oct.  29,  1801.  On  the  26th  of  April,  1803,  was  ordained  by 
the  same,  "to  go  to  Marietta,  O.,  agreeably  to  invitation  of  the  Society 
there.''  On  the  21st  of  October,  1808,  was  dismissed,  with  four  others,  to 
constitute  the  Presbytery  of  Lancaster.  When  the  Synod  of  Ohio  was 
erected,  in  18 14,  he  was  reported  as  pastor  at  Marietta.  Subsequently  he 
was  stricken  with  palsy,  and  rendered  unable  to  preach.  Being  scant  of 
means  and  helpless,  he  moved  back  about  1827  or  '28  to  Ten  Mile,  and 
made  his  home  with  a  relative  until  his  death,  which  occurred  not  long 
afterward.  His  wife  was  from  one  of  the  Eastern  States,  and  after  fiis 
death  went  back  to  her  people  in  the  East.  They  had  no  children.  He 
was  a  cousin  of  Rev.  Jacob  Lindley,  D.D.  {g.  v.),  and  a  grand- uncle  of 
Dr.  S.  L.  Blachley,  ruling  elder  in  the  church  of  Upper  Ten-Mile. 

Rev.  William  Woods,  Jr.  (Wood),  son  of  Samuel  and  Isabella 
(Sankey)  Woods,  was  born  in  York  Co.,  Pa.,  March  27,  1776 ;  was  edu- 
cated at  Canonsburg  Academy  and  studied  theology  with  Dr.  McMillan  ; 
was  licensed  by  Presbytery  of  Ohio  Oct.  29,  1801 ;  ordained  by  Presbytery 
of  Erie  Nov.  3,  1802,  and  installed  at  Plain  Grove  and  Centre,  Mercer  Co., 
Pa. ;  preached  at  Centre  six  years  and  at  Plain  Grove  fourteen  years  ;  was 
installed  pastor  of  Hopewell  and  Neshannock  by  Hartford  Presbytery  Oct. 
22,  1817;  released  from  Hopewell  in  1828  and  from  Neshannock  in  1837; 
dismissed  to  Presbytery  of  Richland  Jan.  8,  1839;  died  at  Utica,  O.,  July 
31,  1839,  ^^  the  sixty-fourth  year  of  his  age,  and  the  thirty-ninth  of  his 
ministry. 

Mr.  Woods'  wife  was  Margaret  Donald,  of  Washington  Co.,  Pa.  They 
were  married  May  17,  1798.  Their  numerous  descendants  greatly  revere 
their  memory. 

Rev.  John  Anderson,  D.D.    (  Vide  sketch  by  Dr.  Brownson.) 

Rev.  William  Wylie,  D.D.,  son  of  Adam  and  Elizabeth  Wylie,  was 
born  in  Washington  Co.,  Pa.,  July  10,  1776.  He  was  an  older  brother  of 
Rev.  Dr.  Andrew  Wylie.  The  father,  Adam  W.,  was  patentee  of  a  large 
tract  of  land  within  the  bounds  of  Upper  Buffalo  congregation.  He  was  a 
good  man,  and  at  his  death  made  a  bequest  to  the  American  Bible  Society. 
He  was  a  half-brother  of  Rev.  Samuel  Wylie,  D.D.,  the  eminent  Reformed 
Presbyterian  minister  of  Philadelphia.     The  mother,  Elizabeth  W.,  was  a 


4l6  APPENDIX   NO.    2. 

godly  woman,  whose  memory  was  greatly  revered  by  her  two  distinguished 
sons. 

Wm.  Wylie  received  his  education  at  Washington  under  Rev.  Thaddeus 
Dodd  and  at  the  Canonsburg  Academy.  Having  gone  to  Kentucky 
to  teach,  he  there  studied  theology  and  was  licensed  by  the  Pres- 
bytery of  West  Lexington.  Returning  to  his  home  in  Western  Penn- 
sylvania, he  was  received  as  a  licentiate  by  Presbytery  of  Ohio  March  2, 
1802,  and  on  the  5th  inst.  following  was  ordained  and  installed,  by  same 
Presbytery,  pastor  of  the  churches  of  Upper  and  Lower  Sandy  and  Fair- 
field. On  the  same  day  was  dismissed,  with  six  others,  to  constitute  the 
Presbytery  of  Erie.  His  relation  to  these  churches  was  dissolved  in  De- 
cember, 1804.  His  subsequent  pastorates  were  Rehoboth  and  Round  Hill, 
in  Presbytery  of  Redstone,  1805-16;  Uniontown,  in  same  Presbytery, 
1816-23;  Wheeling  and  Short  Creek,  in  Presbytery  of  Washington,  1823- 
32;  Newark,  in  Presbytery  of  Lancaster  (O.),  1832-54.  The  degree  of 
Doctor  of  Divinity  was  conferred  on  him,  in  1850,  by  Muskingum  College. 
In  1814  he  was  Moderator  of  the  Synod  of  Pittsburgh.' 

In  the  fall  of  1854  he  went  with  his  wife  to  Port  Gibson,  Miss.  While 
there  she  was  removed  by  death,  and  on  the  eve  of  starting  North,  the  fol- 
lowing spring,  he  had  the  misfortune  to  have  his  thigh-bone  fractured  by  a 
fall,  which  made  him  a  cripple  for  the  brief  remainder  of  his  life.  He 
died  at  Wheeling,  Va.,  May  9,  1858,  in  the  eighty-second  year  of  his  age 
and  the  fifty-fourth  of  his  ministry. 

Dr.  Wylie  was  an  eloquent  preacher.  He  possessed  great  affluence  of 
thought  and  language,  and  his  voice  was  clear  and  musical.  These  gifts, 
together  with  his  tall  and  dignified  person,  his  expressive  features,  and  his 
sympathetic  tenderness  and  pathos,  gave  him  singular  power  in  the  pulpit. 
He  excelled  also  in  social  intercourse,  possessing  rare  conversational 
ability.  His  piety  was  deep  and  fervent.  Some  of  his  letters  written 
toward  the  close  of  life  indicate  an  unusual  intimacy  of  communion  with 
God.  Rev.  Dr.  Weed,  who  was  much  with  him  in  his  last  illness,  writes : 
''  He  spoke  little  of  his  ailments,  but  much  of  the  love  of  God.  He  was 
favored  with  most  exalted  views  of  the  infinite  perfections  of  God  and  the 
transcendent  glory  of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ.  These  were  the  favorite  and 
absorbing  themes  of  his  discourse." 

Mr.  Wylie  was  twice  married.  His  first  wife  was  Esther,  daughter  of 
Rev.  Joseph  Smith,  first  pastor  of  Cross  Creek  and  Upper  Buffalo ;  the 
second  wife  was  a  widow  lady,  Mrs.  Moody,  who  had  been  a  member  of 
Dr.  Payson's  Church  at  Portland,  Me.  All  his  children  were  by  his  first 
marriage.  An  only  son  was  Rev.  Joseph  S.  Wylie,  who  died  while  pastor 
of  church  of  Cross  Roads,  in  Presbytery  of  Washington. 

Rev.  Robert  Johnston,  son  of  Robert  and  Jane  (Graham)  Johnston, 
was  born  in  Cumberland  (now  Perry)  Counly,  Pa.,  August  7,  1774,  He 
was  a  lineal  descendant  of  Oliver  Cromwell,  by  Bridget,  his  eldest 
daughter.     The   family  came   West   in  1792,   and  settled   in   Washington 


EARLY  MINISTERS.  417 

County,  most  probably  that  part  of  it  now  embraced  in  Beaver  County. 
Robert  was  devoted  to  the  ministry  by  his  parents  in  his  infancy,  but  in- 
separable obstacles  closed  the  door  for  a  time.  He  accordingly  learned 
the  trade  of  wagon-maker,  and  wrought  at  this.  Later,  under  changed 
circumstances,  the  way  was  opened  up  and  he  entered  upon  prep- 
aratory studies.  His  teachers  were  Rev.  John  Watson,  Rev.  John 
McMillan  and  his  own  pastor,  Rev.  George  M.  Scott.  He  was  licensed 
by  Presbytery  of  Ohio  April  22,  1802.  After  riding  as  a  licentiate  for  one 
year,  chiefly  in  Ohio  and  Kentucky,  when  that  remarkable  ministration  of 
God's  Spirit  which  has  become  historic  was  in  progress,  he  returned  to 
Pennsylvania  and  settled  in  the  bounds  of  the  Presbytery  of  Erie,  being 
ordained  by  that  Presbytery  October  19,  1803,  and  installed  pastor  of  the 
churches  of  Scrubgrass  and  Bear  Greek.  Here  a  great  revival  followed 
his  ministry,  resulting  in  the  accession  to  his  churches  of  more  than  a  hun- 
dred souls.  In  181 1  he  took  charge  of  Sugar  Creek  and  Conneaut  Lake  in 
same  Presbytery.  Following  this  he  was  pastor  of  Rehoboth  and  Round 
Hill  in  Redstone  Presbytery  from  1818  to  1832,  and  of  Bethel  Church  in 
Blairsville  Presbytery  for  ten  years  ensuing,  making  altogether  an  active 
pastorate  of  nearly  forty  years.  During  the  last  few  years  of  his  life  he 
was  much  disabled  by  infirmity  and  obliged  to  walk  with  crutches;  never- 
theless, his  old  age  was  cheerful  and  bright  with  anticipations  of  heaven. 
His  death  occurred  at  Newcastle,  Pa.,  May  20,  1861,  in  the  eighty-seventh 
year  of  his  age  and  sixtieth  of  his  ministry.  As  a  preacher  he  was  able 
and  impressive.  His  voice  was  loud  and  he  spoke  with  positiveness  and 
directness.  He  was  a  man  whose  habitual  demeanor  not  only,  but  his 
strongly  marked  and  rugged  cast  of  countenance,  betokened  not  untruly 
his  more  salient  features  of  character,  which  were  strength,  fortitude,  in- 
tolerance of  wrong  and  unbending  fidelity  to  duty.  For  forty-six  years  he 
was  never  absent  from  a  meeting  of  Synod;  was  its  Moderator  in  1820. 
{Vide  "Memorial  Sermon,"  by  Rev.  E.  P.  Swift,  D.D.,  1861.) 

In  his  early  manhood  Mr.  Johnston  was  married  to  Eleanor,  daughter  of 
Alex.  Wright,  Esq.,  ruling  elder  at  Raccoon  and  afterward  of  a  church  in 
Presbytery  of  Erie  {vide  "  Life  of  Macurdy,"  p.  32).  Their  oldest  son  was 
Rev.  J.  Watson  Johnston,  of  Presbytery  of  Beaver.  A  daughter  was  the 
wife  of  Rev.  Loyal  Young,  D.D.  Rev.  J.  Watson  Young,  of  Ohio,  and 
Rev.  S.  Hall  Young,  of  Alaska,  are  grandsons.  Rev.  James  Wright,  for 
many  years  pastor  at  Poland,  O.,  was  Mrs.  Johnston's  brother.  Mr.  John- 
ston had  a  brother  Edward,  who  died  on  the  day  on  which  he  was  to  be 
ordained  and  installed  as  a  pastor  by  Presbytery  of  Hartford. 

Rev.  Alexander  Cook,  son  of  Thomas  and  Isabella  (Ogilvie)  Cook,  was 
born  near  Glasgow,  Scotland,  February  4,  1760.  He  learned  the  trade  of 
a  silversmith,  and  as  early  as  1796  was  engaged  in  this  employment  at 
Canonsburg,  Pa.  While  residing  here  he  served  several  years  as  secretary 
of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  Canonsburg  Academy,  and  also  of  Jefferson 
College  at  its  organization.  During  this  period  his  mind  was  turned  toward 
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4l8  APPENDIX   NO.    2. 

the  ministry,  and  after  some  years  spent  in  academical  and  theological 
training  he  was  licensed  by  the  Presbytery  of  Ohio,  September  30,  1802. 
Having  taken  his  dismission  to  the  Presbytery  of  Erie,  he  was  ordained  by 
the  same  June  22,  1803,  and  installed  first  pastor  of  the  ch'Urches  of  Slip- 
pery Rock  and  Newcastle.  This  relation  was  dissolved  in  18 10,  after 
which  he  performed  missionary  labor  in  the  States  of  South  Carolina  and 
Georgia,  and  then  preached  as  stated  supply  at  Poland,  O. ;  was  pastor  of 
Bethany  Church,  in  Presbytery  of  Ohio,  1815-20  ;  Ebenezer  and  Bear  Creek, 
in  Presbytery  of  Allegheny,  1821-27.  While  supplying  the  churches  of 
Annapolis  and  Bloomfield,  in  Presbytery  of  Steubenville,  his  earthly  labors 
ceased.  He  was  called  away  very  suddenly,  being  found  dead  in  his  bed, 
at  the  house  of  one  whose  hospitality  he  was  enjoying  for  the  night.  His 
death  occurred  November  30,  1828,  in  the  sixty-ninth  year  of  his  age  and 
thirty-seventh  of  his  ministry. 

In  person  Mr.  Cook  was  of  rather  low  stature,  compactly  built,  dark  com- 
plexion, dark-brown  eyes  and  grave  aspect.  He  had,  at  the  same  time,  not 
a  little  Scotch  humor,  and  was  an  agreeable  companion.  He  was  twice 
married ;  the  first  time  to  Miss  Alizannah  Adams,  of  Abington,  Md.,  Jan. 
2d,  1787.     His  second  wife  was  a  Miss  Clark,  of  Beaver  County,  Pa. 

Rev.  Jacob  Lindsley,  D.D.  (Lindley),  a  son  of  Demas  Lindsley,  one  of 
the  first  bench  of  Elders  in  Ten  Mile  Church,  was  born  June  13th,  1774; 
was  a  pupil  in  Mr.  Dodd's  school  at  Ten  Mile  when  about  ten  years  old. 
He  afterwards  attended  Canonsburg  Academy,  and  was  one  of  the  found- 
ers of  the  Franklin  Literary  Society  in  1797.  He  graduated  at  Princeton 
College  in  1800;  was  licensed  by  Presbytery  of  Ohio,  Oct.  19th,  1802;  or- 
dained by  the  same  Nov,  9th,  1803,  and  installed  pastor  at  Waterford,  O. 
This  relation  was  dissolved  June  29th,  1808,  "  that  he  might  take  charge  of 
the  Academy  at  Athens.''  Of  this  institution  he  was  principal  until  1822. 
It  was  the  germ  out  of  which  grew  Ohio  University,  and  he  was  largely  in- 
strumental in  securing  the  charter  and  the  erection  of  the  college  build- 
ings. When  the  college  faculty  was  constituted,  in  1822,  with  Rev.  James 
Irwin  as  President,  Mr.  Lindsley  was  included  in  it,  serving  as  Prof,  of 
Moral  Science,  etc.,  1822-24,  and  as  Prof,  of  Mathematics,  1824-26.  Dur- 
ing most  of  this  period  he  was  a  member  of  the  Presbytery  of  Lancaster, 
of  which  he  was  an  original  member  at  its  erection,  in  1808  ;  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Presbytery  of  Athens  from  its  erection,  in  1822,  until  1828,  when 
he  was  received  into  the  Presbytery  of  Cincinnati,  by  which  he  was  dis- 
missed Oct.  5th,  1829,  to  join  the  Presbytery  of  Washington.  While  in  the 
Presbytery  of  Cincinnati  he  served  for  one  year  as  co-pastor  of  the  First 
Church  of  Walnut  Hills.  Previously,  while  teaching  in  the  college  and 
academy,  he  had  preached  as  supply  to  vacant  churches,  and  was  mainly 
instrumental  in  founding  the  Presbyterian  Church  of  Athens.  After  his 
reception  by  Presbytery  of  Washington,  Dec.  8th,  1829,  he  was  for  a  short 
time  Stated  Supply  of  the  Church  of  Upper  Ten  Mile  until,  having  been  led 


EARLY  MINISTERS.  419 

to  connect  himself  with  the  Cumberland  Presbyterian  Church,  his  name 
was  dropped  from  the  roll,  June  loth,  1832. 

In  1846  Prof.  Lindsley  published  at  Uniontown,  Pa.,  a  volume  styled, 
"  Infant  Philosophy,''  being  an  analysis  of  the  infant  mind,  with  directions 
for  mental  and  moral  training — a  little  work  containing  much  valuable  and 
well-expressed  truth.  In  1853  the  degreee  of  Doctor  of  Divinity  was  con- 
ferred upon  him  by  Ohio  University. 

Mr.  Lindsley  was  married,  in  1800,  to  Miss  Hannah  Dickey,  of  Washing- 
ton County,  Pa.  One  son — their  eldest  child — was  Rev.  Daniel  Lindsley 
D.D.,  who  went  to  South  Africa  as  a  missionary,  under  the  American  Board 
in  1834,  and  for  thirty-five  years  labored  among  the  Zulus.  (See  "  Library  of 
Universal  Knowledge,"  Vol.  IX.  p.  53. )  Two  daughters  were  married  to  min- 
isters in  the  Cumberland  Presbyterian  Church — Rev,  Robert  Donnell  and 
Rev.  Leroy  Woods.  A  granddaughter  is  the  wife  of  Rev.  C.  W.  Smith, 
D.D.,  editor  of  the  Pittsburgh  Christian  Advocate  of  the  Methodist  Episco- 
pal Church. 

Dr.  Lindsley  died  Jan.  29th,  1857,  at  the  residence  of  his  son.  Dr.  Lutel- 
lus  Lindsley,  Connellsville,  Pa.,  in  the  eighty-third  year  of  his  age  and  the 
fifty-fifth  of  his  ministry. 

Rev.  Nicholas  Pittenger,  son  of  Henry  and  Maria  (Wycoff)  Pitten- 
ger,  was  born  in  New  Jersey,  June  i8th,  1766.  The  family  came  to  the 
West  in  1791,  and  settled  in  the  Virginia  Panhandle,  within  the  bounds  of 
the  Flats  Church — now  Fairview — in  which  Henry  Pittenger  was  one  of  the 
first  bench  of  elders.  Nicholas  Pittenger  was  married  and  had  a  family  of 
two  or  three  children  before  he  commenced  his  studies,  which  were  pur- 
sued partly  at  Canonsburg  and  partly  with  his  pastor,  Rev.  George  M. 
Scott;  was  licensed  by  the  Presbytery  of  Ohio  Oct.  20th,  1803,  and  the 
year  following  was  dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of  Erie.  By  this  Presby- 
tery he  was,  on  the  24th  of  Oct.,  1804,  ordained  and  installed  pastor  of  the 
churches  of  Westfield  and  Poland,  O.  When  the  Presbytery  of  Hartford 
(Beaver)  was  erected,  in  1808,  he  was  included  in  that.  In  iSiohe  took  his 
dismission  to  Washington  Presbytery,  Synod  of  Kentucky,  and  preached 
to  the  churches  of  Rocky  Spring,  Nazareth,  New  Market  and  Pisgah,  ia 
Southern  Ohio.  In  1821  removed  to  the  State  of  Indiana  and  engaged  in 
missionary  labors  for  a  few  years,  and  then  returned  to  Rocky  Spring, 
where  he  died  April  i6th,  1831,  in  the  sixty-fifth  year  of  his  age  and  the 
twenty-eighth  of  his  ministry. 

Mr.  Pittenger  was  twice  married.  His  second  wife  was  a  Mrs.  Apple- 
gate,  nee  Taylor,  of  Rocky  Spring,  O. 

Rev.  William  McMillan,  D.D.,  was  a  nephew  of  Rev.  John  McMillan, 
D.D.  He  received  his  preparatory  education  at  Canonsburg  Academy ; 
was  an  original  member  of  the  Philo  Literary  Society  in  1797  ;  graduated 
at  Jefferson  College  in  its  first  class — that  of  1802  ;  was  licensed  by  Presby- 
tery of  Ohio,  June   27th,  1804,  and   by  the   same    Presbytery  was,  on   the 


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26th  of  June,  1806,  ordained  and  installed  pastor  of  the  churches  of  Two 
Ridges  and  Yellow  Creek  (Richmond),  O.  He  was  released  from  the  lat" 
ter  in  1810,  and  from  Two  Ridges  in  1812.  In  1817  he  succeeded  Dr.  An- 
drew Wylie  as  President  of  Jefferson  College,  which  position  he  resigned 
in  1822.  During  this  incumbency  was  Stated  Supply  of  Miller's  Run 
Church.  He  was  dismissed  April  21,  1824,  to  Presbytery  of  Steubenville, 
and  received  by  same  Oct.  6th,  same  year.  From  this  time  until  his  death, 
in  April,  1832,  he  was  Stated  Supply  of  the  church  of  Morristown,  O.  He 
was  also,  during  this  period,  President  of  Franklin  College,  New  Athens,  O  ; 
was  Moderator  of  Synod  of  Pittsburgh  in  1830.  He  preached  a  discourse 
in  1820  on  "  The  Necessity  of  Contending  for  the  Faith  once  Delivered  to 
the  Saints,"  which  was  published  by  J.  Grayson,  Washington,  Pa.  It  indi- 
cates vigor  of  intellect  as  well  as  soundness  in  Christian  doctrine,  and  its 
style,  though  not  ambitious,  is  perspicuous  and  forcible. 

Rev.  John  Rea,  D.D.  (Rhea),  was  born  in  Tully,  Ireland,  in  1772.  He 
was  the  son  of  Joseph  and  Isabel  Rea.  He  came  to  the  United  States  at 
the  age  of  18,  and  was  first  known  in  the  West  as  struggling  under  adverse 
circumstances  to  gain  an  education.  He  made  his  home  for  a  time  in  the 
house  of  James  Dinsmore,  a  ruling  elder  at  Upper  Buffalo,  by  whom  he 
was  encouraged  and  assisted.  He  was  one  of  five  who  composed  the 
first  class  graduated  from  Jefferson  College— the  class  of  1802  ;  studied 
theology  with  Dr.  McMillan,  and  was  licensed  by  Presbytery  of  Ohio,  June 
27,  1804.  On  the  22d  of  August,  1805,  was  ordained  by  the  same,  and 
installed  pastor  of  the  churches  of  Crab  Apple  and  Beech  Springs,  in  what 
is  now  Belmont  and  Harrison  Counties,  Ohio.  In  April,  1810,  was  released 
from  Crab  Apple,  and  thenceforth  gave  all  his  time  to  Beech  Springs,  of 
which  he  was  the  efficient  and  successful  pastor  for  forty-five  years.  He 
died  February  12,  1855,  i"  ^^^  ^3^  year  of  his  age,  and  the  52d  of  his 
ministry. 

Dr.  Rea  was,  in  an  eminent  sense,  a  pioneer  minister.  His  early  labors 
were  largely  evangelistic.  Several  churches  now  exist  on  the  territory  once 
wholly  occupied  by  him.  It  may  safely  be  said  that  no  man  exerted  a 
greater  influence  than  did  he  in  forming  the  religious  character  of  the 
early  inhabitants  of  a  large  section  of  Eastern  Ohio. 

Rev.  Matthew  Brown,  D.D.,  LL.D.  {Vicfe  sketches  by  Drs.  Brown- 
son  and  Cunningham.) 

Rev.  Johnston  Eaton,  son  of  John  Eaton,  was  born  in  Franklin  County, 
Pa.,  February  7,  1776.  He  pursued  his  literary  studies  chiefly  in  the  East, 
but  entered  Jefferson  College  as  a  Senior,  and  graduated  in  its  first  class — 
that  of  1802;  studied  theology  under  Dr.  McMillan,  and  was  licensed  by 
Presbytery  of  Ohio,  August  22,  1805;  w^s  dismissed  August  20,  1806,  to 
Presbytery  of  Erie,  by  which  he  was  ordained  June  30,  1808,  and  installed 
pastor  of  Fairview  and  Springfield  churches  on  the  south  shore  of  Lake 
Erie.     He  was  released  from  Springfield  in  18 14;  after  which,  part  of  his 


EARLY  MINISTERS.  421 

time  was  given  for  several  years  to  Erie  and  Noith-East — his  relation  to 
Fairview  continuing  uninterrupted  up  to  his  death,  which  was  on  the 
17th  of  June,  1847,  in  the  72d  year  of  his  age,  and  the  43d  of  his  ministry. 
In  person  he  was  below  the  ordinary  stature,  and  also  slender  in  form,  with 
mild  blue  eyes,  slightly  aquiline  nose,  and  thin  brown  hair.  The  recorded 
testimony  of  his  Presbytery  is,  that  "as  a  preacher  he  was  clear,  logical, 
instructive  and  evangelical,  and  eminently  sound  in  the  faith." 

Mr.  Eaton  was  married,  September  30,  1807,  to  Eliza  Canon,  of  Fayette 
County,  Pa.,  a  niece  of  Col.  Canon,  of  Canonsburg.  One  of  their  sons  is 
Rev.  S.  J.  M.  Eaton,  D.D..  pastor  from  1838  to  1881  of  the  Church  of 
Franklin,  Pa.,  and  author  of  "The  History  of  the  Presbytery  of  E'rie,"  with 
several  other  works,  chiefly  historical. 

Rev.  John  Wright  was  born  in  Westmoreland  County,  Pa.,  February 
17,  1777.  He  was  a  son  of  John  Wright,  Esq.,  who  was  one  of  the  first 
bench  of  elders  in  Rehoboth  Church,  and  was  a  leading  man  of  his  day  in 
civil  affairs.  The  son  was  prepared  for  college  at  Canonsburg  Academy, 
of  which  his  father  was  a  trustee  ;  graduated  at  Dickinson  in  1798.  Studied 
theology  with  his  relatives.  Rev.  James  Power,  D.D.  and  Rev.  David  Smith, 
at  that  time  pastor  of  Rehoboth  Church.  In  1800,  owing  to  the  death  of  a 
brother  who  had  undertaken  to  build  a  vessel  at  Louisville,  Ky.,  for  the 
foreign  carrying  trade,  he  was  put  under  the  necessity  of  assuming  charge 
of  this  undertaking,  and  conducting  the  vessel  with  its  cargo  across  the 
Atlantic.  It  is  said  that  on  this  occasion  he  accepted  an  invitation  to  speak 
in  the  pulpit  of  Rev.  John  Newton,  in  Liverpool,  and  that  the  inhabitants 
of  that  city,  hearing  that  a  preacher  had  come  from  the  wilds  of  America, 
flocked  to  the  place  to  hear  one  whose  appearance  and  speech  were  ex- 
pected to  minister  to  the  gratification  of  their  curiosity.  After  the  success- 
ful completion  of  his  undertaking,  and  his  return  home,  he  was  licensed  by 
the  Presbytery  of  Redstone,  October  21,  1802.  In  1804  he  obtained  leave 
of  Presbytery  to  itinerate  four  months,  during  which  he  made  an  extensive 
tour  through  several  of  the  Southern  States,  and  returning  through  Ohio, 
became  acquainted  with  a  little  band  of  Presbyterians  who  had  settled  on 
the  Hock-Hocking,  in  what  was  then  an  almost  unbroken  wilderness.  The 
year  following  he  accepted  a  call  from  these  to  become  their  pastor,  and 
taking  his  dismission  to  the  Presbytery  of  Ohio,  was  ordained  by  the  same, 
June  19,  1806,  and  installed  over  the  churches  of  Hock-Hocking  (Lancas- 
ter) and  Rush  Creek.  In  October,  1808,  was  dismissed,  with  four  others, 
to  constitute  the  Presbytery  of  Lancaster.  His  pastorate  at  Lancaster  con- 
tinued thirty  years,  when,  on  account  of  broken  health,  he  was  compelled 
to  ask  for  a  release.  The  relation  was  accordingly  dissolved,  April  7,  1836, 
and  he  was  dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of  Logansport.  On  the  occasion 
of  his  quitting  Lancaster  in  1837,  a  large  company  of  his  former  parish- 
ioners and  others,  to  the  number  of  several  hundred,  accompanied  him  a 
considerable  distance  on  his  way,  and  then  bade  him  an  affectionate 
farewell. 


422  APPENDIX  NO.    2. 

In  personal  appearance,  Mr.  Wright  was  of  tall  and  commanding  stature 
and  benign  countenance.  In  his  advanced  years  a  defect  in  his  left  eye 
first  became  noticeable,  though  its  sight  had  long  before  been  lost  as  the 
result  of  an  accident,  which  happened  to  him  when  a  student  at  Canons- 
burg  Academy.  In  his  early  manhood  he  was  of  vigorous  constitution, 
fitting  him  to  endure  hardships.  These,  numerous  and  severe  as  they  were 
at  that  day,  were  cheerfully  borne  in  every  pathway  of  duty.  In  an  emi- 
nent sense,  he  was  a  pioneer  minister,  building  on  no  other  man's  founda- 
tion. Conjointly  with  Dr.  Hoge  and  others,  who  followed  a  few  years  later, 
he  laid  the  foundations  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  in  Central  Ohio.  He 
was  instrumental  in  organizing  over  twenty  churches  in  Ohio  and  several 
in  Northern  Indiana,  most  of  them  at  commanding  points  and  now  among 
the  strongest  in  those  parts. 

He  preached  the  gospel  plainly  and  forcibly,  and  his  weight  of  character 
gave  him  a  large  reach  of  influence.  He  was  frequently  called  to  act  as 
moderator  of  presbyteries  and  synods.  In  a  veritable  sense,  he  was  an 
apostle  of  Presbyterianism  in  the  places  where  he  labored,  and  is  so  desig- 
nated in  the  local  histories.  It  was  while  on  a  visit  to  his  son.  Rev.  Edward 
Wright,  D.D..  at  Delphi,  Ind.,  that  the  veteran  entered  into  rest.  He  died 
August  31,  1854,  in  his  seventy-eighth  year  and  the  fifty-second  orf  his  min- 
istry.    His  remains  were  interred  at  Logansport,  Ind. 

Mr.  Weight  was  married,  in  1808,  to  Miss  Jane  Weakly,  of  Cumberland 
County,  Pa.  Two  sons,  Hon.  John  W.  Wright,  of  Washington,  D.  C,  and 
Williamson  Wright,  Esq.,  of  Logansport,  are  living.  Rev.  Edward  Wright. 
D.D.,  who  died  in  1866,  left  two  sons  in  the  ministry — Rev.  W^illiamson 
Wright,  of  Texas,  and  Rev.  John  Elliott  Wright,  D.D,,  of  German- 
town,  Pa. 

Rev.  Reid  Bracken,  son  of  Thomas  and  Anne  (Shannon)  Bracken,  was 
born  in  York  County,  Pa.,  in  1778.  The  same  year  the  family  removed  to 
Washington  County,  Pa.,  within  the  bounds  of  Chartiers  Church,  of  which 
the  father  became  an  elder,  and  he  was  also  a  Trustee  of  Canonsburg 
Academy. 

Reid  Bracken  was  a  member  of  the  first  class  graduated  from  Jefferson 
College — that  of  1802.  He  was  licensed  by  the  Presbytery  of  Ohio,  October 
17,  1805,  and  ordained  by  the  Presbytery  of  Erie,  April  20,  1808,  and 
installed  pastor  of  the  churches  of  Mount  Nebo  and  Plain,  now  Butler  and 
Allegheny  Counties,  Pa.  From  the  latter  he  was  released  in  18 19,  giving 
part  of  his  time  thereafter  to  Middlesex  and  then  to  Portersville,  but  all  the 
while  giving  half  his  time  to  Mount  Nebo,  of  which  he  continued  pastor 
thirty-seven  years.  He  died  July  29,  1849,  ^^  ^^^  seventy-second  year  and 
the  forty-fourth  of  his  ministry.  He  was  a  man  of  stalwart  frame,  and  not 
averse  to  "  laboring  with  his  own  hands."  He  stood  high  as  a  sound  and 
earnest  preacher  of  the  gospel. 

Mr.  Bracken  was  married,  May  i,  1806,  to  Mary,  daughter  of  Rev.  William 
Graham,  a  distinguished  minister  of  the  Valley  of  Virginia. 


EARLY  MINISTERS.  423 

Rev.  Andrew  McDonald,  son  of  John  and  Martha  (Noble)  McDonald, 
was  born  May  10,  1779,  in  the  Robinson's  Run  settlement,  in  what  is  now 
Washington  County,  Pa.  The  family  were  among  the  founders  of  Raccoon 
Church.  He  graduated  at  Jefferson  College  in  1803;  studied  theology  with 
Dr.  McMillan  ;  was  licensed  by  the  Presbytery  of  Ohio,  October  17,  1805; 
ordained  by  the  same  August  22,  1810,  and  installed  pastor  of  the  church 
of  White  Oak  Flats,  now  Mount  Carmel.  Afterwards  was  included  in  his 
charge  Sewicklyville,  and  at  a  later  date  Flaherty's  Run.  For  twelve  years 
he  cultivated  this  extensive  field  with  great  labor  and  hardship.  From  1822 
'to  the  end  of  his  life  he  was  debarred  from  active  ministerial  work  by  ten- 
dencies to  mental  disturbance.  His  death  took  place  April  9,  1846,  in  his 
sixty-seventh  year. 

Mr.  McDonald  was  married,  April  3,  1810,  to  Katharine,  daughter  of  John 
Riddle,  Esq.,  a  ruling  elder  in  Raccoon  Church.  Two  of  their  sons  were, 
in  1840,  ordained  ruling  elders  in  Mount  Carmel  Church,  of  which  church 
Mr.  McDonald's  twin-brother,  William  McDonald,  had  been  a  ruling  elder 
from  its  organization.  Rev.  H.  Reed  McDonald,  of  Sistersville,  W.  Va.,  is 
a  grandson. 

Rev.  Cyrus  Riggs,  son  of  Joseph  and  Hannah  (Cook)  Riggs,  was  born 
in  Morris  County,  N.  J.,  Oct.  15,  1774.  Toward  the  close  of  the  century 
the  family  removed  to  Western  Pennsylvania,  locating  in  the  Ten  Mile 
settlement  in  Washington  County.  Soon  after  this  the  son,  Cyrus,  began 
his  studies  at  the  Canonsburg  Academy,  which  however  he  was  compelled 
to  relinquish  because  of  lack  of  means.  Accordingly,  having  married,  he 
removed  to  Mercer  County  and  settled  down  to  the  life  of  a  farmer.  Sub- 
sequently, through  encouragement  extended  to  him  by  Dr.  McMillan  and 
others,  he  was  led  to  resume  his  studies,  and  graduated  at  Jefferson  College 
in  its  second  class — that  of  1803.  Having  completed  his  theological  studies 
under  Dr.  McMillan,  he  was  licensed  by  Presbytery  of  Ohio  Oct.  17,  1805, 
On  the  2 1  St  of  Oct.,  1807,  the  Presbytery  of  Erie,  to  which  he  had  taken  his 
dismission,  ordained  and  installed  him  pastor  of  the  churches  of  Fairfield 
and  Mill  Creek,  in  Mercer  and  Venango  Counties,  Pa.  Resigning  this 
charge  in  1812,  he  was  pastor  of  Scrub  Grass  and  West  Unity  from  1814  to 
1834,  meanwhile  becoming  a  member  of  the  Presbytery  of  Allegheny  at  its 
erection  in  1821,  In  1835  he  removed  to  lUinois  and  preached  at  various 
points,  chiefly  at  Elkhorn,  where  he  died,  Feb.  14,  1849,  in  the  seventy- 
fifth  year  of  his  age  and  the  forty-fourth  of  his  ministry. 

The  lady  to  whom  Mr.  Riggs  had  become  united  in  marriage  in  early 
life  was  Mary,  daughter  of  Edward  Ross,  of  Washington  County.  The 
date  of  their  marriage  was  July  25,  1797.  They  had  eight  children,  one  of 
whom  was  the  late  Rev.  C.  C.  Riggs,  D.D.,  of  Beaver  Presbytery.  The 
eldest  daughter,  Hannah  Riggs,  was  long  a  missionary  to  the  Indians, 
laboring  among  the  Ottawas  on  the  Maumee, 

Rev.  James  Robinson,  son  of  Robert  and  Rebecca  (Wallace)  Robinson, 


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was  born  in  York  County,  Pa.,  in  1769;  was  resident  in  Washington  County 
as  early  as  1794;  was  married  to  Elizabeth  Wilson,  who  with  their  only 
child,  a  babe,  was  killed  by  the  falling  of  a  tree  one  Sabbath  morr  ing 
when  on  their  way  to  the  Upper  Buffalo  Church.  It  is  said  that  this  dis- 
tressing bereavement  was  instrumental  in  leading  him  to  consecrate  his 
Hfe  to  the  Christian  ministry.  He  pursued  his  studies  at  Canonsburg  Acad- 
emy, and  was  a  member  of  the  Philo  Literary  Society  in  1798  ;  was 
licensed  by  the  Presbytery  of  Ohio  Oct.  17,  1805.  Meanwhile  he  had  been 
married  to  Mary  Welsh.  In  June,  1806,  received  a  call  to  church  of 
Crooked  Creek,  and  on  June  3,  1807,  was  ordained  and  installed  pastor  of 
the  same  by  Presbytery  of  Ohio.  In  June,  1808,  received  a  call  to  Pick- 
away Plains  and  Mt.  Pleasant,  Ross  County,  O.  ;  was  one  of  the  original 
members  of  the  Presbytery  of  Lancaster,  and  preached  the  opening  ser- 
mon at  its  organization.  Text  Htb.  10:  19-20.  Removed  to  Darby,  in 
Union  County,  in  1820,  and  was  pastor  of  Upper  and  Lower  Liberty 
Churches  until  1828.  Preached  at  Tiffin  until  1834,  Hopewell  and  Orange- 
dale  until  1838,  Olivesburg  until  1845,  ^"d  on  the  22d  of  April,  1847,  at  the 
house  of  his  son,  John  W.  Robinson,  in  Union  County,  O.,  he  rested  from 
his  labors  in  the  seventy-eighth  year  of  his  age  and  the  forty-second  of  his 
ministry. 

The  testimonies  to  the  personal  worth  of  Mr.  Robinson,  and  his  fidelity 
as  a  minister,  are  most  full  and  explicit.  His  second  wife,  Mary  Welsh, 
died  in  1809,  and  a  few  years  thereafter  he  was  married  to  Mary  Scott,  of 
Washington  County,  Pa.  One  of  his  sons  and  the  husbands  of  his  three 
daughters  held  the  the  office  of  ruling  elder.  Four  of  his  grandsons  are 
elders.  A  grandson,  the  Rev.  Horace  S.  Snodgrass,  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church,  preaches  at  Monterey,  Cal.  Another  grandson,  Rev.  James  Hus- 
ton, is  a  missionary  in  Brazil,  under  the  Presbyterian  Board.  Of  his  nu- 
merous descendants,  there  are  scarcely  any  who  are  not  faithful  adherents 
and  professors  in  the  church  of  their  fathers. 

Father  Robinson's  remains  lie  interred  side  by  side  with  those  of  his  last 
wife  in  Mitchell  Graveyard,  on  Big  Darby,  Union  County,  O. 

Rev.  S.\muel  Woods,  son  of  Samuel  and  Elizabeth  Woods,  of  Cum- 
berland County,  Pa.,  was  born  Jan.  15,  1799,  and  was  a  younger  brother  of 
Rev.  Wm.  Woods,  Sr.  (^.■z/.).  He  graduated  at  Dickinson  College  1802. 
Began  his  study  of  theology  east  of  the  mountains,  and,  completing  it  in 
the  West,  was  licensed  by  the  Presbytery  of  Ohio  Oct.  17,  1805.  In  Oct., 
1807,  calls  were  presented  from  Tygart's  Valley,  Va.,  and  from  Liberty, 
O.,  the  latter  of  which  he  accepted,  and  was  dismissed  in  Dec.  following  to 
the  Presbytery  of  Washington  (Chillicothe),  by  which  he  was  received 
April,  1808.  On  the  14th  of  June  following  was  ordained  and  installed 
pastor  of  Liberty  Church.  This  relation  continued  until  his  death,  which 
occurred  at  his  home  in  Delaware — now  Union— County,  O.,  April  27th, 
181 5,  in  the  thirty-seventh  year  of  his  age,  and  the  ninth  of  his  ministry. 
His  last  sermon  was  preached  on  the  i6th  of  April,  and  two  days  afterward 


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he  was  taken  with  pleurisy,  which  proved  fatal.  His  funeral  was  attended 
by  Rev.  James  Hughes,  who  in  the  year  preceding  had  removed  from  the 
Panhandle  of  Virginia  to  Urbanna,  O. 

Mr.  Woods  was  married,  January  21,  1806,  to  Margaret,  daughter  of  John 
Power,  ruling  elder  of  Rehoboth  Church,  in  Westmoreland  County,  Pa. 
She  was  a  granddaughter  of  Rev.  James  Finley,  and  a  niece  of  Rev.  Dr. 
James  Power.  Of  the  children  born  to  them  the  only  one  surviving  is 
James  Finley  Woods,  Esq.,  of  Greensburg,  Pa.  Their  only  daughter,  Eliza, 
became  the  wife  of  Rev.  Benjamin  Dolbear,  who  at  a  later  date  was  pastor 
of  Liberty  Church. 

Rev.  Abraham  Scott,  son  of  Josiah  and  Violet  (Foster)  Scott,  was  born 
June  19,  1765,  in  York,  Pa.  The  family  settled  in  1773,  in  what  is  now 
Washington  County.  The  father  was  an  original  member  of  Chartiers 
Church,  and  one  of  the  first  bench  of  elders.  Abraham  Scott  was  married 
June  18,  1793,  to  Rebecca,  daughter  of  Hon.  John  McDowell.  Several 
years  after  this  he  began  his  studies  in  Canonsburg  Academy,  and  was 
graduated  at  Jefferson  College  in  1804.  Studied  theology  with  Dr.  Mc- 
Millan, and  was  licensed  by  Presbytery  of  Ohio  June  25,  1806;  was  or- 
dained sine  titulo  by  same  Presbytery  July  12,  1808.  When  the  Presbytery 
of  Steubenville  was  erected,  in  18 19,  he  was  one  of  the  members  constitu- 
ting it.  From  1824  to  1829  he  belonged  to  Presbytery  of  Lancaster,  In 
1829  he  returned  to  Presbytery  of  Steubenville.  At  a  later  date  his  name 
appears  on  the  roll  of  the  Presbytery  of  St.  Clairsville.  As  far  as  known, 
he  did  not  at  any  time  assume  a  pastoral  charge,  but  continued  preaching 
as  he  had  opportunity.  He  died  March  19,  1841,  in  his  seventy-sixth  year. 
His  wife  survived  until  1855.  There  were  born  to  them  twelve  children  ; 
and  their  descendants  are  numerous  in  Eastern  Ohio  and  elsewhere.  To 
a  very  large  extent  they  adhere  to  the  faith  of  their  fathers.  Not  a  few  of 
them  have  been  men  of  position  and  influence  in  civil  life. 

Rev.  Clement  Vallandigham  was  a  son  of  Colonel  George  Vallan- 
digham,  one  of  the  earliest  settlers  in  the  West.  His  name  appears  in 
1774  as  one  of  the  justices  of  the  Court  of  Augusta  County,  under  com- 
mission of  his  majesty,  George  III.,  and  in  the  year  following  as  one  of  a 
committee  assembled  at  Pittsburgh  to  draft  resolutions  favoring  resistance  to 
British  oppression.  Colonel  Vallandigham  was  also  a  conspicuous  official 
in  the  early  history  of  Washington  County  after  the  Virginia  domination 
ceased.  When  Allegheny  County  was  erected,  in  1788,  his  place,  which  was 
near  where  Noblestown  now  is,  fell  v/ithin  the  limits  of  the  new  county. 
Here  the  son  was  born,  March  7,  1778.  He  was  graduated  at  Jefferson 
College  in  1804;  studied  theology  under  Dr.  McMillan;  was  licensed  by 
Presbytery  of  Ohio,  June  25,  1806;  by  the  same  Presbytery  was  ordained, 
June  24,  1807,  and  installed  pastor  of  the  united  congregations  of  New 
Lisbon  and  Long's  Run  (O).  The  year  following  was  annexed  by  Synod 
to  the  new  Presbytery  of  Hartford  (Beaver) ;  was  released  from  Long's 


426  APPENDIX  NO.    2. 

Run  January  14,  1817.  He  continued  pastor  at  New  Lisbon  until  his  death, 
which  occurred  October  21,  1839,  ^^  ^^^  sixty-second  year  of  his  age,  and 
the  thirty-fourth  of  his  ministry.  In  personal  appearance  Mr.  Yallandigham 
was  of  medium  height,  well  built  but  not  corpulent;  his  hair  was  dark 
brown,  inclined  to  curl ;  he  had  blue  eyes  and  Roman  nose — a  strong, 
clear  voice,  and  his  manner  of  delivery  was  animated  and  earnest.  He 
very  seldom  wrote  his  sermons  in  full,  but  used  short  notes  or  a  skeleton 
and  was  a  ready  extemporaneous  speaker. 

Mr.  Vallandigham  was  married,  May  14,  1807,  to  Miss  Rebecca  Laird,  a 
member  of  Raccoon  Church,  Washington  County,  Pa.  Of  four  sons  who 
survived  the  father,  all  entered  the  learned  professions.  The  oldest,  who 
alone  survives,  is  Rev.  James  L.  Vallandigham,  D.D.,  of  Newark,  Del.,  and 
pastor  of  Head  of  Christiana  Church  since  1854.  George  L.  was  a  licentiate 
of  Presbytery  of  New  Lisbon,  and  afterwards  a  minister  in  the  Protestant 
Episcopal  Church.  John  L.  was  a  lawyer  and  died  early.  Clement  L.  was 
also  a  lawyer,  and  prominent  in  State  and  National  politics. 

Four  brothers  of  Mrs.  Vallandigham  were  graduates  of  Washington 
College — John  Laird,  who  was  a  lawyer,  and  Rev.  Messrs.  James,  Robert 
and  Francis  Laird. 

Rev.  Jonathan  Lesley  graduated  at  Jefferson  College  1806,  licensed 
by  Presbytery  of  Ohio  June  3,  1807;  ordained,  sine  titulo,  by  the  same, 
July  12,  1808;  dismissed  to  Presbytery  of  Hartford,  April  21,  1809;  was 
pastor  at  Harpersfield  until  1821  ;  in  1815  was  detached,  together  with  his 
charge,  and  annexed  to  Presbytery  of  Grand  River;  was  engaged  in  mis- 
sionary labor  many  years  ;  died  in  1840. 

Rev.  Moses  Allen  was  born  September  5,  1780,  in  Westmoreland 
County,  then  including  all  of  Southwestern  Pennsylvania.  His  mother's 
name  was  Coe  ;  was  educated  at  Canonsburg  Academy  ;  studied  theology 
with  Dr.  McMillan  ;  was  licensed  by  Presbytery  of  Ohio,  June  24,  1807,  and 
by  the  same  Presbytery  was  ordained,  December  2,  1807,  and  installed 
pastor  of  the  churches  of  New  Providence  and  Jefferson,  in  Greene  County, 
Pa.  This  relation  was  dissolved  October  16,  1816,  and  on  the  27th  of  May, 
1817,  he  was  installed  pastor  of  church  of  Raccoon,  in  Washington  County, 
where  he  continued  until  1836.  In  1839  was  installed  pastor  of  the  church 
of  Crab-apple,  O.,  where  he  remained  until  his  death.  This  took  place 
January  16,  1846,  in  the  sixty-sixth  year  of  his  age,  and  thirty-ninth  of  his 
ministry.  The  description  which  has  been  handed  down  of  Mr.  Allen's 
personal  appearance  in  his  later  manhood  is,  that  he  was  tall  and  heavy- 
shouldered,  frame  fully  six  feet  high.  He  had  a  long,  thin  face,  large  nose, 
and  gray  hair  combed  straight  down  over  his  thin  temples ;  his  cast  of 
countenance  grave  and  rather  austere.  His  dress  was  the  then  fashionable 
spike-tailed  coat,  stove-pipe  hat  and  regulation  white  neckerchief.  He 
carried  an  ivory-headed  cane,  and  his  general  mien  was  dignified  and 
mipressive.     His  preaching  was  very  methodical  and  systematic,  sometimes 


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very  earnest  also.  He  was  abundant  in  labors.  During  his  twenty-two 
years'  pastorate  at  Raccoon,  he  preached  two  thousand  six  hundred  and 
eighty-five  sermons,  and  administered  the  Lord's  Supper  seventy-five  times  ; 
admitted  to  communion  three  hundred  and  twenty-seven  ;  baptized  five 
hundred  and  fifty-seven  infants,  and  solemnized  one  hundred  and  ninety- 
five  marriages.  Mr.  Allen  was  married,  June,  1805,  to  Catharine,  youngest 
daughter  of  Rev.  Dr.  John  McMillan.  Their  family  was  a  large  one,  and 
their  descendants  are,  to  a  large  extent,  members  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church. 

Rev.  James  Scott,  son  of  Josiah  and  Violet  (Foster)  Scott,  was  born  in 
York  County,  Pa.,  February  22,  1772;  was  a  younger  brother  of  Rev. 
Abraham  Scott  {q.v.);  graduated  at  Jefferson  College,  1805;  studied 
theology  with  Dr.  McMillan  ;  licensed  by  Presbytery  of  Ohio,  October  20, 
1807;  ordained  by  same,  August  23,  1808,  and  installed  pastor  of  the 
churches  of  Clinton  (Mt.  Vernon),  Frederick  and  Ebenezer,  in  State  of 
Ohio ;  was  one  of  the  five  members  set  off  in  1808  to  constitute  the  Pres- 
bytery of  Lancaster ;  was  an  original  member  of  the  Presbytery  of  Rich- 
land at  its  erection  in  1817.  His  pastoral  relation  to  the  churches  of 
Frederick  and  Ebenezer  was  continued  about  twenty  years,  and  to  the 
Church  of  Mt.  Vernon  somewhat  longer.  After  he  had  ceased  to  be  a 
settled  pastor  he  continued  to  reside  at  Mt.  Vernon,  preaching  in  the  sur- 
rounding country  and  supplying  vacant  churches  until  a  few  weeks  before 
his  death,  which  took  place  at  his  residence  in  Mt.  Vernon  September  18, 
1850,  in  the  seventy-ninth  year  of  his  age  and  the  forty-third  of  his  min- 
istry. 

Mr,  Scott  was  married,  July  10,  18  to,  to  Jane,  daughter  of  Captain  Archi- 
bald Wilson,  of  Newark,  O. 

According  to  the  testimony  of  Rev.  Henry  Hervey,  D.D.,  who  knew 
him  intimately,  he  was  a  man  of  great  personal  worth.  Though  he  had 
above  the  common  gifts,  he  was  exceedingly  modest  and  unassuming. 
His  remembrance  of  Scripture  texts  was  remarkable.  He  did  not  have 
great  gifts  of  oratory,  but  his  preaching  was  always  edifying  and  impres- 
sive. He  was  an  eminently  devout  man.  For  sixty  years  of  his  life,  not 
a  day  was  passed  without  secret  prayer. 

Rev.  James  Cunningham  was  born  in  Eastern  Pennsylvania  Aug.  16, 
1772.  He  had  been  married  and  his  wife  (Elizabeth  Hays)  had  died 
before  he  began  to  study  for  the  ministry.  His  home  was  in  the  bounds 
of  Upper  Buffalo  Church.  He  graduated  at  Jefferson  College  1805  ;  was 
licensed  by  the  Presbytery  of  Ohio  June  30,  1808.  Dismissed  to  Presby- 
tery of  Lancaster  April  19,  1809,  and  ordained  by  same  Nov.  10,  1809,  and 
installed  pastor  of  the  churches  of  Salem  and  Fearing  (Ohio)  ;  was  set 
off  to  the  Presbytery  of  Richland  at  its  erection  in  181 7.  After  his  resig- 
nation of  the  foregoing  pastoral  charge,  he  preached  at  Maryann,  Utica, 
West  Carlisle  and  other  churches  in  those  parts.     In   several  instances,  a 


428  APPENDIX  NO.    2. 

special  blessing  followed  his  labors.  He  died  at  his  home  in  Martinsburg, 
O,  Sep.,  1857,  in  the  85th  year  of  his  age  and  the  50th  of  his  ministry. 
Like  his  fellow-laborers  in  Central  Ohio,  John  Wright,  James  Scott,  Wm. 
Jones  and  others,  he  won  the  veteran's  crown  of  honor.  Mr.  Cunning- 
ham was  thrice  married.  His  last  wife  was  Rebecca,  daughter  of  Robert 
Stockton,  ruling  elder  in  the  Church  of  Washington,  Pa. 

Rev.  Thomas  Hunt,  son  of  Jonathan  and  Christiana  Hunt,  was  born 
near  Princeton,  N.  J.,  Aug  12,  1769.  The  family  came  to  Washington  Co., 
Pa.,  in  1788.  In  May,  1797,  Thomas  received  a  certificate  of  dismission 
from  Ten  Mile  Church  to  unite  with  Three  Springs,  he  having  removed  to 
Holiday's  Cove.  When  the  churches  of  Cross  Roads  and  Three  Springs 
in  1799  made  out  a  call  for  Mr.  Elisha  Macurdy,  Mr.  Hunt,  "  a  young 
man ''  was  one  of  the  commissioners  to  prosecute  it  before  Presbytery. 
(  Vide  "  Life  of  Macurdy.)  At  the  time  Mr.  Macurdy  preached  his  great 
"  war  sermon"  at  Upper  Buffalo,  Mr.  Hunt  was  present  and  led  the  sing- 
ing. He  graduated  at  Jefferson  College  in  1806;  was  licensed  by  Pres- 
bytery of  Ohio  June  30,  1808,  and  on  the  27th  of  Dec,  1809,  was  ordained 
and  installed  pastor  of  the  2d  Church  of  Pittsburgh  by  Presbytery  of  Red- 
stone. In  this  relation  he  continued  eight  and  a  half  years,  during  the  last 
two  of  which  he  served  as  Stated  Clerk  of  Presbytery,  After  relinquishing 
his  charge  in  Redstone  Presbytery,  he  returned  to  Presbytery  of  Ohio,  and 
May  20,  1819,  was  installed  pastor  of  the  churches  of  Two  Ridges  and 
Richmond,  in  Eastern  Ohio.  From  the  latter  of  these  he  was  released  in 
1826.  He  died  at  Two  Ridges,  Jefferson  Co.,  O.,  January  14,  1850,  in  the 
8ist  year  of  his  age  and  the  42d  of  his  ministry. 

Mr.  Hunt  was  married,  March  10,  1791,  to  Rhoda  Pool,  by  whom  he 
had  10  children.  Seven  of  these  were  born  previous  to  his  licensure. 
Mrs.  Hunt  died  Jan.  3,  181 5,  and  was  interred  in  the  burying-ground  of 
the  2d  Presbyterian  Church  of  Pittsburgh.  A  second  wife  was  the  widow  of 
Rev.  David  Smith— a  daughter  of  Rev.  Dr.  James  Power.  She  died  March 
14,  1839.  The  year  following  he  married  Elizabeth  Colmery,  of  Washing- 
ton Co.,  Pa.,  who  survived  him  but  a  short  time.  The  only  one  of  Mr. 
Hunt's  children  now  living,  is  Thomas  Hunt,  of  Toronto,  O.,  a  ruling 
elder,  and  over  80  years  of  age.  Rev.  W.  B.  Carr,  of  Latrobe,  Pa.,  is  a 
grandson. 

Rev.  Wm.  Jones  was  born  of  Welsh  parents  Dec.  25,  1774,  in  Mary- 
land. His  father  fell  in  battle  at  Stony  Point,  and  his  mother  died  soon 
afterwards.  Thus  orphaned  in  childhood,  he  was  taken  into  the  family  of 
Rev.  John  Clark,  who  cared  for  him  with  fatherly  affection.  He  was 
brought  to  the  West  by  Mr.  Clark  on  his  removal  thither  to  take  charge  of 
Bethel  and  Lebanon  Churches,  and  in  early  manhood  was  married  to 
Elizabeth,  daughter  of  George  Gilston,  of  Western  Pennsylvania.  At  Mr. 
Clark's  death  he  inherited  by  bequest,  among  other  things,  part  or  all  of  his 
library.     He  is  believed  to  have  been  made  an  elder  at  Bethel  early  in  Mr. 


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Wood's  pastorate.  His  studies  for  the  ministry  were  pursued  chiefly  at 
Canonsburg.  He  taught  in  Pittsburgh  in  1804,  and  afterward  moved  back 
to  Canonsburg  ;  was  licensed  by  Presbytery  of  Ohio  Oct.  20,  1808,  and  in 
Oct.,  1809,  was  dismissed  to  Presbytery  of  Lancaster,  and  was  ordained  by 
the  same  Dec.  26,  1809,  and  installed  first  pastor  of  the  churches  of  Zanes- 
ville  and  Springfield  (now  a  ward  in  the  city  of  Zanesville).  In  1812  this 
relation  was  dissolved  and  he  accepted  a  call  to  the  churches  of  Circle- 
ville  and  Walnut  Plains.  In  his  long  ministry  Mr.  Jones  preached  either 
as  pastor  or  stated  supply  at  Truro,  Adelpha,  Tarlton,  Amanda,  Mt.  Car- 
mel,  South  Bloomfield  and  other  points  in  Central  and  Southern  Ohio. 
At  the  time  of  his  death,  and  for  many  years  previously,  he  was  a  member 
of  the  Presbytery  of  Columbus.  His  last  engagements,  when  he  was  far 
up  in  80,  were  at  Waynesburg  and  Caroline,  in  Northern  Ohio.  He  died 
at  Attica,  O.,  Dec.  11,  1866,  in  the  92d  year  of  his  age  and  the  59th  of  his 
ministry.  He  died  as  he  had  lived — in  favor  with  God  and  man — a  labo- 
rious worker,  a  faithful  and  acceptable  preacher.  He  had  trained  himself 
to  considerable  skill  in  sacred  music  and  was  fond  of  teaching  it  to  his 
young  people,  and  was  revered  and  loved  by  them  accordingly. 

Mr.  Jones  was  twice  married.  His  second  wife  was  Martha  Keys,  of 
Hillsboro',  O.  By  his  first  wife  nine,  and  by  his  last  wife  eleven  children 
were  born  to  him.  Six  of  his  sons  became  physicians.  One  son  was  a 
minister,  Rev.  Wm.  Jones,  Jr.,  late  of  the  Presbytery  of  Bellefontaine. 

Rev.  Joseph  Stevenson.     (  Vide  sketch  by  Dr.  Brownson.) 

Rev.  George  Vaneman,  son  of  George  and  Rebecca  (Scott)  Vaneman, 
was  born  April  23,  1786,  in  Washington  County,  Pa.,  within  the  bounds  of 
Pigeon  Creek  Church.  He  made  profession  of  his  faith  while  a  student  of 
Jefferson  College,  from  which  institution  he  graduated  in  1806.  He  was 
licensed  by  the  Presbytery  of  Ohio,  December  22,  1808;  and  the  year  fol- 
lowing was  dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of  Lancaster,  by  which  he  was 
ordained,  December  22,  1809,  and  installed  pastor  of  the  church  of  Newark, 
Ohio.  This  relation  was  dissolved  in  1813.  His  subsequent  pastorates 
were  Mansfield,  Ohio,  1816-20;  New  Providence  and  Jefferson,  Greene 
County,  Pa.,  1821-35  ;  Findlay,  Ohio,  1835-41.  After  resigning  at  Findlay, 
he  preached  as  stated  supply  at  Blanchard,  McComb,  West  Union  and 
other  churches.  He  died  at  McComb,  Hancock  County,  Ohio,  March  12, 
1877,  in  the  ninety-first  year  of  his  age  and  sixty-ninth  of  his  ministry ;  and 
was  buried  in  the  Findlay  cemetery. 

Mr.  Vaneman  had  honor  as  a  pioneer  minister.  He  was  the  first  pastor 
of  three  now  important  churches — Newark,  Mansfield  and  Findlay.  His 
ministry  was  interrupted,  for  a  short  time,  by  a  tendency  to  mental  disturb- 
ance ;  but  in  his  old  age  he  continued  to  bring  forth  fruit,  and  his  last  end 
was  peace. 

He  was  married,  September  3,  1810,  to  Miss  Maria  Cooper,  of  Knox 
County,  Ohio.     Of  their  six  children  three  are  yet  living.     One  son — J.  C. 


430  APPENDIX   NO.    2. 

Vaneman — is  a  ruling  elder  of  West  Union  Church,  Ohio.  Three  nephews 
are  Presbyterian  ministers — Rev.  T,  B.  Vaneman,  of  Canonsburg,  and 
Rev.  Messrs.  George  and  Craig  R.  Vaneman,  of  Texas. 

Rev.  John  Matthews,  son  of  James  and  Prudence  (Gordon)  Matthews, 
was  born  in  Frankhn  County,  Pa.,  February  7,  1778.  Early  in  th^  present 
century  he  was  resident  in  Beaver  County,  Pa.,  and  was  a  parishioner  and 
pupil  of  Rev.  George  M.  Scott,  pastor  of  Mill  Creek  Church.  He  had  a 
brother  (William  Matthews)  who  was  employed  by  the  Presbytery  of  Ohio 
to  accompany  Mr.  Scott  on  a  missionary  tour  to  the  Indians,  and  who  after- 
ward became  a  minister,  and  was  pastor  of  the  church  of  Neshannock,  in 
Hartford  Presbytery. 

John  Matthews  graduated  at  Jefferson  College  in  1807.  He  was  licensed 
by  the  Presbytery  of  Ohio,  June  22,  1809;  ordained  by  the  Presbytery  of 
Erie,  October  17,  1810;  and  installed  pastor  of  the  churches  of  Waterford 
and  Gravel  Run.  In  1817  he  removed  to  Missouri,  and  was  one  of  three 
pioneer  ministers  who  established  the  Presbyterian  Church  in  that  State. 
For  many  years  he  endured  hardness  as  a  good  soldier  of  Jesus  Christ, 
laboring  to  found  and  build  up  churches,  chiefly  in  Missouri  and  Illinois. 

He  preached  the  opening  sermon  of  the  first  Presbytery  formed  west  of 
the  Mississippi  River — the  Presbytery  of  Missouri,  formed  in  1818;  also 
of  Centre  and  Kaskaskia  Presbyteries  in  Illinois,  and  of  the  Synod  of  Illi- 
nois in  1 83 1.  His  long  and  faithful  service  gave  him  a  position  of  especial 
honor  and  filial  affection  among  contemporaries,  by  whom  he  was  usually 
spoken  of  as  Father  Matthews.  He  died  at  Georgetown,  111.,  May  12,  1861, 
in  the  eighty-fourth  year  of  his  age  and  the  fifty-second  of  his  ministry. 

Mr.  Matthews  was  married,  in  early  life,  to  Nancy,  daughter  of  Thomas 
Bracken,  a  ruling  elder  of  Chartiers  Church,  Washington  County,  Pa,  A 
second  wife  was  Anna  Smith,  of  Missouri.     He  had  no  children. 

Rev.  Joseph  S.  Hughes,  born  May  7,  1789,  was  a  son  of  Rev.  James 
Hughes,  first  pastor  of  Short  Creek  and  Lower  Buffalo  churches.  His 
mother  was  Mary,  daughter  of  Rev.  Joseph  Smith,  first  pastor  of  the 
churches  of  Cross  Creek  and  Upper  Buffalo,  from  whom  the  grandson 
received  his  name.  He  graduated  at  Jefferson  College  in  1808;  was 
licensed  by  Presbytery  of  Ohio,  October  18,  1809;  and  the  year  following 
was  dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of  Lancaster,  by  which  he  was  ordained, 
November  11,  1810,  and  installed  pastor  of  the  churches  of  Delaware  and 
Berkshire,  in  Ohio.  The  latter  he  relinquished  within  a  couple  of  years. 
During  the  War  of  1812  the  church  was  so  depleted  by  calls  for  troops  that, 
at  the  joint  request  of  pastor  and  people.  Presbytery  granted  him  leave  to 
labor  for  a  time  at  Detroit  or  elsewhere.  At  a  subsequent  period  he  served 
as  Recorder  for  Delaware  County.  His  pastoral  relation  continued  until 
his  death,  which  occurred  at  Delaware,  September  24,  1823,  in  the  thirty- 
fifth  year  of  his  age  and  the  fourteenth  of  his  ministry. 

Mr.  Hughes  was  twice  married.     The  first  wife  was  Miss  Lucy  Byxbee, 


EARLY   MINISTERS.  43 1 

of  Delaware,  Ohio,  who  died  five  years  afterward,  leaving  no  children.  On 
the  second  of  April,  1818,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Eliza  Reynolds,  a  native 
of  Dublin,  Ireland.  A  son — Rev.  Joseph  E.  Hughes,  of  Belle  Point, 
Ohio— ;-has  been  a  minister  for  twenty-eight  years  in  the  United  Brethren 
Church. 

Rev.  Andrew  K.  Russell,  son  of  Andrew  and  Isabella  (Kerr)  Russell,  was 
born  in  1780,  near  Warrior's  Run,  in  Northumberland  Co.,  Pa.  Graduated 
at  Dickinson  College  in  1806,  and  shortly  afterward  engaged  in  teaching  the 
languages  in  Washington  College,  Pa.,  then  under  the  Presidency  of  Rev. 
Matthew  Brown.  During  this  time  he  also  studied  theology,  and  April  19, 
1810,  was  licensed  by  the  Presbytery  of  Ohio.  A  year  later  he  was  dis- 
missed to  the  Presbytery  of  Newcastle,  by  which  he  was  ordained  April  7, 
1812,  and  installed  pastor  of  the  churches  of  White  Clay  Creek  and  Head 
of  Christiana.  During  all  his  twenty-seven  years'  pastorate  of  these 
churches  he  was  principal  of  the  Academy  at  Newark,  where  he  resided. 
His  school  was  well  patronized,  and  many  of  its  pupils  became  men  of 
distinction  in  the  learned  professions  and  in  other  walks  of  life.  In  addi- 
tion to  his  regular  ministrations  in  the  country  churches,  he  frequently 
preached  in  Newark,  and  was  mainly  instrumental  in  establishing  the  First 
Presbyterian  Church  in  that  place.  His  preaching  was  earnest  and  attrac- 
tive, and  he  excelled  in  pastoral  work.  He  was  tall  and  erect  in  person, 
while  his  genial  disposition,  his  polished  and  instructive  conversation,  his 
Christian  courtesy  and  liberal  hospitality  made  his  home  a  favorite  resort 
and  the  centre  of  an  intelligent  and  refined  circle.  Having  sustained  for 
more  than  a  quarter  of  a  century  the  two-fold  relation  of  pastor  and  teacher, 
he  died  Feb.  6,  1839,  ^^  '^he  fifty-ninth  year  of  his  age  and  the  twenty- 
ninth  of  his  ministry. 

Mr.  Russell  was  first  married  to  Katharine,  daughter  of  Col.  Wm. 
Whitely,  of  Caroline  County,  Md.  His  second  wife  was  Ann,  daughter  of 
Arthur  Whitely,  of  Dorchester  County,  Md.  A  daughter,  who  is  yet  living, 
became  the  wife  of  Rev.  Hugh  Hamill,  D.D.,  lately  deceased. 

Rev.  Ezekiel  Glasgow  resided  in  the  pastoral  charge  of  Rev.  Elisha 
Macurdy.  He  was  licensed  by  the  Presbytery  of  Ohio  Oct.  17,  1810.  In 
1812  he  received  a  call  to  the  churches  of  Sparta  and  Danville,  Ontario 
County,  N.  Y.,  and  in  181 3  a  call  to  the  churches  of  Beavertown  and  New 
Salem  in  Presbytery  of  Hartford  (Beaver).  This  latter  he  accepted,  and 
on  the  31st  of  May,  1813,  was  ordained  and  installed  pastor  of  these 
churches.  His  labors,  however,  were  soon  ended,  as  he  died  April  23, 
1814.  He  was  a  man  of  many  excellent  qualities  and  his  early  death  was 
much  lamented. 

Rev.  Michael  Law  was  a  native  of  Ireland.  His  early  history  is  not 
known.  Families  of  this  name  resided,  toward  the  close  of  the  last  cen- 
tury, in  the  western  part  of  Washington  County,  Pa.     He  graduated   at 


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APPENDIX  NO.    2. 


Washington  College  in  1808,  and  was  licensed  by  Presbytery  of  Ohio  Oct. 
17,  1 8 10;  was  ordained  by  the  same  Jan.  15,  181 2,  and  installed  pastor  of  the 
church  of  Montours.  This  relation  was  dissolved  by  his  death,  Oct.  9, 
1821,  near  Uniontown,  Richland  County,  O.,  while  engaged,  in  company 
with  Rev.  E.  P.  Swift,  in  making  a  missionary  tour  among  the  destitute 
settlements  in  Western  Ohio.  In  1846  his  remains  were  disinterred  and 
placed  beside  those  of  his  wife,  in  the  grave-yard  of  Bethany  Church,  Alle- 
gheny County,  Pa.  His  wife,  whom  he  hdd  married  about  the  beginning 
of  his  ministerial  life,  was  Mrs.  Martha  Cochran,  a  daughter  of  William 
Ferguson,  ruling  elder  in  church  of  Pigeon  Creek.  Such  of  their  descend- 
ants as  survive  are  of  exemplary  character,  and,  without  exception,  ad- 
here to  the  ancestral  faith. 

Rev.  Thomas  B.  Clark  was  born  Jan.  28,  1779,  in  the  State  of  Mary- 
land. Having  pursued  his  studies  under  direction  of  the  Rev.  Thomas  E. 
Hughes,  at  Greersburg  Academy,  he  was  licensed  Aug.  30,  1809,  by  Pres- 
bytery of  Hartford  (Beaver).  In  April,  181 1,  he  was  received  as  a  licen- 
tiate into  the  Presbytery  of  Ohio,  and  on  the  20th  of  June,  181 1,  was  or- 
dained by  the  same  and  installed  pastor  of  the  church  of  Crabapple  (O.), 
preaching  one-fourth  his  time  at  Nottingham  mission  station.  This  rela- 
tion was  dissolved  Oct.  21,  1818.  From  1821  to  1831  he  was  pastor  of  the 
churches  at  Leatherwood  (Washington),  Senecaville  and  Little  Buffalo, 
then  in  Presbytery  of  Steubenville.  In  1832  removed  to  Logan  County,  O., 
where  he  supplied  vacant  churches  for  several  years,  and  also  organized 
new  churches.  He  died  a  member  of  the  Presbytery  of  Sydney,  Jan.  13, 
1853,  in  the  seventy-fifth  year  of  his  age  and  the  forty-seventh  of  his 
mmistry. 

Mr.  Clark  was  married  three  times  :  Jan.  i,  1807,  to  Miss  Nancy  Sample  ; 
April  2,  1817,  to  Miss  Martha  Wiley;  Sept.  10,  1832,  to  Miss  Frances 
Stilwell. 

Rev.  Ira  Condit,  son  of  Jabez  Condit,  was  born  near  Morristown, 
N.  J.,  March  6,  1772.  Two  of  his  brothers — David  and  Jonas — were  early 
settlers  at  Ten  Mile,  Washington  County,  Pa.,  and  the  latter  a  ruling  elder 
in  Ten  Mile  Church.  On  a  farm  belonging  to  one  of  these  Ira  lived  part  of 
the  time  while  studying  for  the  mmistry.  After  graduating  at  Jefferson 
College,  in  1808,  he  read  theology  with  Rev.  George  M.  Scott  and  Dr.  Mc- 
Millan, and  was  licensed  by  Presbytery  of  Ohio  Oct.  17,  181 1  ;  was  or- 
dained by  Presbytery  of  Erie  Nov.  8,  1814,  and  installed  pastor  of  Fairfield 
and  Big  Sugar  Creek  Churches.  Other  churches  which  he  served  at  vari- 
ous times  were  Upper  Sandy  (now  Georgetown),  Amity  and  Cool  Spring. 
At  the  time  of  his  death  he  was  pastor  of  Fairfield,  Georgetown  and  Cool 
Spring.  He  died  of  fever  Oct.  24,  1836,  in  the  sixty-fifth  year  of  his  age 
ind  the  twenty-sixth  of  his  ministry.  A  son,  Samuel,  who  was  studying 
for  the  ministry,  died  the  same  day,  and  they  were  buried  in  one  grave. 

Mr.  Condit  was  married  before  he  began  studying  for  the  ministry.     His 


EARLY  MINISTERS.  433 

wife  was  Mary  Miller,  of  Ten  Mile,  Washington  County,  Pa.  Rev.  Ira  M. 
Condit,  of  California,  and  formerly  missionary  in  China,  is  their  grandson. 
Rev.  Philip  Condit,  deceased,  was  a  nephew.  Rev.  J.  G.  Condit,  of  Iowa, 
is  of  the  same  connection.  The  Condit  family  was  established  in  America 
in  1678  by  John  Condit.  It  has  produced  a  large  number  of  ministers  and 
ruling  elders.  Some  of  each  class  have  been  distinguished  men.  The 
founder  of  the  family  provided  in  his  last  will  and  testament  for  Bibles  to 
be  given  to  all  the  several  members  of  his  family. 

Rev.  William  Johnston  was  born  in  Washington  County,  Pa.,  March 
7,  1783.  His  parents  were  William  and  Eliza  (Laughlin)  Johnston,  who 
had  emigrated  from  Antrim  County,  Ireland.  The  father  was  a  soldier  in 
the  War  of  the  Revolution.  The  son,  a  child  of  the  covenant,  was  con- 
verted in  the  great  revival  at  the  close  of  the  century.  His  education  was 
gained  with  great  difficulty  through  lack  of  means.  At  one  time  he 
hired  at  $S  per  month  to  pull  the  oar  on  a  flat-boat,  conveying  pro- 
duce to  New  Orleans.  At  another  time  he  went  with  a  surveying 
party  into  the  Ohio  Wilderness.  Graduated  at  Jefferson  College  in  18 10. 
He  studied  theology  with  Dr.  McMillan ;  was  licensed  by  Presbytery  of 
Ohio,  April  21,  1813;  ordained  by  Presbytery  of  Redstone,  October  20, 
1813,  and  installed  pastor  of  Dunlap's  Creek  and  Brownsville  Churches. 
This  relation  continued  until  October,  1839.  ^^  ^'^^  ^^  his  home  in  Fay- 
ette County,  Pa.,  December  31,  1841,  in  the  59th  year  of  his  age,  and  the 
30th  of  his  ministry;  was  buried  at  Dunlap's  Creek. 

Mr.  Johnston  was  of  tall  and  dignified  appearance ;  he  was  fearless  for 
the  truth,  and  at  the  same  time  of  benignant  disposition  and  ardent  attach- 
ments. 

He  was  married,  September,  1814,  to  Martha,  daughter  of  Thomas  Gal- 
laher,  of  Dunlap's  Creek,  a  sister  of  the  wife  of  Rev.  James  Guthrie. 
James  G.  Johnston,  Esq.,  of  Washington.  D.  C,  is  a  son. 

Rev.  James  Hervey,  D.D.     {Vide  sketch  by  Dr.  Brownson.) 

Rev.  Andrew  Wylie,D.D.  (  Vide  sketches  by  Drs.  Brownson  and  Cun- 
ningham ;  7n'de  also  sketch  of  Dr.  William  Wylie.) 

Rev.  John  Reed  was  born  in  Adams  County,  Pa.,  in  1782.  He  was  the 
oldest  of  three  brothers  who  became  ministers  in  the  Presbyterian  Church. 
The  names  of  the  others  were  Samuel  and  William.  Their  father's  name 
was  William.  He  was  a  justice  of  the  peace  and  a  man  of  sincere  piety. 
He.  removed  with  his  family  in  1797  to  Washington  County,  Pa.,  within  the 
bounds  of  Upper  Buffalo  Church.  John  Reed  graduated  at  Jefferson  Col- 
lege, in  1810;  was  tutor  in  the  College,  and  studied  theology  with  Dr.  Mc- 
Millan; was  licensed  by  Presbytery  of  Ohio,  October  20,  1813;  he  went 
on  a  missionary  tour  to  the  State  of  Ohio  ;  was  Professor  of  Languages  in 
Washington  College  for  several  years.  He  was  ordained  by  Presbytery  of 
Redstone,  October  21,  18 18,  and  installed  pastor  of  the  churches  of  Indiana 
and  Gilgal,  in  Indiana  County,  Pa.  He  was  an  original  member  of  the 
28 


434  APPENDIX  NO.   2. 

Presbytery  of  Blairsville  at  its  erection  by  Synod  in  1830.  In  1838  he  was 
released  from  charge  of  Gilgal ;  thenceforth  dev'oting  all  his  time  to  the 
church  of  Indiana,  which,  under  his  care,  grew  to  be  strong  and  influen- 
tial. For  many  years  also  he  was  Principal  and  Teacher  of  Languages  in 
Indiana  Academy.  He  died  at  his  home  in  Indiana,  September  27,  1840, 
in  the  59th  year  of  his  age,  and  the  27th  of  his  ministry. 

Mr.  Reed  was  of  medium  height  and  corpulent  habit.  He  had  thin,  dark 
hair,  with  some  baldness.  His  face  was  round  and  full,  and  his  eye  be- 
tokened kindness.  A  sense  of  humor  also  lurked  in  its  merry  twinkle. 
He  was  a  very  sincere  man,  also  very  humble.  These  were  salient  features 
in  his  character.  His  preaching  was  evangelical  and  instructive,  but  not 
enlivened  by  any  of  the  arts  of  oratory.  It  was  largely  expository.  He 
was  greatly  respected  and  loved.  The  Court  of  Quarter  Sessions  of  the 
county  adjourned  its  sessions  to  attend  his  funeral. 

Mr.  Reed  was  married  May  5,  1818,  to  Isabella,  daughter  of  William 
Ferguson,  of  Washington  County,  Pa.,  a  ruling  elder  in  the  church  of 
Pigeon  Creek.  His  wife  and  five  children  survived  him.  His  oldest 
daughter  is  the  wife  of  Rev.  J.  P.  Lloyd,  of  Fort  Wayne,  Ind. 

Re\\  James  SiMITH  graduated  at  Jefferson  College,  1808;  was  licensed 
by  Presbytery  of  Ohio,  June  29,  1814;  dismissed,  October  19,  1814,  to 
Presbytery  of  Lancaster;  by  which  he  was  ordained,  August  23,  1815,  and 
installed  pastor  of  the  churches  of  Seneca  and  Leatherwood  (Washington). 
Here  he  labored  until  his  death,  which  occurred  April  19,  1819. 

Rev.  James  Wright,  son  of  Alexander  and  Esther  (Silcox)  Wright, 
was  born  January  i,  1785,  in  Washington  County,  Pa.,  in  the  bounds  of 
Raccoon  Church.  The  father  was  a  ruling  elder  in  this  church,  and  was 
also  a  Justice  of  the  Peace,  and  member  of  the  State  Legislature.  The  son 
graduated  at  Jefferson  College,  in  181 1  ;  was  licensed  by  the  Presbytery  of 
Ohio,  October  20,  1814;  ordained  by  the  Presbytery  of  Hartford,  June  26, 
1816,  and  installed  pastor  of  churches  of  Westfield,  Pa.,  and  Poland,  Ohio  ; 
was  released  from  Poland  in  1832,  and  from  Westfield  in  1842;  died  near 
Mount  Jackson,  Pa.,  March  30,  1843,  in  the  fifty-ninth  year  of  his  age  and 
the  twenty-ninth  of  his  ministry;  was  buried  in  Westfield  grave-yard. 

Mr.  Wright  was  a  laborious  pastor,  serving  as  he  did  for  many  years  two 
churches  ten  miles  apart.  As  a  preacher,  he  was  earnest  and  faithful,  fol- 
lowing the  custom  of  that  time  in  dividing  his  sermons  systematically,  and 
drawing  inferences  and  making  applications.  He  was  one  of  the  first  to 
espouse  the  cause  of  temperance  reform;  was  a  judicious  presbyter,  and  in 
1828  was  made  Moderator  of  the  Synod  of  Pittsburgh. 

Mr.  Wright  was  married  three  times,  as  follows  :  To  Mary,  daughter  of 
John  Riddle,  Esq.,  ruling  elder  in  Raccoon  Church,  September  3,  1812  ;  to 
Mary  Kidd,  June  7,  1821.  His  third  wife  was  Mrs.  Ann  W.  Woods,  widow 
of  Rev.  William  Woods,  second  pastor  of  the  churches  of  Bethel  and  Leb- 
anon, in  the  Presbytery  of  Ohio. 


EARI,Y   MINISTERS.  435 

MicAiAH  Fairfield.  Licensed  Jan.  4,  1815,  by  Presbytery  of  Ohio ; 
license  withdrawn  June  19,  1816,  on  account  of  his  having  adopted  Unita- 
rian sentiments. 

Rev.  Thomas  Hoge.     {Vide  sketch  hy  Dr.  Brownson.) 

Rev.  Obadiah  Jennnings  D.D.     (  Fide  sketch  by  Dr.  Brownson.) 

Rev.  Lyman  Potter  was  received  from  Muskingum  Association  Jan. 
7,  1817.  At  this  time  he  had  reached  his  three  score  and  ten,  and  thence- 
forth assumed  no  pastoral  charge.  "  He  was  wont  to  take  his  horse  and 
traverse  the  whole  region  of  country  and  preach  from  neighborhood  to 
neighborhood."  "  He  was  a  man  of  great  wisdom  and  evangelistic 
spirit.''  By  appointment  of  Synod  he  preached  the  opening  sermon  at  the 
organization  of  the  Presbytery  of  Steubenville  Oct.  27,  1819.  He  departed 
this  life  May  17,  1827,  in  the  80th  year  of  his  age. 

Rev.  Archibald  Hanna,  son  of  Samuel  and  Elizabeth  (Duncan) 
Hanna,  was  born  Feb.  12,  1790,  in  Washington  Co.,  Pa.,  within  the  bounds 
of  Upper  Buffalo  Church,  of  which  his  parents  were  members.  In  1802  the 
family  removed  to  Ohio,  and  were  among  the  early  members  of  Crabapple 
Church.  After  preparatory  studies  with  Rev.  John  Rea  and  Rev.  Wm. 
McMillan,  Archibald  entered  Jefferson  College  and  was  graduated  in  1815, 
having  meanwhile  been  received  in  1811  into  the  church  of  Chartiers  on 
profession  of  faith.  He  studied  theology  and  Hebrew  under  Rev.  John 
Rea  and  Rev.  John  Walker,  and  was  licensed  by  Presbytery  of  Ohio 
April  22,  1818;  was  ordained  by  Presbytery  of  Richland  in  May,  1820, 
and  installed  pastor  of  the  churches  of  Mt.  Eaton,  Pigeon  Run  and  Fred- 
ericksburg, Wayne  Co.,  O. ;  was  released  from  Pigeon  Run  in  1824,  and 
from  Mt.  Eaton  in  1831;  continued  to  be  pastor  at  Fredericksburg  until 
1838.  His  last  charge  was  Dalton,  in  same  county,  which  he  resigned  in 
1857.  His  whole  term  of  service  in  Wayne  Co.  was  not  much  short  of  40 
years.  In  this  time  he  received  into  church  membership  557  persons,  of 
whom  352  were  on  profession.  His  early  ministry  in  Ohio  was  one  of 
extreme  hardship  and  self-denial.  It  was  the  time  of  log  cabins  for  both 
dwellings  and  churches.  A  meagre  salary,  paid  mostly  in  farm  products, 
and  such  wedding  fees  as  a  reel,  or  churn,  or  a  wheelbarrow,  or  some 
hickory  brooms,  constituted  the  income  of  his  office.  But  as  the  years 
rolled  on,  his  means  of  living  were  suitably  increased,  and  to  these  were 
added  the  esteem  and  affection  which  are  but  rarely  withheld  from  faithful 
service.  Father  Hanna,  as  he  was  reverently  called,  beside  being  a  kind 
and  affable  Christian  gentleman,  was  a  good  preacher,  a  model  pastor  and 
a  wise  and  skillful  presbyter.  He  was  twice  chosen  Moderator  of  the 
Synod  of  Ohio,  In  Wayne  Co.,  where  he  lived  nearly  60  years,  his  name 
became  a  household  word.  He  died  at  Dalton,  O.,  June  9,  1875,  in  the 
86th  year  of  his  age  and  the  58th  of  his  ministry. 

Mr.  Hanna  was  married  in  1816,  to  Mary,  daughter  of  Wm.  and  Mary 


436  APPENDIX  NO.   2. 

Ramage,  who  had  been  born  in  Washington  Co.  Pa.,  but  was  taken  with 
her  parents  to  Belmont  Co.,  O.  Twelve  children  were  born  to  them,  of 
whom  nine  were  sons.  The  youngest  of  them  died  in  the  army,  a  pious 
boy.  Three  of  the  sons,  Samuel,  Joseph  A.  and  James  W.,  became  Presby- 
terian ministers.  One  daughter  became  the  wife  of  Rev.  David  Colmery. 
The  remaining  five  sons  and  the  husbands  of  the  other  two  daughters,  be- 
came ruling  elders,  so  that  in  all  the  eleven  households,  the  husband  and 
father  was  either  a  minister  or  elder  in  the  Presbyterian  Church.  So  re- 
markable a  fact  is  an  eloquent  tribute  to  the  piety  of  the  parents.  It  was, 
in  fulfillment  of  God's  Covenant  promises,  the  gracious  result  of  faithful 
parental  training,  including  Sabbath  observance,  Bible  and  catechetical  in- 
struction, family  and  secret  prayer  and  an  exemplary  life.  The  mother 
was  an  exceptionally  devout  woman.  One  of  the  sons,  who  is  a  minister, 
recalls  her  taking  him  in  his  early  childhood  to  a  secret  place,  and  having 
him  kneel  down  with  her,  while,  with  her  hands  upon  his  head,  she  dedica- 
ted him  to  God,  and  with  fervent  prayer  besought  God  to  make  him  a  min- 
ister of  the  Gospel. 

Orbin  p.  Hays,  Licentiate.     Received  Aug.  26,    1818,  from  Hampden 
Association.     Ccetera  desunt. 

Rev.  Jacob  Cozad  was  born  in  New  Jersey  about  the  year  1780.  His 
residence,  after  coming  West,  was  in  the  Ten  Mile  neighborhood,  in  Wash- 
ington County,  Pa.  He  was  married  in  1806  to  Miss  Rosana  Brownlee,  of 
the  same  county,  and  shortly  afterward  settled  at  Cleveland,  O.,  on  what 
is  now  known  as  Euclid  Avenue.  When  the  War  of  1812  broke  out,  this 
locality  became  unsafe  because  of  its  exposure  to  Indian  hostilities,  and 
Mr.  Cozad  returned  with  his  family  to  Washington  County.  The  trip  back 
was  made  on  horseback,  the  parents  each  taking  two  children  with  them 
on  the  horse.  Resuming  studies,  which  had  been  suspended  for  a  time, 
Mr.  Cozad  graduated  at  Washington  College  in  1813.  Having  studied  the- 
ology under  Dr.  McMillan,  he  was  licensed  by  Presbytery  of  Ohio,  January 
15,  1819;  was  ordained  by  Presbytery  of  Washington,  January  5,  1820, 
and  installed  pastor  of  Lower  Buffalo  Church.  In  1823  was  installed  pastor 
of  Centre  Church  (O.)  for  part  of  his  time.  In  1827  was  dismissed  to 
Presbytery  of  Steubenville,  having  received  a  call  to  the  churches  of  Feed 
Spring,  New  Hagerstown  and  Big  Spring  in  that  Presbytery.  ...  In  1839 
he  removed  to  Warren  County,  Ind.,  and  became  a  member  of  the  Pres- 
bytery of  Crawfordsville,  where  he  labored  in  various  churches  until  his 
death,  in  March,  1850,  aged  about  seventy  years. 

A  son  of  Mr.  Cozad  became  a  minister  in  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church, 
and  labored  therein  until  his  death. 

A  daughter,  Elizabeth,  became  the  wife  of  Colonel  Joseph  Scott,  ruling 
elder  in  the  church  of  Lower  Buffalo,  Presbytery  of  Washington. 


INDEX  I. 


437 


INDEX    I. 


CHURCHES. 


Allen  Grove 67,  73 

Sketch  of 363 

Bethlehem SS,  238 

Sketch  of 339 

Burgettstown 64,  244 

Sketch  of 359 

Cameron 73 

Sketch  of      .    .        373 

Claysville 42,  233 

Sketch  of 318 

Cove 8;  241 

Sketch  of 349 

Cross  Creek 7,  10,  207 

Sketch  of 260 

Cross  Roads 8,  12,  218 

Sketch  of 292 

East  Buffalo 8,  42,  232 

Sketch  of 315 

Fairview  ; 12,42,226" 

Sketch  of 302 

Frankfort 239 

Sketch  of 341 

Forks  of  Wheeling  ,  .    .  8,  9,  143,  215 

Sketch  of 283 

Hookstown 68,  247 

Sketch  of 365 

Limestone 85 

Sketch  of 374 

Lower  Buffalo 8,  9,  2 1 8 

Sketch  of 285 

Lower  Ten  Mile 7,  42,  206 

Sketch  of 258 

Mill  Creek 8,  12,224 

Sketch  of 297 

Moundsville 54, 73 

Sketch  of 344 

Mount  Olivet 90 

Sketch  of 376 


Mount  Pleasant 100 

Sketch  of 375 

Mount  Prospect 139,  234 

Sketch  of 322 

New  Cumberland 98,  246 

Sketch  of 362 

Pigeon  Creek 6,  7,  201 

Sketch  of 249 

Three  Springs 8,  10,  222 

Sketch  of 296 

Unity ,  17,  42,  231 

Sketch  of 313 

Upper  Buffalo 7,  10,  210 

Sketch  of 273 

Upper  Ten  Mile 7,  42,  207 

Sketch  of •     ...  254 

Washington,  First  ,    .    .17,  21,  42,227 

Sketch  of  .    , 306 

Washington,  Second 70,  84 

Sketch  of 367 

Waynesburg 42,  160,  240 

Sketch  of 347 

Wellsburg S,  42,  139,  240 

Sketch  of 345 

West  Alexander 8,  9,  214 

Sketch  of 277 

W^est  Liberty 8,  9,  216 

Sketch  of 289 

West  Union 128,238 

Sketch  of 334 

WTieeling,  First 42,128,236 

Sketch  of 326 

Wheeling,  Second 144,  241 

Sketch  of 351 

Wheeling,  Third  ....  144,  157,  244 

Sketch  of 355 

Wolf  Run 42,  73 

Sketch  of 333 


438 


INDEX  II. 


INDEX      II  . 


RULING  vEIvDERS. 

For  additional  names,  see  Sketches  of  Churches,  pp.  249-377. 


^IKENJohn 117 

Allison,  Hon.  James 18 

Allison,  Joseph  W.,  sketch  of  .  .    .  226 

Anderson,  George 17 

Sketch  of 221 

Anderson,  Matthew 16 

Sketch  of 216 

Atkinson,  John  H 116 

gAIRD,  George 115 

Sketch  of 228 

Baird,  Hon.  John 16,  31 

Baker,  J.  Gamble 237 

Berrj'hill,  W.  M.,  sketch  of  .  .    .    .  243 
Bingham,  William  L.,  sketch  of.  .  247 

Blatchley,  Dr.  S.  L "5,257 

Black,  John  A 207 

Bonar,  Bamet 1 1 7 

Bone,  Alex 116,  237,  238 

Braddock,  Francis,  Sen 17 

Sketch  of 231 

Braddock,  Francis,  Jr 114 

Braddock,  James  H 116 

Braden,  Samuel 1 16 

Brice,  James 16 

Brown,  John  W 116 

QAMPBELL,  Charles,  sketch  of,  234 

Campbell,  Geo.  W 116 

Campbell,  James 115,241 

Campbell,  W.  M 116,325 

Clark,  H.  H.,  Esq 116,368 

Coleman,  Nathaniel 16,  18 

Condit,  Jonas,  Esq 15,  18 

Sketch  of 206 

Cool,  Wm.  Joy 116,368 


Cotton,  Hugh 15 

Sketch  of 202 

Cowan,  John 234 

Craig,  A.  K 115,321 

Craig,  Hugh,  Esq.,  sketch  of  .    .    .  233 

Craig,  Hon.  Walter 1 14 

,    Sketch  of 210 

Craighead,  Col.  George 18 

Crarigle,  Robert 115 

Sketch  of 242 

Cranmer,  Hon.  G.  L 1 16 

Crawford,  John  C,  sketch  of  .    .    .  241 

Cross,  Jonathan 239 

Crow,  Berridge  L 117 

Culbertson,  David 222 

Cunningham,  Wm 1 15 

Sketch  of • .    .    .245 

Cuthbert,  Sterling  C 1 14 


"r)ALZELL,  James,  sketch  of  , 
Dill,  Matthew 


243 
"5 

Dille,  Lewis 118 

Sketch  of 207 

Dinsmore,  James,  Sen 16,  18 

Sketch  of 211 

Dinsmore,  James,  Jr 115,  271 

Dinsmore,  John 16 

Sketch  of 213 

Dinsmore,  Moses 17 

Sketch  of 231 

Dodd,  Thaddeus,  M.D.,  sketch  of,  206 
Donahey,  Joseph,  Sen.,  .  .  17,  41,  117 
Donahey,  Jos.,  Jr.,  sketch  of,  .  232,  233 
Donahey,  Samuel,  sketch  of  .  .  .  212 
Donahey,  William 116 

Sketch  of 213 


INDEX   11. 


439 


Donaldson,  Andrew,  sketch  of  .    .  236 

Donahoo,  James,  Esq 273 

Duncan,  John,  Sen 17,  34,  n8 

Sketch  of 221 

Duncan,  John,  Jr 115 

gAGLESON,  And.  S.,  Esq.    .    .  116 
Edgar,  Judge  James,  16,  18,  27,  34, 
37,  270. 

Sketch  of 207 

Edie,  Alex.  H.,  sketch  of   ...    ,  247 

Edie,  John 17 

Elder,  Thos •  ....  115 

Elliott,  John 1 14 

Ely,  Martin 118 

Sketch  of 232 

Emery,  Boyd,  M.D 118 

Ewing,  James 16 

Ewing,  William 115 

pARIS,  Adam 16,117 

Sketch  of 215 

Faris,  John 16,117 

Sketch  of 215 

Faris,  Wm 16 

Sketch  of 216 

Farrar,  Hon.  John,  sketch  of  .  .  .  245 
Fergusoi»,  Wm 15 

Sketch  of 202 

Fitzhugh,  E.  H 115 

Flanegin,  A.  Mc 117 

Flaniken,  Hon.  John 18 

Fleming,  Daniel  G 238 

Francis,  Emanuel 334 

Fulton,  Samuel 17 

Sketch  of 220 

QAULT,  David 272 

Giles,  Henry 117 

Glass,  Matthew 114,  226 

Graham,  Henry,  Esq 16,  18 

Sketch  of 208 

Graham,  Joseph 271 

Gunn,  Alex 238 

pJADDEN,  Alex.,  sketch  of   .    .  243 
Hanna,  Thos.,  Esq 1 16 


Hawkins,  Charles .118 

Sketch  of 229 

Hays,  Enoch,  sketch  of 224 

Henderson,  Joseph,  Esq 115 

Sketch  of 230 

Herron,  Andrew,  sketch  of  .  .    .    .213 

Hervey,  A.  Faris 1 16 

Hervey,  John  C 1 16 

Hill,  Andrew 244 

Hill,  James  F 324 

Hughes,  James,  Esq.,  sketch  of  .    .  235 

Hughes,  W"m.,  Esq 16 

Sketch  of 211,234 

JRWTN,  Thos.S.,Esq 116 

Sketch  of 234 

TACKSON,  Joseph 17 

•^      Jackson,  Philip 16,36 

Sketch  of 218 

Jacobs,  A.  Ridgely 1 16 

Jacobs,  Zachariah    .    .    .  115,  118,  237 

Jamieson,  James 115 

Johnston,  Russell 272 

TZERR,  Hon.  Aaron  .    .    .    .  15,  117 

Sketch  of 204 

Kerr,  David,  Sen 16 

Sketch  of 224 

Kerr,  David,  Jr I16 

Sketch  of 247 

Kerr,  James 15,  18,  117 

Sketch  of 203 

Kerr,  James  . 221 

Kirker,  W.  C.,  M.D.,  sketch  of  .    .  240 

T  AIRD,  Thos.  R 116 

Laughlin.  John 237 

Laughlin,  Robert 15 

Lee,  George 16,  117 

Sketch  of 214 

Lee,  Hugh 117 

Sketch  of 209 

Lee,  Gen.  James 115,  119 

Sketch  of 235 

Lee,  W^illiam,  vSen 17,  18,  34 

Sketch  of 222 


440 


INDEX  II. 


Lee,  William,  Jr 116,272 

Lindsley,  Demas 15,  iS 

Sketch  of 205 

Lockhart,  S.  D 116 

Lyle,  J.  R 325 

Lyle,  Robert 15,  II7 

Sketch  of 209 


JYJCQLAIN,  Samuel 115 

McClane,  M.Wilson  .  .116 
McClelland,  Hugh,  sketch  of  .  .  .  233 
McCombs,  William 15 

Sketch  of 227 

McConahey,  George 233 

McConaughey,  Hugh 118 

Sketch  of 234 

McConnell,  John 222 

McConnell,  R.  A 116 

McCracken,  John 238 

McCready,  Joseph 16,  118 

Sketch  of 225 

McCready,  Robert,  Esq.  .    .    .  16,  iiS 

Sketch  of 208 

McCullough,  Alex 16,  118 

Sketch  of 224 

McCullough,  George 16 

Sketch  of 224 

McCullough,  Patrick,  Esq.  .    .    .15,18 

Sketch  of 202 

McDonald,  John 115 

Sketch  of 214 

McDowell,  Hon.  John 31 

McFarland,  Hon.  Abel  .  .  .  .  15,  iS 
McFarland,  James,  sketch  of  .    .    .  206 

McFarland,  John 207 

McFarland,  William,  Esq.  .    .    .  15,  18. 

Sketch  of 205 

McFarren,  James,  Esq 114 

Sketch  of 221 

McGugin,  A.  V 325 

Mcllvaine,  Greer 1 15 

McKean,  Thomas 11 5 

McKee,  Redick 114,  118 

Sketch  of 236 

McKennan,  Thomas,  M.D.     .    .    .115 

McKinley,  James 226 

McKinley,  Wm.,  Es:}. ,  16,  iS,  34,  117 


Sketch  of 217 

McLain,  John 321 

McLain,  Hon.  J.  R 116 

McLain,  William 118 

Sketch  of 233 

McMillan,  John 17 

McPherrin,  John 16,32 

Sketch  of 214 

McWilliams,  John 16,  117 

Sketch  of 211 

Maxwell,  Samuel 117 

Sketch  of 223 

Mercer,  William 115,  222 

Messenger,  Prof.  J.  C 116 

Miller,  J.  H 326 

Moody,  James 114,  119 

Sketch  of 225 

Moore,  John,  sketch  of  .  .  .  .  .  245 
Moore,  Russell 114,  119 

Sketch  of ;  239 

Moore,  Samuel,  sketch  of  ...    .  240 

TSJEWELL,  George  .    .    .    .118,  209 

Newell,  Hugh  . 16 

Sketch  of 209 

NiccoU,  William  Ming 115 

QLDHAM,  Samuel 118 

Orr,  George  G 116,  241 

Orr,  James 17,118 

Sketch  of 228 

Orr,  John 17,  118 

Sketch  of 222 

Orr,  S.  N 115,  241 

Orr,  Thomas,  Esq.  .    .    .114,  118,  222 

Sketch  of 241 

Ott,  Samuel 115 

Sketch  of 241,  244 

pATTERSON,  James  L.,  Esq.    .  116 
Patterson,  Robert,  Esq.,  114,  118 

Sketch  of 244 

Paull,  Hon.  James 116 

Sketch  of 237 

Pittenger,  Henry,  sketch  of  .  .    .    .  226 

Pittenger,  John 17,  118,  226 

Potter,  John,  sketch  of 238 


INDEX   II. 


441 


Proudfit,  James,  Esq 17,  117 

Sketch  of 220 

Proudfit,*  John  L.,  Esq.,  sketch  of,  246 
Pry,  D.  M 116 

QUARRIER,  Wm.  B.,  sketch  of,  242 

"D  AMBO,  William,  sketch  of   .    ,  239 

Rankin,  James 324 

Sketch  of 235 

Rankin,  James 1 15,  250,  369 

Rankin,  John  L 360 

Rea,  William,  Esq.  .    .16,  18,  34,  117 

Sketch  of 209 

Reed,  Andrew 272 

Reed,  John 116 

Reed,  Parker 115 

Sketch  of 213 

Reed,  Hon.  R.  R 115 

Sketch  of 228 

Rickey,  Abraham,  sketch  of.  .    .    .231 

Rickey,  Jacob 117 

Riddle,  David 114 

Riddle,  John,  Esq 17 

Riheldaffer,  William 238 

Robertson,  John 237 

CAWHILL,  John 234 

Scott,  Arthur 16,  1 17 

Sketch  of 218 

Scott,  Hugh,  Esq 5,  18 

Sketch  of 201 

Scott,  Joseph 116,   119 

Scott,  Josiah 17 

Scott,  Patrick 15,  18 

Sketch  of 201 

Senseney,  Jacob 237 

Sherrard,  William 17,227 

Simpson,  William 1 18,  234 

Slagle,  Hon.  Jacob 114,118 

Sketch  of 230 

Smiley,  William,  Sen.,  Esq.  .    .15,   18 

Sketch  of 210 

Smiley,  William,  Jr 119 

Smith,  William,  sketch  of  ...    .  204 

*  A  misstatement  occurs  on  page  246.  John 
Proudfit,  father  of  John  L.,  was  not  an  elder, 
but  an  active  member  of  Cross  Roads  Church. 


Steele,  Thomas,  Sen 238 

Steele,  Thomas,  Jr 238 

Stevenson,  John 15 

Sketch  of 203 

Stevenson,  John,  sketch  of  ...    .  240 

Stewart,  David 238 

Stockton,  Robert 17 

Sketch  of 227 

Stockton,  Thomas 17,  1 18 

Sketch  of 228 

Sutherland,  George 16,  118 

Sketch  of 214 

Swearingen,  Andrew,  Esq 18 

Sketch  of 227 

'pAGGART,  James,  sketch  of  .    .  213 
Thompson,  Thomas    .    .  1:4,  118 

Sketch  of 244 

Todd,  A.  S.,  M.D 243 

Todd,  James 116 

Travis,  John 16 

Sketch  of 219 

^ANCE,  Joseph,  Sen.    .    .    .  18,  1 18 

Vance,  Joseph,  Jr.  .    .    .115,  271 

Vance,  Samuel 115 

Sketch  of 230 

Van  Cleve,  Obadiah 1 19 

Sketch  of 240 

A\/'ALLACE,  James 222 

Wallace,  William  .    .    .  16,    1 18 

Sketch  of 212 

Walker,  James I16 

Walker,  Montgomery 116 

Wayt,  John 16 

Sketch  of 216 

WTierry,  Joseph 17,227 

White,  Jacob I18 

White,  Hon.  Robert i  "7 

White,  S.  D '  16,  273 

Woods,  Andrew,  sketch  of  ...  .  236 
Wright,  Alex.,  Esq.  .    .    .18,  402,  417 

Wyhe,  John 17,  II8 

Wylie,  John,  sketch  of 246 

yATES,  Andrew 118 

Yates,  Thomas 16,117 

Sketch  of 217 


442 


INDEX  III. 


INDKX    III. 


MINISTERS  AND  LICENTIATES. 


For  additional  Jiames  see  Index,  page  log. 


^GNEW,  J.  Holmes,  D.D.    .  53,  176 

Alexander,  A.  F 103 

Alexander,  A.  J 104 

Alexander,  James,  D.D 73 

Sketch  of 151 

Alexander,  T.  R 99 

Alexander,  W.  J 71 

Sketch  of 157 

Allen,  Moses 13 

Sketch  of      426 

Alrich,  W   P.,  D.D 44.  53 

Sketch  of .    .171 

Anderson,  John,  D.D. .  .  13,  34,  41.  4^ 

Sketch  of 125 

Anderson,  Joseph 12 

Sketch  of 408 

Anderson,  J.  P 104 

Anderson,  T.  A 107 

Anderson,  W.  C,  D.D.  .    .  44,  52,  142 

Sketch  of 147 

Atkinson,  John  S 87 

Aughey,  John  H 89 

gARR,  L.  W 105 

Barr,  Samuel 8 

Sketch  of 398 

Bausfnan,  J.  H 92 

Beatty,C.  C,  D.D.,  LL.D 176 

Bell,  William  G •  .    .282 

Birch,  G.  W.  F.,  D.D 72 

Black,  James,  D.D.,  LL.D 76 

Blackford,  A.  L.,  D.D 66 

Sketch  of 187 

Blackford,  R.  A 69 

Blayney,  C.  P 88 


Blayney,  H.  G 103 

Blayney,  J.  McC.,  D  D 76 

Bonar,  William 60 

Boyd,  Abraham 12 

Sketch  of 412 

Bracken,  Reid 13 

Sketch  of 422 

Braddock,  Cyrus  G 65 

Braddock,  Francis 62 

Brice,  John 10,  14,  278 

Sketch  of 398 

Brown,  A.  B.,  D.D 133 

Brown,  Faris 75 

Brown,  Matthew,  D.D. ,  LL.D.    .    .13 

Sketch  of 131,  167 

Brown,  Richard,   U.D 50 

Brown,  R.  M.,  D.D '106 

Brownson,  James  I.,  D.D.,  44,  97,  178 

Brownson,  M.  A 91 

Bruce,  J.  C 83 

Brugh,  W.  I.,  D.D 79 

Bryan,  A.  V 91 

Sketch  of 192 

Buchanan,  A.  M 92 

Bunting,  R.  F.,  D.D 67,  302 

Byers,  Hamilton,  D.D 282 

(^ALDWELL,  J.  C,  D.D 75 

Caldwell,  J.  P 74 

Calhoun,  J.  Y 64 

Callen,  J.  H.,  D.D 63 

Campbell,  D.  R.,  D.D 65 

Sketch  of 156 

Campbell,  H.  N 95 

Carothers,  John  .    .    • 55 


INDEX  III. 


443 


Clark,  James,  D.D 65,178 

Clark,  John 7,  10,  12,  27,  32 

Sketch  of 396 

Clark,  Thomas  B 14 

Sketch  of 432 

Clemens,  William 67 

Sketch  of 186 

Cloud,  John 186 

Condit,  Ira 14 

Sketch  of 432 

Cook,  Alexander 13 

Sketch  of 417 

Cooke,  W.  H.,  D.D 102 

Coulter,  Moses 306 

Cozad,  Jacob    45,  49 

Sketch  of 131,  436 

Crane,  N.  M 54 

Cross,  Jonathan 81 

Sketch  of 157 

Cunningham,  D.  A.,  D.D 100 

Cunningham,  James 14 

Sketch  of 427 

■r)AY,  A.  R 70 

Day,  E.  W 93 

Deruelle,  Daniel 55,  141 

Dickson,  Cyrus,  D.D 44,  62 

Sketch  of 144 

Dinsmore,  J.  H.,  D.D 59 

Dinsmore,  J.  M 65 

Dinsmore,  J.  W.,  D.D 75 

Dodd,  Cephas,  M.D.     ...  13,  41,  48 

Sketch  of 127 

Dodd,  Thaddeus 6,  164 

Sketch  of 393 

Dodge,  R.  v.,  D.D 70 

Sketch  of 145 

Donahey,  J.  A 102 

Donahey,  M.  L 83 

Donehoo,  E.  R 73 

Donnell,  Samuel 12 

Sketch  of 406 

Duncan,  J.  R 67 

Dunlap,  James,  D.D 7 

Sketch  of 396 

g^AGLESON,  A.  G 85 

Eagleson,  John,  D.D.  .  ,    .  44,  54 


Sketch  of 139 

Eagleson,  W.  S 77 

Eaton,  Johnston 13 

Sketch  of 420 

Eaton,  S.  J.  M.,  D.D I45,4i3 

Eaton,  W.  M 94 

Elliott,  David,  D.D.,  LL.D.  .    .  44,  54 

Sketch  of 141 

Elliott,  S.  E 88 

Ely,  J.  C 87 

Ely,  R.  W 94 

Ewing,  William,  Ph.D 62 

pARIS,JohnM 57 

Paris,  S.  C 94 

Faris,  W.  B 72 

Farrar,  R.  B 73 

Finley,  James 7 

Sketch  of 397 

Finley,  Robert 8 

Sketch  of 402 

Fish,  Frank 104 

Fisher,  D.  W.,  D.D.,  76,  143,  237,  330 

Fisher,  George  M 94 

Fleming,  James 5^ 

Sketch  of 150 

Fleming,  J.  S 102 

Eraser,  George,  D.D 86 

Fredericks,  J.  T 71 

Sketch  of 154 

French,  C.  P 66 

Fulton,  G.  W 96 

Fulton,  James  P 64,  359 

Fulton,  J.  L.,  D.D 82 

Fulton,  Robert 55 

Fulton,  R.  H.,  D.D 76 

Fulton,  R.J 65 

Fulton,  Samuel 57,  346 

Fulton,  W.  R 65 

QARVER,  J.  C 107 

Gilson,  H.  0 108 

Glassgow,  Ezekiel 14 

Sketch  of 431 

Glenn,  S.  M 84 

Gordon,  George 61 

Graham,  E.  S 56 

Sketch  of 147 


444 


INDEX  III. 


Graham,  J.  B 80 

Graham,  J.  P 81 

Sketch  of 189 

Graham,  Samuel 107 

Grier,  Laverty 98 

Grier,  S.  F 97 

Gwinn,  Andrew 12 

Sketch  of 41 1 

p^AIR,  S.  G 95 

Hamilton,  J.  \V 80 

Hamilton,  W.  B 95 

Sketch  of 193 

Hamilton,  \V  F.,  D.D.  .  .  44,  loO,  179 
Hanna,  Archibald,  sketch  of  .    .    .  435 

Hastings,  J.  M.,  D  D 60 

Hattery,  John,  D.D 55 

Hawkins,  John 50 

Hays,  George  P.,  D.D.,  LL.D.,84,  I79 
Hays,  George  S 94 

Sketch  of 193 

Henderson,  S.  M 78 

Sketch  of 1 49 

Herron,  Robert,  D.D 62 

Her\'ey,  David 51 

Sketch  of 138 

Hervey,  Henry,  D.D 51 

Harvey,  James,  D.D.    .    .    .14,  41,  49 

Sketch  of: 128 

Hickman,  G.  M 92 

Hill,  George 9 

Sketch  of 403 

Hill,  Winfield  E loi,  304 

Hoge,  Thomas 14,  41,  43,  48 

Sketch  of 129 

Hughes,  James 9,  10,  34 

Sketch  of 399 

Hughes,  Joseph  S 14 

Sketch  of 430 

Hughes,  Smilie 12,  409 

Hughes,  Thomas  E 12 

Sketch  of 408 

Hunt,  Thomas 36 

Sketch  of 428 

Hunter,  R.  A 93 

Hunter,  S.  A 377 

Hunter,  W.  H 90 


TEFFERY,  S.H 65 

Sketch  of 159 

Jennings,  Jacob 8 

Sketch  of 404 

Jennings,  Obadiah,  D.D.,  14,  17,  18,49 
114. 

Sketch  of 133 

Jennings,  S.  C.,  D.D.  .  .  50,  134,  404 
Jones,  William 14 

Sketch  of 428 

Johnston,  Mervin 306 

Johnston,  Robert 13 

Sketch  of 416 

Johnston,  Robert,  Jr 306 

Johnston,  William 14 

Sketch  of 433 

J^EELING,  W.  B 71 

Sketch  of 156 

Kelly,  John 64,  187 

Kerr,  John 55 

Knox,  John .  54 

T  AIRD,  Francis 426 

Langfit,  O.  T 91 

Laverty,  D.  H 70 

Law,   Michael 14 

Sketch  of 431 

Lee,  Robert 12 

SKCtch  of 4IJ 

Leeper,  J.  L 93 

Lesley,  Jonathan 13 

Sketch  of 426 

Lester,  W.  H.,  D.D 98 

Lester,  W.  H.,  Jr.,  sketch  of  .    .    .192 

Lewis,  E.  P 86 

Leyda,  James  E 87 

Lindley,  Daniel,  D.D 419 

Lindley,  Jacob,  D.D.  .    .' .    .    .  13,  51 

Sketch  of 418 

Lindley,  Stephen 13 

Sketch  of 415 

Linn,  Alonzo,  LL.D 84 

Lowes,  A.  B 105 

Lowrie,  J.  C,  D.D 401 

Lupton,  Jonah,  D.D 283 

Lyle,  James  B 108 


INDEX   III. 


445 


Lyle,  James  P 91 

Lyle,  Joseph  G 91 

Sketch  of 158 

Lyon,  N.  B 72 

Sketch  of 154 

]y[C(2ARRELL,  Alex.,  D.D.,  44,  62 

Sketch  of 152 

McCaiTell,  J.  J 85 

McCarrell,  T.  C 90 

McCaiTcll,  W.  A 82 

McCartney,  W.  D 54 

McCaughey,  W.  H 89 

McClain,  John 12,14 

Sketch  of 411 

McQintock,  John 55.  185 

McCluskey,  John,  D.D.     .....  51 

Sketch  of 136 

McCombs,  William 55-  1^5 

McConaughey,  David,  D.D.,  LL.D.,  53 

Sketch  of 168 

McCoy,  J.  B 56 

McCrea,  W.  E 83 

McDonald,  Andrew 14 

Sketch  of 423 

McDonald,  George 103 

McFarland,  D.  F 16,  190 

McFarland,  Francis,  D.D 295 

McFarland,  S.  G.,  D.D 69 

Sketch  of 188 

McFarren,  Samuel,  D.D 50 

McGill,  A.  T.,  D.D 406 

McGready,  James 9 

Sketch  of 400 

McGuftey,  W.  H.,  D.D.,  LL.D.  .  .  312 
McKennan,  J.  W.,  D.D 52 

Sketch  of 137 

McMillan,  John,  D.D.  ...  6,  lo,  165 

Sketch  of 392 

McMillan,  WilHam,  D.D 13 

Sketch  of 419 

Mackey,  W.  A 88 

Macurdy,  Elisha   .    ,    .  12,  34,  41,  183 

Sketch  of 124 

Magill,  John  F.,  D.D 73 

Magill,  Thomas 53 

Mahaffy,  Samuel 283 


Marshall,  George,  D.D.  .  .  .53,  406 
Marshall,  Robert 9 

Sketch  of 403 

Marquis,  J.  S 98 

Marquis,  Thomas,  9, 16,  34,  41,  48,  269 

Sketch  of 121 

Mason,  James  D 58 

Matthews,  John 14 

Sketch  of 430 

Maxwell,  James,  D.D 224 

Mealy,  J.  M.,  D.D 79 

Mercer,  Boyd 9,  12,  26 

Sketch  of 404 

Miller,  D.  M 82 

Milligan,  J.  V 89 

Minton,  H,  C 91 

Moffat,  J.  D.,  D.D 99,146 

Moffat,  John 77 

Sketch  of 146 

Moody,  Samuel 53 

Moore,  J.  R 66 

Moore,  John,  D.D 59 

Moore,  John 55 

Moore,  Thomas 12,  34 

Sketch  of 405 

Morton,  R.  S.  .    , 68 

Sketch  of 155 

Morton,  W.  W 93 

Murray,  Nicholas 6i 

Sketch  of 169 

Myers,  B.  F 106 

jS^EWELL,  George  B 67 

Newell,  Thomas  M 63 

QLLER,  W.  E 89 

Oxtoby,  J.  T.,D.D 77 

pADEN,  W.  M 93 

Patterson,  A.  O.,  D.D.  .  .  46,  49 
Patterson,  Joseph  ,    .  9,  10,  16,  31,  270 

Sketch  of 399 

Patterson,  Robert 13 

Sketch  of 414 

Paull,  Alfred 63 

Sketch  of  . 144 

Paxton,J.  R.,  D.D 376 


446 


INDEX   III. 


Pickens,  J.  C lo8 

Finney,  J.  B.,  D.D 62,  142 

Pittenger,  Nicholas 13 

Sketch  of 419 

Pollock,  G.  W 91,  192 

Pomeroy,  J.  B 89 

Pomeroy,  J.  S 97 

Porter,  R.  B 88 

Porter,  Samuel,  sketch  of    ...    .  402 

Potter,  Lyman 435 

Power,  James,  D.D 5,122 

Sketch  of 391 

Price,  R.  T 81 


QUILLAN,  Ezekiel 


J^ALSTON,  J.  G.,  D.D. 
Ralston,  J.  H.    .    .    . 


.    .67 

.  .58 
.  .  86 
Ralston,  Samuel,  D.D 12 

Sketch  of 405 

Ramsay,  J.  S.,  D.D 71 

Rea,  John,  D.D 13 

Sketch  of 420 

Reed,  Alexander,  D.D 69 

Reed,  J.  L 84 

Reed,  John 14,  I75 

Sketch  of 433 

Reed,  J.  B 75 

Reed,  Samuel '5^ 

Riddle,  D.  H.,  D.D 133 

Riddle,  M.  B.,  D.D 133 

Riggle,  G.  W 79 

Riggs,  Cyrus 13 

Sketch  of 423 

Riheldafter,  J.  G.,  D.D 59 

Robinson,  David 59 

Sketch  of 153 

Robinson,  James 13 

Sketch  of 423 

Rockwell,  A.  O 108 

Roseborough,  H.  0 64 

Russell,  Andrew  K 14,  176 

Sketch  of 431 

CATTERFIELD,  James 12 

Sketch  of 413 

Sawhill,  E.  0 95 


Scott,  Abraham 13 

Sketch  of 425 

Scott,  George  K 69 

Scott,  George  M  .    .  12,  34,  41,48,  182 

Sketch  of 122 

IScott,  James 13 

Sketch  of 427 

Scott,  J.  \V.,  D.D 52,  124,  177 

Scott,  John  Work,  D.D 63 

Sketch  of 172 

Shaiffer,  G.  W 58 

Sherrard,  J.  H 90 

Shotwell,  Nathan 57 

Slagle,  B.  W 70 

Sloan,  James,  D.D 55 

Sketch  of 148 

Smith,  David 9 

Sketch  of 404 

Smith,  James 14 

Sketch  of 434 

Smith,  James,  D.D 59 

Smith,  James  M 56 

Smith,  John  M 74 

Smith,  Joseph 7,  165 

Sketch  of 395 

Snodgrass,  James I2 

Sketch  of 409 

Snowden,  J.  H 105 

Spargrove,  G.  M 283 

Speer,  William,  D.D loi 

Spriggs,  J.  D 106 

Stevenson,  J.  B 100 

Stevenson,  J.  M.,  D.D.  .  .  .  122,  127 
Stevenson,  Joseph  .    .    .  14,41,48,278 

Sketch  of 126 

Stevenson,  J.  H 86 

Stevenson,  Ross,  D.D loi 

Stewart,  J.  B.,  D.D 64 

Stockton,  John,  D.D 44,  50 

Sketch  of 135 

Stockton,  Joseph 12 

Sketch  of 410 

Stockton,  J.  P.  P 71 

Stoneroad,  Joel 60 

Sketch  of 151 

Swan,  William 9 

Sketch  of 403 


INDEX   III. 


447 


Swift,  E.  P.,  D.D 417,  432 

nrAIT,  Samuel 12 

Sketch  of 412 

Todd,  M.  L 77 

Todd,  O.  M 67 

Torrance,  Adam 92 

WALLANDIGHAM,  Clement,  13, 
14. 

Sketch  of 425 

Vance,  Joseph,  D.D 72 

Van  Cleve,  W.  S 72 

Vaneman,  George 14 

Sketch  of 429 

^ALKINSHAW,  J.  D.  .  .  87,  347 
Watson,  John 12,  13 

Sketch  of 407 

Waugh,  Joseph,  Ph.D 71 

Weaver,  J.  L 106 

Weed,  H.  R.  D.D 54,  416 

Sketch  of 142 

Welsh,  Josiah 223 

White,  Robert  M 56 

Sketch  of 149 

Whitham,  J.  D 59 

Wick,  William 12 

Sketch  of 4I1 

WilUams,  Daniel,  M.D 85 

Sketch  of 158 


Wilson,  G.  P.,  D.D 90 

Wilson,  Jonathan  ........  341 

Wilson,  S.  J.,  D.D.,  LL.D 68 

Sketch  of 173 

Wines,  E.  C.,  D.D 68 

Sketch  of 172 

Wishart,  Marcus 70 

Woods,  Edgar,  Ph.D 44,  66 

Woods,  Henry,  D.D.  .    .    .44,  99,  180 

Woods,  Samuel 13 

Sketch  of 424 

Woods,  William 12 

Sketch  of 406 

Woods,  William,  Jr 13 

Sketch  of 415 

Wotring,  F.  R 75 

WTight,  James 14 

Sketch  of 434 

Wright,  John 13 

Sketch  of 421 

Wylie,  Andrew,  D.D. ,   14,   41,  43,48, 

114. 

Sketch  of •    .  130,167 

W^ylie,  J.  S 65 

Wylie,  William,  D.D       .    .    .    .12,49 

Sketch  of 415 

yOUNG,  Loyal,  D.D.   .   ..  103,417 


448 


INDEX   IV. 


INDEX     IV. 


GENERAL. 


ACADEMIES. 

Buffalo 165 

Canonsburg  .    .    .  29,  31,  122,  127 

Cross.  Creek iSl 

Florence 148 

Frankfort 148 

Greersburg    , 127 

Linsley  Institute 181 

Ten  Mile 165 

Washington    ....  29,  132,  166 

West  Alexander 136 

West  Liberty 181 

Addison,  Hon.  Alexander  ....  306 
Amusements,     Fashionable      disap- 
proved   28 

Appendix  No.  I 378 

Appendix  No.  2 391 

TDAIRD,    Dr.  Robert,  Tribute   of 
to  Dr.  Matthew  Brown    .    .    .167 

Baptism,  Infant 261,309 

Bequests,  To  Education,  31,  281 ;  to 
Church  Boards,  244,  376;  to  West- 
ern Theological  Seminary,  2 1 2  ;  to 
Bible  Society,  212,  244,  415;  to 
Tract  and  Colonization  Societies, 
212,  244. 

Board  of  Trust  in  1802 34 

r^ALVINISM    Leads   to    Education, 
163. 

Candidates,  Vide  Index 109 

Carnahan,  President,   Pioneer  Life  by, 

4,  393- 
Catechism 6,  25,  181 


Cemetery,  old 251 

Charlestown 8 

Church    Buildings,  251,  259,  264,  275, 
287,   291,    294,  300,  309,  315,  324, 

332,  358,  361,  3*^3.  370.  374- 
Churches,  The  Early,   5,  9,   10-18,  21, 
42. 

Contributions  by 20,  31 

Sketches  of 249-377 

Colleges,  Jefferson,  31,  131,  133,  144; 
Washington,  126,  129,  138;  revi- 
vals in,  172;  early  trustees,  176; 
Washington  and  Jefferson,  faculty 
of,  180. 
Commissioners  to  General  Assembly, 
18,  114,  389. 

Cunningham,  Mrs.  D.  A 331 

Currycomb 406 

£)EACONS,  250,  256,  305,  313,  331, 

345.  354- 

Deceased  Elders 220 

Deceased  Ministers 120 

Diary  of  Rev.  Thaddeus  Dodd  .    .  394 
Discipline  in  early  times 25 

•pDUCATION,  Zeal  for  .  .  .  29,  164 
Presbytery's  relation  to  .    .    .162 

Bequests  to 3L  281 

Society 46 

Elizabethtown 344 

a  pALLING  EXERCISES"  .  .  301 

Flats  Church 302 

Fort  Jackson 8 


INDEX    IV. 


449 


QENERAL    ASSEMBLY,   Modera- 
tors of,    135,   141,   173,  179;    Dele- 
gates to,  18,  1 14,  389. 

Grave  Creek 344 

Grave  of  Watson  and  Moorhead  .  .  408 

p^ARRISON,  PRESIDENT  .   .  124 

Holliday's  Cove .8 

Horse-racing  censured 27 

INDEX  to  Lists  of  Ministers,  Licen- 
tiates and  Candidates.  .    .  109-II3 
Indian  Tribes,  Missions  to  .    .    .    .182 

TONES,  Prof.  Samuel 174 

-^      Justices  of  the  Peace i8 

J^ING'S  CREEK 292 

]^AST  WILL  AND  TESTAMENT 
of  Rev.  Joseph  Smith,  ....      396 

Rev.  John  Clark 397 

William  Wallace 212 

Lemoyne,  Dr.  F.  J 176 

Licensures,  Early 379,  382 

Licentiates,  First   in  the  West,  9,  379, 
382  ;    Vide  Index,  109. 

Lindley's  Fort 205 

Lowrie,  Hon.  Walter 401 

A/TANSES,  251,  256,  265,    276,  291, 

295.  324,  3^8. 
Ministers,  The  Pioneer,  5-21  ;  trained 
on  the   lield,  9;    list   of,   109;    de- 
ceased, 120. 

Ministry,  Desire  to  Enter 169 

Missionaries,  Female. 

Alexander,  Mrs.  Gertrude  (Faris), 

193- 

Campbell,  Mrs.  Maria  I.  (Bing- 
ham), 247. 

Carothers,  Mrs.  Julia  (Dodge), 
190. 

Condit,    Mrs.    Samantha    (Knox), 

351- 

Comes,  Mrs.  Eliza  (Dare)  .    .190 
Culbertson,  Mrs.  lielle  (Caldwell), 
191. 

Dennis,  Miss  Theresa  .    ,    .    .186 


Ewing,    Mrs.    Jennie    (Sherrard), 

191. 
Hamilton,    Mrs.     Clara     (Linton), 

194,  3"- 

Hays,  Mrs.  Fannie  (Corbett)  .  193 
Johnston,  Mrs.  Rachel  (Kerr),  1S9 
Leaman,  Mrs.   Lucinda  (Crouch), 

191. 

Lee,  Miss  Flora 187 

Lester,  Mrs.  Sarah  M.  (Anderson), 

192,  321. 

McFarland,  Mrs.  Jane  (Hays),  188 
McGifien,  Miss  Julia  N  .  .  .186 
McKean,  Miss  Mary  .  .  .  .187 
Mechlin,   Mrs.   Ellen    F.     (Mcll- 

vaine),  193. 

Pollock,  Mrs.  Mary  (Ewing)  .  192 
Speer,    Mrs.    Elizabeth    (Ewing), 

188. 

Touzeau,  Mrs.  Lillie  (White),  193 

W^ilson,  Mrs.  Kate  (McClure),  341 

Missionary    History  and    Missionaries, 

182,  54,  63,  64,  183,  194,  247,  254, 

306,  3",  351,372,377- 

Missionary  Societies,  Presbj^terial,  195, 
197. 

Missionary  Teachers. 

Hannah  Riggs 423 

Polly  Pogue 267 

Mary  Vance 267 

Mary  Garrett 311 

Florence  Bausman 311 

Anna  Ralston 197 

Anna  McKean 197 

Catharine  Fingal 254 

Kate  G.  Patterson 321 

Missionary  Zeal  in  Early  Times,  32, 
124,  125,  399. 

Mt.  Nebo  Church 129 

Music 257,  279,  332,  394 

p^ARRATIVE  ON  STATE  OF  RE- 
ligion,  how  prepared,  45. 

QRDINATIONS,  Early  .  .  379,383 
Orthodoxy  of  Pioneer  Mini.sters 
and  Churches 24,  25 


450 


INDEX  rv. 


PATRIOTISM  OF  PIONEERS  .  22 
Pioneer  Life  in  Western  Fa.,  4,  6 

Pittsburgh   Recorder 3^4 

Planting  of  Presbyterian  Churcli  West 

of  the  Mountains 3,4 

Prayer,  in  Presbytery lo>44 

Presbyterian  Magazine 394 

Presljyterianism,  Genius  of  .    .    .    .162 
Presl^jlery  of  Erie,  Erected  ....  13 
Presbjtery  of  Hartford  Erected.  ,    .14 
Presbytery  of  Lancaster  Erected.  .    .  14 
Presbytery  of  Ohio  Erected  ....  10 
First   Meeting,  381  ;    statistics    of, 
381-386;    ruling   elders    of,   386- 
388  ;  Delegates  to  General  Assem- 
lily,  390. 
Presbyteiy    of     Redstone     Erected,  7 ; 
first  meeting,  378 ;  statistics  of,  379  ; 
ruling  elders  of,  380;   delegates  to 
General    Assembly,    389 ;     licen- 
sures and  ordinations  by,  379. 
Presbytery  of  Washington  Erected,  41 ; 
changes    of    boundaries,    42,   ,43 ; 
stated  clerks,  43;    Education  So- 
ciety, 46  ;  summary  of  hi.story,  47  ; 
biographical  register,  48  ;   present 
members,   97 ;     delegates   to  Gen- 
eral Assembly,  1 14  ;  ruling  elders, 
1819-1839,   117;     missionary   his- 
tory, 182. 
Princeton  Seminary,  contributions  to,  20 

a  "D  ELIGIOUS  AGREEMENT,"  37 

Revivals,  35, 252,  265,  276,  280, 

285,  288,  300,  315,  317,  320,  325, 

336,  344,  361,  363.  367,  370.  376, 

377- 
Ruling  Elders,  Lists  of,  15,  19,41,  117- 
119,  249-377,  380,  386-388. 

CABBATH    DESECRATION,    Sin 

of,  28. 
Sabbath-schools,    253,    256,    260,    267, 

277,  280,  289, 295,  304,  309,  325, 

332,  338,  350.  358,  361,  :,^i.  364, 

376,  377- 
Salaries   of  Early    Ministers,   19,   269, 

302. 


Schoolmasters,  Immoral  and  Heterodox 

condemned,  30. 

Scotch-Irish 3,  39 

Seminary,  Washington  Female  .    .  181 
Settlement  of  W^estern  Pennsylvania,  i, 

2. 

Shen-ard,  Miss  N 181 

Slavery 27 

Spirituous  Liquors,  Use  of  Condemned, 

27. 
Statistics  of  Early  Churches,  19,  21,  40, 

42,  47- 
Steubenville,  Town  of,  14,  21,  134. 
Supplies,  Supplications    for,  8 ;  sent  by 

Presbytery  of  (^hio,  II. 
Synod  of  New  \^ork  and   Philadelphia, 

388. 
Synod  of  Pittsburgh  Erected,  13;  mis- 
sionary zeal,  33,  182;  jurisdiction, 

43;    sermons   preached    to,    183; 

meetings  of,  389. 
.Synod  of  Virginia 388 

Its  Meeting  at  Washington      .  389 

Synod  of  Wheeling 43 

Synod  of  Pennsylvania 43 

-piIEOLOGICAL  LIBRARY  .    .  46 
Three  Ridges 277 


ANCE'S  FORT 261 


V 


^  ALL  ACE,   WILLIAM,    Bequests 

of 212 

War  of  1812 23 

War  Sermon  by  Macurdy 36 

Wa.shington,  Town  of,  8,  10,  13,  34,  41 

Well's  Fort 261 

Western  Insurrection 22,  397 

Western  Missionary  Magazine,  34,  35, 

397,  399. 
Western  Missionary  Society  .    .  33,  182 
Western  Theological  Seminary,  47,  141 

Westminster  Confession 163 

Wheeling  Intelligencer 283 

Wheeling,  Town  of  .    .    .8,  lo,  14,  21 
Wilson,  John  Dill,  Bequests  of.    .  376 


2212TC  ,^  322 

82-17-05  32180     MS 


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